''Saint Vitus'' is the debut album by the American

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band

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, released Friday the 13th of January 1984 via

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. According to Dave Chandler, the album was recorded in 1982, but was delayed by nearly two years, due to a lawsuit that SST was involved in. It was released on both vinyl and cassette, and later on CD; all three formats are currently difficult to find. "White Magic/Black Magic" and "Saint Vitus" are included on the compilation album ''

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''. Along with

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's ''

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'', ''Saint Vitus'' is considered by many critics one of the first doom metal albums to be released. "Burial at Sea" was later recorded by

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and released on their ''Trampled Under Hoof'' EP.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

Personnel

Saint Vitus * Scott Reagers – vocals * Dave Chandler – guitar, backing vocals * Mark Adams – bass guitar, backing vocals * Armando Acosta – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians * Merrill Ward, Scott Reagers, Yvonne Saxton – backing vocals Production *

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– producer, backing vocals *

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– producer *

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– producer, engineer

References

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