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The Fuzztones

Group Members:

Rudi Protrudi

Similar Artists:

Hoodoo Gurus, The Flamin' Groovies, The Fleshtones, Green Circles

Influenced By:

The Yardbirds, The Troggs, The Standells, The Seeds, The Rolling Stones, ? & the Mysterians, The Chocolate Watchband, The Animals

Followers:

The Escalators

Performed Songs By:

Rudi Protrudi

Formal Connection With:

Tina Peel, Outta Place, Headless Horsemen, Link Protrudi, Nada Surf, The Lords of Altamont
  • Formed: 1982
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Lysergic Legacy," "Flashbacks," "Lysergic Emanations"
  • Representative Songs: "Ward 81," "She's Wicked," "Action Speaks Louder Than Wor"

Biography

This New York City-based psychedelic/garage rock combo played a large role in the mostly underground '60s revival during the 1980s. Led by the enigmatic Rudi Protrudi, the Fuzztones were one of the major "successes" (particularly in Europe) of the revival that flourished in 1984 and that also boasted the Chesterfield Kings, the Cynics, the Miracle Workers, and Plasticland. Their debut studio LP, Lysergic Emanations, was released in 1985. Thanks to praise from Ian Astbury of the Cult, the newly refitted Los Angeles-based Fuzztones were one of the few to get a major-label deal, and a second album, In Heat, was released by Beggars Banquet in 1989. Due to the album's lackluster sales performance, the Fuzztones went back to the indies. That might have been the end of the story, but it wasn't. Thanks to a hugely successful tour of Europe in 1985, the group built a loyal and dedicated fan base there, and one version or another of the Fuzztones has toured there regularly ever since. At this point, their over 25-year career has yielded at least a dozen or more albums, countless singles, and several videos, and Lysergic Emanations has been re-released by at least three different labels over the years. ~ Matt Carlson & Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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The Fuzztones

Rudi Protrudi live with the Fuzztones, Barcelona, June 2008
Background information
Origin New York, U.S.
Genres Garage rock revival,
Psychedelic rock,
Protopunk revival
Years active 1980-present
Labels Midnight Records,
Music Maniac Records,
Get Back Records
Website http://www.fuzztones.net
Members
Rudi Protrudi
Rob Louwers
Lana Loveland
Lenny Silver
Former members
Deb O'Nair
Jake Cavaliere
Ira Elliot
Michael Jay
Elan Portnoy
Jason Savall
John Carlucci
Jordan Tarlow
Mike Czekaj
Gabe Hammond
Philip Arriagada

The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in the 1980s, playing through the 1990s and now. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi in New York City in 1981 , the band has gone through several member changes but is currently active in Europe. Dismissed by some critics and listeners as a "bar band" or unoriginal - and even plagiaristic - they maintained a strong fan base in New York, in Europe with their music even played on Hungarian State Radio and in Los Angeles, where Rudi would move in 1987 after the breakup of the original band, to organize a new Fuzztones, consisting of Jordan Tarlow, (Lead Guitar) John "Speediejohn" Carlucci, (Bass) Jason Savall, (Vox Organ) & "Mad" Mike Czekaj on drum. This lineup bears the distinction of being the only 1980's garage rock revival band to secure a major label record deal[citation needed], when they signed to RCA.

The group's name is derived from FuzzTone, the commercial name of a guitar effect pedal invented in 1964 and whose distinctive sound was popularized in the 1965 hit song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones.

Contents

Current members

  • Rudi Protrudi (founder)
  • Mike Czekaj
  • Lana Loveland
  • Lenny Silver
  • Screamin Bo
  • Vince Dante

