| Flesh Eaters | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1978 | |||
| Studio | Alleycat House | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 7:34 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Upsetter | |||
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| The Flesh Eaters chronology | ||||
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Flesh Eaters, also known as Disintegration Nation [1] after the title of its opening track, is the four-song debut EP by American rock band the Flesh Eaters.
At the beginning of 1978, [2] [3] just a few months after being formed, the Flesh Eaters, in an early lineup composed of their founder, the singer and songwriter Chris Desjardins (pka Chris D.), guitarist Tito Larriva, [2] [3] bassist John Richey, and drummer Joe Nanini, went into a studio for their first time, with Randy Stodola of the Alley Cats as producer and engineer, to record early versions of the songs "Disintegration Nation", "Agony Shorthand", and "Twisted Road", [2] [3] which, as they were supposed to be demos only, [3] remained unreleased until 2004, when they were featured as bonus tracks on the CD reissue [nb 1] [4] [5] of No Questions Asked , [2] the band's first full-length album originally released in 1980. [nb 2] [6]
Shortly after, still in 1978, Chris D. would come back to Stodola's studio for a second session, this time backed by the members of the pioneering punk rock band the Flyboys, [nb 3] [1] [7] [8] to record what would be the debut release of his band. [9]
The Flesh Eaters EP, produced and engineered by Randy Stodola at Alleycat House, his four-track home studio, [9] was released in 1978 on Upsetter Records, in 7-inch vinyl disc format. [nb 4] [10]
In his biography of the Flesh Eaters for Perfect Sound Forever , Jay Hinman said that:
"... [The Flesh Eaters EP], with just a hint of the ferocity of the LPs to come, is full of jagged, blazing glory, with a touch of rockabilly adulation and an up-front, slashing guitar sound that laid down a subsequent trademark." [1]
Trouser Press , for its part, commented:
"... to record the first Flesh Eaters EP", "[Chris] Desjardins ... borrowed an existing band – LA's flower-punk Flyboys —". "'Twas a wise choice: the trebly, hyperkinetic playing matches him lunge for lunge on four breathless numbers, including the well-beyond-Costello conflagration "Radio Dies Screaming."" [8]
| Disintegration Nation | ||||
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1978 | |||
| Studio | Alleycat House | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | TKO | |||
| Producer | Randy Stodola | |||
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Disintegration Nation is an archival 7-inch EP featuring, for the first time on vinyl, [3] and as a stand-alone release, the first studio recordings by the Flesh Eaters. It consists of demo versions [3] of the songs "Disintegration Nation", "Agony Shorthand", and "Twisted Road", [2] [3] recorded at the beginning of 1978, [2] [3] just a few months after the band was formed, at the four-track home studio of Randy Stodola, who produced and engineered the session, with Chris D. on vocals, Tito Larriva on guitar, [2] [3] John Richey on Bass, and Joe Nanini on drums. The three songs would be re-recorded soon after, with revamped lineup, for the band's 1978 self-titled debut EP. [9]
The Flesh Eaters's first ever studio session was first released in 2004, as bonus tracks, on the CD reissue [nb 1] [4] [5] of No Questions Asked, [2] the band's 1980 first studio album. [nb 2] [6]
The Disintegration Nation EP was released on July 15, 2011, on TKO Records, [nb 5] [3] [11] as a limited edition of 500 copies, [3] featuring cover art by Chris D. [3]
All tracks are written by Chris Desjardins, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Disintegration Nation" |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Agony Shorthand" | Joe Ramirez | |
| 2. | "Twisted Road" |
In 1979, a remixed version of "Disintegration Nation" was featured, retitled as "Version Nation", on the Tooth and Nail compilation album. [nb 6] [1] [12]
In 1989, the Flesh Eaters EP was repressed featuring yellow disc labels [13] instead of the original in white. [10] [14]
In 2004, the EP, in its entirety, was included as bonus tracks, on the Atavistic Records' remastered CD reissue [nb 1] [4] [5] of the band's first studio album, No Questions Asked , originally released in 1980 on Upsetter. [nb 2] [6]
All tracks are written by Chris Desjardins, except where noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Disintegration Nation" | 1:52 | |
| 2. | "Agony Shorthand" | Joe Ramirez | 2:01 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Radio Dies Screaming" | John Curry, Scott Lasken | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Twisted Road" | 1:34 | |
| Total length: | 7:34 | ||
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