Eater were an early
British punk band from
London who took their name from a
Marc Bolan lyric. In 2001, the band’s second single, "Thinking of the USA" (originally released in June 1977), was included in a leading British music magazine’s list of the best punk-rock singles of all time. In 1999, the track also appeared on the five-CD box set
1-2-3-4: A History of Punk & New Wave (
MCA Records/
Universal Music Group).