A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

by The Flesh Eaters

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 April 1981
  • Label: Ruby
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:56
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Bill Bateman, Dave Alvin, John Doe

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Flesh Eaters assembled a notable Los Angeles punk lineup for 'A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die', including musicians associated with X, the Blasters, and the Plugz. Chris D.'s writing draws on noir, horror, and blues imagery, giving the album a distinctive place in the city's early punk underground.

Genres

Descriptors: death, noisy, confrontational, ferocious, unpolished, distorted, atmospheric, funereal, dissonant, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. Digging My Grave (4:19)
  2. Pray Til You Sweat (2:35)
  3. River Of Fever (3:54)
  4. Satan's Stomp (5:42)
  5. See You In The Boneyard (3:29)
  6. So Long (3:29)
  7. Cyrano De Berger's Back (3:21)
  8. Divine Horseman (7:07)

Credits

  • The Flesh Eaters - primary artist
  • Bill Bateman - arranged by, drums
  • D.J. Bonebrake - arranged by, marimba [marimbas], snare, maracas
  • Dave Alvin - arranged by, guitar
  • John Doe - arranged by, bass, written-by
  • Steve Berlin - arranged by, saxophone [saxes], percussion [rhythm sticks]
  • Judith Bell - illustration [drawing of virgin de capilla on printed inner sleeve]
  • Maurice Sand - illustration [les lupins, 1858]

More from The Flesh Eaters: full discography