| Flesh Eaters | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | the Flesh Eaters |
| Cover: | TheFleshEaters FleshEatersEP cover.jpeg |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | Summer 1978 |
| Studio: | Alleycat House |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | Upsetter |
| Chronology: | The Flesh Eaters |
| Next Title: | No Questions Asked |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
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[4] [5] [6] of No Questions Asked,[2] the band's first full-length album originally released in 1980.[7] [8]
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,[9] [1] [10] [11] to record what would be the debut release of his band.[12]
The Flesh Eaters EP, produced and engineered by Randy Stodola at Alleycat House, his four-track home studio,[12] was released in 1978 on Upsetter Records, in 7-inch vinyl disc format.[13]
In his biography of the Flesh Eaters for Perfect Sound Forever, Jay Hinman said that:
Trouser Press, for its part, commented:
| Disintegration Nation | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | the Flesh Eaters |
| Cover: | TheFleshEaters DisintegrationNationEP cover.jpeg |
| Released: | 2011 |
| Recorded: | Early 1978 |
| Studio: | Alleycat House |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | TKO |
| Producer: | Randy Stodola |
| Chronology: | The Flesh Eaters |
| Prev Title: | Miss Muerte |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
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.[12]
The Flesh Eaters's first ever studio session was first released in 2004, as bonus tracks, on the CD reissue[4] [5] [6] of No Questions Asked,[2] the band's 1980 first studio album.[7] [8]
The Disintegration Nation EP was released on July 15, 2011, on TKO Records,[3] [14] as a limited edition of 500 copies,[3] featuring cover art by Chris D.[3]
In 1979, a remixed version of "Disintegration Nation" was featured, retitled as "Version Nation", on the Tooth and Nail compilation album.[1] [15]
In 1989, the Flesh Eaters EP was repressed featuring yellow disc labels[16] instead of the original in white.[13] [17]
In 2004, the EP, in its entirety, was included as bonus tracks, on the Atavistic Records' remastered CD reissue[4] [5] [6] of the band's first studio album, No Questions Asked, originally released in 1980 on Upsetter.[7] [8]
The Flesh Eaters
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