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Sell Me a God

Sell Me a God
A picture of the album cover.
Studio album by Eat
Released 1989
Genre Alternative rock
Label Fiction Records/Polydor

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

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

The album reached #10 on the UK Indie Chart. The album failed to gain much popularity outside of the UK. 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". According to Ira Robbins, also from Trouser Press, it was "grossly underappreciated". David Toop, writing for The Times described it as an "impressive" debut.

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.

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