| Eusa Kills | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | December 1988 – March 1989 | |||
| Studio | Studio Thirteen, My Pit, and Grey St. (New Zealand) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 35:14 | |||
| Label | Flying Nun | |||
| The Dead C chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Eusa Kills is the second studio album by The Dead C, released in 1989 by Flying Nun Records. [2]
All tracks are written by The Dead C, except "Children" by Marc Bolan.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Scary Nest" | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Call Back Your Dogs" | 0:38 |
| 3. | "Alien to Be" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Phantom Power" | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Now I Fall" | 3:37 |
| 6. | "I Was Here" | 1:49 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Children" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Bumtoe" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Glasshole Pit" | 1:05 |
| 4. | "Maggot" | 7:01 |
| 5. | "Envelopment" | 2:17 |
Adapted from Eusa Kills liner notes. [3]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1989 | Flying Nun | LP | FN130 |
| 1992 | CD | |||
| United States | 2008 | Ba Da Bing | LP | BING-061 |
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