| The Snivelling Shits | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1977 – 1978 |
| Labels | Ghetto Rockers, Damaged Goods |
| Past members | |
| Giovanni Dadomo Pete Makowski Dave Fudger Barry Myers Steve Nicol Steve Lillywhite Ade Lillywhite Lou Salvoni Nick Howell (Ratbite) |
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The Snivelling Shits were a punk rock group formed in London in 1977, and centred on Giovanni Dadomo
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Giovanni Dadomo was a music journalist who wrote for publications such as ZigZag, Sounds, and The Face.[1][2][3] In 1977 he recorded the novelty punk record "Terminal Stupid"/"I Can't Come", the latter described as "an iconoclastic mantra of amphetamine-induced sexual dysfunction",[1] backed by guitarist and fellow journalist Dave Fudger and various musicians including members of Eddie and the Hot Rods, and engineered by Steve Lillywhite, who also played bass guitar for the band.[2][4] Lillywhite's career as a record producer began to take off and Barry Myers, aka punk and reggae disc jockey DJ Scratchy took over on bass.[5] The single was released in late 1977. Dadomo resurfaced in 1978 under the guise of Arthur Comix, with "Isgodaman?" on the Beggars Banquet label compilation Streets.[1][2] He recorded more material which was discovered in the late 1980s and released in 1989 as the I Can't Come album by Damaged Goods Records, described by Maximumrocknroll as "essential for music lovers and music haters alike".[2][6] He also co-wrote two songs with The Damned - "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" and "There Ain't No Sanity Clause", the latter of which appeared in demo form on I Can't Come.[2]
Dadomo also co-wrote the book New Women in Rock (1982, Delilah/Putnam) with Liz Thompson.
The I Can't Come collection has been described as "punk at its most pristinely putrid", with Allmusic writer Dave Thompson going on to say "the Snivelling Shits reduced every cliché of the era to as few chords as possible, then spattered them with a stupidity that would have been rank if it wasn't so magnificent".[1]
Dadomo died in 1997