FLESH EATERS A Minute To Pray A Second To Die LP RUBY 1981 US orig+inner CHRIS D

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Underrated first-wave L.A. punk band with a revolving line-up of iconic names, and a dark bluesy vibe.

Flesh Eaters was the nominal group founded by post-punk poet Chris D. (Desjardins), 

a singer renowned for his poor social skills (causing a revolving lineup which featured 

Stan Ridgway, John Doe, and Dave Alvin, among a host of others) and a penchant 

for obsessively morbid lyrical themes. The first Flesh Eaters full-length, 

No Questions Asked, appeared in 1980 on Upsetter Records. Its follow-up, 

A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die, fleshed out Chris D.'s rather unique vision 

with a tight band including Alvin, Doe, and another X mainstay, DJ Bonebrake. 

Though Desjardins rarely had backers as sympathetic and talented after that, h

e continued to record with 1982's Forever Came Today 

and the following year's A Hard Road to Follow

"A MINUTE TO PRAY A SECOND TO DIE"

1981     LP     RUBY RECORDS     JRR-101  

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL  FIRST PRESSING

HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER WHITE INSIDE     SINGLE SLEEVE

Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics, photos and artwork. 

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: RUBY  - GOLD LABEL - RED TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & rear & inner) JRR-101 

Catalog on labels: JRR-101 (Side 1 / Side 2)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): JRR-101-A   RE-2   L-5351

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): JRR-101-B   RE-2   L-5351-X 

On labels: All songs by Chris D. © 1981 Shakeytown Music BMI 

? 1981 Ruby Records

(on Side B only): except "Cyrano de Berger's Back" by John Doe © 1981 Eight Twelve Music BMI

On Back Cover: Songs arranged by D. Alvin, J. Doe, Chris D., S. Berlin, B. Bateman, D. Bonebrake

Produced by Chris D.

Engineered by Pat Burnette at Quad Teck except "Satan's Stomp" 

recorded live by Michael Harvey at Rhapsody Studios

© 1981 Ruby Records

printed in the usa

Distributed in USA by JEM Records

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: DIGGING MY GRAVE - PRAY TIL YOU SWEAT

RIGHT FEVER - SATAN'S STOMP

Side B: SEE YOU IN THE BONEYARD - SO LONG

CYRANO DE BERGER'S BACK - DIVINE HORSEMAN

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

A classic album of trashy-noir darkness, seamy Hollywood dreck, campy blues horror, 

and Stax-influenced, stripped-down guitar punk, the Flesheaters' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die 

truly delivers what it promises: simple, direct, roots-flavored early L.A. punk. 

However, calling this a punk album is reductive at best. Sure, it utilizes the less-is-more, 

low-rent attitude and musicianship, but Chris D. and crew -- and it's an exceptional crew, 

featuring former Blasters Dave Alvin and Bill Bateman (accomplished roots players 

in their own right), saxman Steve Berlin, who later played with Los Lobos, 

and John Doe and DJ Bonebrake of X -- succeed in creating a sonic pastiche 

of true American music. From blues to jazz to rock to rockabilly...(AllMusic)