Eater were an early 1976 British punk rock band from North London who took their name from a Marc Bolan lyric and their first single "Outside View" was one of the first Punk singles released in March 1977. The band were renowned/hamstrung by the fact that their average age was 16. Their producer was Dave Goodman of the Sex Pistol's soundman and early producer fame.
Their record "The Album" released in late 1977 is a favourite of people such as Henry Rollins and J Mascis and which belied their ages.
In October 2001, the band’s second single, "Thinking of the USA" (originally released in June 1977), was included in Mojo magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all time. In 1999, the track also appeared on the five-CD Universal Records box set 1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979.
