The Fuzztones

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The Fuzztones
Origin	New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Garage rock revival, Psychedelic rock, Protopunk revival
Years active	1980-present
Label(s)	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 straight into the 1990s and now. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi and Deb O'Nair 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 plagaristic - they maintained a strong fan base in New York, in Europe 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 drums. 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 1 Current members 2 Discography 2.1 Compilation appearances 3 Related bands 4 External links

[edit] Current members

• Rudi Protrudi (founder)
• Rob Louwers
• Lana Loveland
• Lenny Silver

[edit] Discography

• Bad News Travels Fast 7" single (1984, Midnight Records MID4504)
  • reissued in 1986 on 12" EP by ABC Records (ABCS 011T)
  • reissued in 2006 by Munster Records REF.7199
• Leave Your Mind At Home 12" EP (1984, Midnight Records MIRLP105)
  • reissued in 2006 on 12" EP by 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, Midnight Records MIRLP114B)
  • reissued in 2006 on 12" EP by Get Back Records
• Lysergic Emanations (1985, ABC Records ABCLP4)
  • reissued in 1986 on limited edition picture disc by ABC Records
  • reissued in 1986 on LP with gatefold sleeve by Enigma Records/Pink Dust Records(72123-1)
  • reissued in 1992 on 12"LP/CD by Music Maniac Records
    • included 5 bonus tracks from John Peel BBC sessions
• She's Wicked 7"/12" EP (1986, 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, Music Maniac Records MM06)
  • reissued in 2006 on 12" LP with gatefold sleeve by Get Back Records
    • First 1,000 copies contain one-sided 7-inch picture disc of the Glora flexidisc
• Gloria flexidisc (1987, Music Maniac)
  • free with first 5,000 copies of Live in Europe
  • Rat Scabies and Doctor and the Medics appear on the song "Gloria"
• Nine Months Later 12" EP (1988, Music Maniac MM013)
  • reissued in 1989 on 12" EP and 7" single by 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, Music Maniac MMLP020/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, Music Maniac MMCD 66002)
• In Heat LP/CD (1989, Beggars Banquet Records/RCA Records/ Situation Two Records 9808-1-H)
• Hurt on Hold 7" single/12" EP (1989, 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, Situation Two Records SIT 61)
• Action 12"EP/CD (1990, Beggars Banquet/Situation Two SIT69)
• Braindrops LP/CD (1991, Music Maniac MM044)
• Teen Trash 12"LP/CD (1994, Music Maniac MM88004)
• Monster A-Go-Go LP/CD (1991, Hunter Records 134)
• Romliar-D 12" EP (1992, Music Maniac MM12004)
• Lysergic Ejaculations CD (1994, 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 / 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)
  • The Sonics tribute album

[edit] Compilation appearances

• The Rebel Kind (1983, Sounds Interesting Records)
  • includes the song "Ward 81"
• New York Freakout flexidisc (1984, 99th Floor fanzine & Venus Records)
  • includes the song "99th Floor", also tracks by Plasticland and The Vipers
• Battle of the Garages Vol.2 (Voxx Records/BOMP Records 200-019)
  • includes the song "Green Slime"
• Hanging Out At Midnight (1984, Midnight Records MIDLP 127)
  • includes the song "The Witch"
• Garage Sale cassette (1985, ROIR CASSETTE A135)
  • includes the song "Cinderella"
• Skullfuck 7" EP (1987, 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 ( 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)

[edit] 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
• Lords Of Altamont - Jake Cavaliere

[edit] External links

• Official homepage
• The Fuzztones at Allmusic
• The Fuzztones on MySpace
• Official Page of Rudi Protrudi