Details / Tracklist: |
A1: You () A2: Public Toys () A3: Room For One () A4: Lock It Up () A5: Sweet Jane () A6: Fifteen () A7: I Don't Need It () A8: Anne () A9: Get Raped () B1: Space Dreaming () B2: Queen Bitch () B3: My Business () B4: Waiting For The Man () B5: No More () B6: No Brains () B7: Luv & Piece () |
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Number of discs: |
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Description: | Formed in early stages of the British punk explosion by four high school mates
in Finchley, north London, Eater quickly established themselves as one of the
youngest and rawest bands on the scene. Lead singer Ashruf Radwan had an
Egyptian heritage, hidden by his alias, Andy Blade, and guitarist Brian Haddock
became Brian Chevette once in the fold; Ashruf's brother Lutfi was the group's
first drummer, joining under the name Social Demise, but was soon replaced by
Roger Bullen, playing under the moniker Dee Generate, while future Vibrator Ian
Woodcock was the resident bassist from their second gig. Inspired by a line in
the T Rex song, 'Suneye,' Eater was influenced by the classier side of glam rock
but was very much a rapid-fire power-punk concern with their own output.
Headlining spots at the Roxy club alongside The Damned, The Lurkers and Sham 69
solidified their reputation, especially once their material made it onto the
live compilation album issued by Harvest in 1977, and after footage of their
appearances at the club were included in Don Letts' 'Punk
Rock Movie.' Signing to Dave Goodman's fledgling punk imprint, The Label, Eater
issued three singles before their greatly anticipated debut album (which
surfaced after future
Slaughter and the Dogs member Phil Rowland joined on drums), which has since
been hailed as an all-time classic; pointing their fingers at upper-class twits
on songs like 'Lock It Up'
and taking the piss out of themselves and their fans on 'No Brains,' the album
also features two Velvet Underground covers and an unusual David Bowie
adaptation, all delivered in no-
holds-barred triple time. Includes 3 bonus tracks, printed inner sleeve and
poster. - Comes with printed image/lyric inner sleeve.
Recorded at Sound Developments Studio, except B6 recorded at Riverside Studios, March 1977.
2024 Cleopatra Records, Inc. reissue on purple vinyl. 350 copies produced.
Pressed in Canada |
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Manufacturer No.: |
CLOLP5999 |
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