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ARTIST
EATER
TITLE
The Album
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
RADIATION REISSUES
CATALOG #
RRS 101LP
RRS 101LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/20/2020
Radiation Deluxe Series present a reissue of
Eater
's
The Album
, originally released in 1977. 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
's
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 three bonus tracks. Printed inner sleeve; 60x40cm poster. First 150 individually numbered copies on orange vinyl.
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