Discography

  • Bad News Travels Fast 7" single (1984, United States Midnight Records MID4504)
  • Leave Your Mind At Home 12" EP (1984, United States Midnight Records MIRLP105)
    • reissued in 2006 on 12" EP by Italy Get Back Records
  1. Voices Green and Purple
  2. Blackout of Gretely
  3. No Friend of Mine
  4. We're Pretty Quick
  5. My Flash on You
  6. Bag I'm In
  7. You Burn Me Up and Down
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins and the Fuzztones LIVE 12" EP (1984, United States Midnight Records MIRLP114B)
    • reissued in 2006 on 12" EP by Italy Get Back Records
  • Lysergic Emanations (1985, United Kingdom ABC Records ABCLP4)
    • reissued in 1986 on limited edition picture disc by United Kingdom ABC Records
    • reissued in 1986 on LP with gatefold sleeve by United States Enigma Records/Pink Dust Records(72123-1)
    • reissued in 1992 on 12"LP/CD by Germany Music Maniac Records
      • included 5 bonus tracks from John Peel BBC sessions
  • She's Wicked 7"/12" EP (1986, United Kingdom ABC Records ABCS 006/ABCS 006T)
  • Lysergic Love/Lovely Sort Of Death (1986, Furlined Vulcano/Purple Helmut) (bootleg live album)
  • 1-2-5 7" single (b/w "Just A Dream Away" - The Wipers) (1986, Enigma Europe CARA 1D 223)
  • Live in Europe flexidisc (1987, Germany Music Maniac Records MM06)
    • reissued in 2006 on 12" LP with gatefold sleeve by Italy Get Back Records
      • First 1,000 copies contain one-sided 7-inch picture disc of the Glora flexidisc
  • Gloria flexidisc (1987, Germany Music Maniac)
  • Nine Months Later 12" EP (1988, Germany Music Maniac MM013)
    • reissued in 1989 on 12" EP and 7" single by United Kingdom Situation Two - SIT 61
  1. Nine Months Later
  2. You Must Be A Witch
  3. Down on the Street (w/ Ian Astbury - 12" EP only)
  • Creatures That Time Forgot LP/CD (1989, Germany Music Maniac MMLP020/United States Skyclad CD/LP HEAD 64CD/HEAD 64)
  • Blue Themes/13 Women And The Only Man Around (1988, Mint Minus Records MMR666) live bootleg
    • Blue Theme (1987) - German bootleg of above
  • Songs We Taught The Fuzztones 2xCD (1989, Germany Music Maniac MMCD 66002)
  • In Heat LP/CD (1989, United Kingdom Beggars Banquet Records/RCA Records/United Kingdom Situation Two Records 9808-1-H)
  • Hurt on Hold 7" single/12" EP (1989, United Kingdom Situation Two SIT58)
  1. Hurt on Hold
  2. Jack the Ripper
  3. I Can't Control Myself (12" EP only)
  • In Heat Tour souvenir 10" picture disc (1989, United Kingdom Situation Two Records SIT 61)
  • Action 12"EP/CD (1990, United Kingdom Beggars Banquet/Situation Two SIT69)
  • Braindrops LP/CD (1991, Germany Music Maniac MM044)
  • Teen Trash 12"LP/CD (1994, Germany Music Maniac MM88004)
  • Monster A-Go-Go LP/CD (1991, Hunter Records 134)
  • Romliar-D 12" EP (1992, Germany Music Maniac MM12004)
  • Lysergic Ejaculations CD (1994, Germany Music Maniac Records MM052)
  • Flashbacks (1996, Sundazed Music SC11045)
  • One Girl Man 7" single (Sundazed Music SEP139)
  1. One Girl Man
  2. I'm Gonna Make You Mine
  3. You Must Be A Witch
  • People In Me/I'm Gonna Make You Mine (1998, Misty Lane - FREE with issue #16)
  • Face Of Time/My Brother The Man 7" single (1994, RAFR Records)
  • Help, Murder, Police 7" EP (2001, Teen Sound TEENS-021-A)
  • Idol Chatter/A Wristwatch Band 7" single (2002, Beard of Stars BOSS32)
  • Hallucination Generation/Get Naked 7" single (2003, Dark Zone Records DZ01)
  • Salt For Zombies CD (2004, Sin Records SIN001)
    • reissued in 2005 on 12" LP by Misty lane Records/Teen Sound Records 028)
    • reissued in 2005 on CD by Tribal Stomp Records TS 501)
  • LSD 25: 25 Years of Fuzz and Fury CD & DVD (2005, Sin 002 / Italy Get Back Records GET138)
  • Lord Have Mercy On My Soul 7" single (2005, Twist Records 34)
  • Illegitimate Spawn double CD (2006, Sin Records SIN003)
    • Tribute album to The Fuzztones featuring 42 bands
  • The Fuzztones BOOM 10"EP/CD (2006, Beyond Your Mind Records)

Compilation appearances

  • The Rebel Kind (1983, Sounds Interesting Records)
    • includes the song "Ward 81"
  • New York Freakout flexidisc (1984, 99th Floor fanzine & Venus Records)
  • Battle of the Garages Vol.2 (Voxx Records/BOMP Records 200-019)
    • includes the song "Green Slime"
  • Hanging Out At Midnight (1984, United States Midnight Records MIDLP 127)
    • includes the song "The Witch"
  • Garage Sale cassette (1985, United States ROIR CASSETTE A135)
    • includes the song "Cinderella"
  • Skullfuck 7" EP (1987, Germany Glitterhouse Records GR 0027)
    • Free with Glitterhouse magazine
    • includes a live recording of the song "Brand New Man"
    • also tracks by Broken Jug, The Fluid, and The Politicians
  • Lost Trails 7" EP (included with Lost Trails fanzine)
  • Gimmick doulbe 12" LP (Germany Music Maniac MMLP 023)
  • For Your Longhair Party 7" EP (1992, Aishna Ash Records 202)
    • includes the song "Be A Caveman"
  • CAVESTOMP! Volume 1 CD (1998, Cavestomp Records 001)
    • includes the song "She's Wicked"
  • R.A.F.R. Volume 3 CD (2000, R.A.F.R. Records RAFR011)
  • Las Vegas Shakedown CD (2000, Masked Superstar Recordings 001)
    • includes the song "A Wristwatch Band"
  • Be A Caveman: The Best of the Voxx Garage Revival CD (2004, Voxx Records VCD2073)
  • Todos Somos Ramones CD (2004, Rockaway Records)
  • Evil Fuzz (2005, Om Om Music RBKB9 B9)
  • Lost in Tyme CD (included with 2005 issue of 'Lost In Tyme' magazine)
    • includes the song "They're Gonna Take You Away"
  • Children of Nuggets four-CD box set (2006, Rhino Records RT74639)
    • includes a live recording of the song "Love at Psychedelic Velocity"
  • Psychedelica Volume I doulbe CD (2006, Northern Star Records NS1)

Related bands

  • Link Protrudi And The Jaymen - Rudi Protrudi
  • Rudi Protrudi And The Midnight Plowboys - Rudi Protrudi
  • Tina Peel - Rudi Protrudi - Deb O' Nair - Jim Nastix - Jackson Plugz

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