View basket “Lex Hives and Live From Terminal 5” has been added to your basket. I Used to Be Pretty Flesh Eaters, The SKU: LPYEP2644 Barcode: 0634457264410 25.00 £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Yep Roc Released Date: 18th January 2019 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info One of Los Angeles punk rock’s most widely admired yet little-heard bands makes a striking return to records on Jan. 18, as Yep Roc Records issues an all-new collection by The Flesh Eaters, I Used to Be Pretty. On the release, founding vocalist and songwriter Chris Desjardins — better known as Chris D. — is backed by the legendary “all-star” edition of the band, originally heard on the 1981 set A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die: Dave Alvin (guitar) and Bill Bateman (drums) of the Blasters; John Doe (bass) and D.J. Bonebrake (marimba and percussion) of X; and Steve Berlin (saxophones) of the Plugz (and later the Blasters and Los Lobos). The album was produced collectively by the band members. On five of the album’s 11 tracks, this superpowered unit is joined by Julie Christensen, Desjardins’ vocal partner in both The Flesh Eaters’ successor band Divine Horsemen and latter-day editions of the original group. The singers were married during the ’80s. I Used to Be Pretty is bookended by a pair of dramatic new songs. Desjardins says of “Black Temptation,” the ferocious leadoff track, “I wanted to do that song for the Miss Muerte album in 2004, but we didn’t have time to work the music up.” “Ghost Cave Lament,” the sprawling 13-minute song that closes the album, was developed by Desjardins and Alvin before the recording sessions. This incantatory epic’s musical setting was inspired by “Moritas Moras,” an extended piece by flamenco guitarist Manitas de Plata. Six tracks on I Used to Be Pretty offer forceful reinterpretations of previously released Flesh Eaters songs. “The album certainly is a summation,” Desjardins says. “It incorporates some older material that this lineup never played on.” Artist Flesh Eaters, The Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Yep Roc Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Black Temptation House Amid The Thickets My Life To Live The Green Manalishi Miss Muerte The Youngest Profession Cinderella Pony Dress The Wedding Dice She’s Like Heroin To Me Ghost Cave Lament Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Stand Atlantic Pink Elephant Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th August 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stand Atlantic Pink Elephant £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR2817-1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Get Up Kids, The Something To Write Home About Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Doghouse | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th October 2015 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Get Up Kids, The Something To Write Home About £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Doghouse SKU: ADOG64879 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 9th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lovely Eggs, The Eggsistentialism Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Egg Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th May 2024 £21.00 - £24.00 Select options Lovely Eggs, The Eggsistentialism £21.00 - £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Egg Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th May 2024 Read More Select options Matt's picks View Product Quick View Signals Midwest Pin Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Lauren Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 9th August 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Signals Midwest Pin £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Lauren Records SKU: LR80LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Claypool Lennon Delirium, The South Of Reality Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | ATO | 2LP Released 22nd February 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Claypool Lennon Delirium, The South Of Reality £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: ATO SKU: ATO0445LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 22nd February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wonder Years, The Burst & Decay (Volume II) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 14th February 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Wonder Years, The Burst & Decay (Volume II) £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR2800-1 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 14th February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Moonface This Ones For The Dancer & This Ones For The Dancers Bouquet Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Jagjaguwar | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd November 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Moonface This Ones For The Dancer & This Ones For The Dancers Bouquet £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Jagjaguwar SKU: JAG294LP Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View D Generation Nothing Is Anywhere Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Megaforce | 1LP Released 29th July 2016 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders D Generation Nothing Is Anywhere £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Megaforce SKU: BB01LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Members, The Alive Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Secret Records | 1LP Released 31st March 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Members, The Alive £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Secret Records SKU: SECLP292 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Placebo Loud Like Love Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Elevator Lady Limited | 1LP Released 31st May 2019 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Placebo Loud Like Love £14.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Elevator Lady Limited SKU: 6711048 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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