Born Too Late is the third album

Album

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 by the American

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 doom metal

Doom metal

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 band Saint Vitus

Saint Vitus (band)

Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...

, which was released in 1986. This was the first Saint Vitus album featuring former Obsessed

The Obsessed

The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...

 singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich

Scott Weinrich

Robert Scott "Wino" Weinrich is a doom metal guitarist and vocalist. Active since 1976, when he started his first band War Horse, Weinrich is best known for being the frontman and guitarist of the doom metal bands The Obsessed and Saint Vitus...

. It is generally cited as their best selling release.

All the songs from this album (except "The War Starter") are featured on the compilation album Heavier Than Thou

Heavier Than Thou

Heavier Than Thou is a Saint Vitus compilation album put out by SST Records in 1991. It features tracks taken from each of their releases on SST...

.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

1. "Born Too Late" (Chandler, Reagers) – 6:52
2. "Clear Windowpane" – 3:14
3. "Dying Inside" – 7:23
4. "H.A.A.G. (Hell Ain't A Game)" (Chandler, Robert Gonzales) – 5:02
5. "The Lost Feeling" – 5:22
6. "The War Starter" (Chandler, Reagers) – 6:43

CD reissue bonus tracks

In 1987, SST

SST Records

SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...

 re-released Born Too Late on CD and included the Thirsty and Miserable

Thirsty and Miserable

Thirsty and Miserable is an EP released by Saint Vitus in 1987 on SST Records. The title track is a cover of Black Flag. The tracks were released in 1987 on CD by SST as bonus tracks to the Born Too Late album.-Track listing:...

EP tracks, which are as follows.

7. "Thirsty and Miserable" (Cadena
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   , Medea, ROBO
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   ) – 3:51
8. "Look Behind You" – 3:18
9. "The End of the End" – 5:49

Credits

• Scott "Wino" Weinrich
  Scott Weinrich
  Robert Scott "Wino" Weinrich is a doom metal guitarist and vocalist. Active since 1976, when he started his first band War Horse, Weinrich is best known for being the frontman and guitarist of the doom metal bands The Obsessed and Saint Vitus...
  
   - vocals
• Dave Chandler - guitar
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• Mark Adams - bass
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• Armando Acosta - drum
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