Sell Me a God

Sell Me A God is the 1989 debut album by the British alternative rock band Eat.[1][2] Prior to the album's release, the band members had all been homeless, with a few of them squatting at London King's Cross railway station.[3]

Sell Me a God
Studio album by
Eat
Released1989
GenreAlternative rock
LabelFiction Records/Polydor

Production

The music on Sell Me a God encompasses a variety of styles, including blues, hip hop and funk[4]

Release and reception

The album reached #10 on the UK Indie Chart.[5] The album failed to gain much popularity outside of the UK.[4] Doug Brod, writing for Trouser Press, described the album as a "most impressive debut", writing that the diverse influences on the album "created an instantly familiar record that ultimately sounds like no one else".[4] According to Ira Robbins, also from Trouser Press, it was "grossly underappreciated".[6] David Toop, writing for The Times described it as an "impressive" debut.[3]

Sell Me a God was released on both CD and vinyl, with the CD release adding three bonus tracks, including a cover of "Summer in the City" by The Lovin' Spoonful.[4]

Track listing
  1. Tombstone – 2:53
  2. Electric City – 4:02
  3. Fatman – 4:50
  4. Stories – 2:42
  5. Walking Man – 3:51
  6. Skin – 4:43
  7. Red Moon – 5:49 (bonus track on CD release)
  8. Insect Head – 5:24
  9. Body Bag – 5:04
  10. Things I Need – 4:14
  11. Judgement Train – 4:12
  12. Gyrate – 6:06 (bonus track on CD release)
  13. Summer in the City – 3:30 (bonus track on CD release)
  14. Mr & Mrs Smack – 5:03

Personnel
  • Tim Sewell – Bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Pete Howard – Drums, percussion
  • Max Noble – Guitar, percussion
  • Paul Noble – Guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ange Dolittle – Vocals, harmonica

References

The Aural Dustbin review

  1. Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 12. ISBN 9781841953359.
  2. Reinhardt, Robin (April 1990). "Now For A Feast". Spin. p. 16. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. Toop, David (20 October 1989). "Heartfelt notes of protest ring out - Rock". The Times.
  4. Brod, Doug. "Eat". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  6. Robbins, Ira A. (1997). The Trouser Press guide to '90s rock: the all-new fifth edition of The Trouser Press record guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 226. ISBN 9780684814377. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

Allmusic album review

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