▁recorded ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 8 ; ▁this ▁included ▁the ▁song ▁" Lou ", ▁featuring ▁the ▁group ' s ▁manager ▁Jordan ▁guest ing ▁on ▁lead ▁vocals ▁( as ▁she ▁would ▁regularly ▁do ▁on ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁from ▁mid - 1 9 7 7 ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁when ▁she ▁split ▁from ▁the ▁band ). ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁Adam ▁and ▁the ▁An ts ▁re - record ed ▁" De utsch er ▁Girls " ▁( and ▁over d ub bed ▁a ▁guitar ▁solo ▁onto ▁the ▁above - ment ioned ▁version ▁of ▁" Pl astic ▁S urg ery ") ▁for ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁sound track ▁album , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁April — the ▁two ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁being ▁the ▁group ' s ▁vin yl ▁debut . ▁ ▁Although ▁popular , ▁the ▁out fit ▁were , ▁according ▁to ▁critic ▁Simon ▁Price , ▁" d ismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁punk ▁cogn os cent i ▁as ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁jo ke ▁band ". ▁Tour ing ▁extens ively ▁around ▁the ▁UK , ▁often ▁with ▁Si ou xs ie ▁and ▁the ▁B ans he es , ▁they ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁music ▁press ▁who ▁dis lik ed ▁their ▁fet ish istic ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁imag ery . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁group ▁formed ▁a ▁strong ▁– ▁at ▁times ▁ide ological ▁– ▁rapport ▁with ▁amateur ▁punk ▁f anz ines ▁such ▁as ▁R ipped ▁And ▁T orn ▁which ▁gave ▁them