| The Fuzztones | |
| Origin: | New York City |
| Genre: | Garage rock revival, psychedelic rock |
| Years Active: | 1980–present |
| Current Members: | Rudi Protrudi Lana Loveland Marco Rivagli Marcello Salis Pablo Rodas Nico Secondini |
| Past Members: | Deb O'Nair Ira Elliot Michael Jay Elan Portnoy Jason Savall John Carlucci Jordan Tarlow Mike Czekaj Jake Cavaliere Gabriel Hammond Philip Arriagada Mark Lane Fez Wrecker Andrea Kusten Lenny Svilar Rob Louwers Oliver Pilsner David Thorpe |
The Fuzztones are an American garage rock revival band formed in 1982.[1]
Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi in New York City, 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, they maintained a strong fan base in New York, in Europe (with their music being played on Hungarian State Radio), and in Los Angeles.
Rudi Protrudi moved to Los Angeles in 1987, after the breakup of the original band, to organize a new Fuzztones, consisting of Jordan Tarlow (lead guitar), John "Speediejohn" Carlucci (bass guitar), Jason Savall (Vox combo organ), and "Mad" Mike Czekaj (drums). This lineup bears the distinction of being the only 1980's garage rock revival band to secure a major label record deal, when they signed to RCA.
The group's name is derived from Fuzz Tone, the commercial name of a guitar effect pedal invented in 1962 and whose distinctive sound was popularized in the 1965 hit song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones.
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| Bad News Travels Fast |
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| 7-inch single,1984, United States, Midnight, MID4504 - 12-inch EP reissued in 1986 in United Kingdom by ABC, ABCS 011T and in 2006 by Spain Munster, REF.7199Charts: #20 UK Indie | |
| She's Wicked |
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| 7-inch / 12-inch EP, 1986, United Kingdom - ABC Records - ABCS 006/ABCS 006TCharts: #5 UK Indie | |
| 1-2-5 |
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| 7" split album,1986 - Enigma Europe - CARA 1D 223 | |
| Gloria |
| flexidisc,1987, Germany 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 |
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| 12-inch EP, 1988, Germany, Music Maniac MM013) reissued in UK in 1989 on 12-inch EP and 7-inch single by UK Situation Two - SIT 61T - Reissued in UK in 1989 on 12-inch EP and 7-inch single by UK Situation Two - SIT 61T | |
| Nine Months Later |
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| 1989 - 12-inch EP and 7-inch single by UK Situation Two - SIT 61TCharts: #20 UK Indie | |
| Hurt on Hold |
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| 7-inch single / 12-inch EP, 1989, UK, Situation Two, SIT 58 T | |
| Action |
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| 12-inch EP / CD, 1990, UK, Situation Two, SIT 69 T | |
| Romilar D |
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| 12-inch EP - 1992, UK, Music Maniac, MM 12004 | |
| Face Of Time/My Brother The Man |
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| 7-inch single, US, 1994, RAFR | |
| The People In Me/I'm Gonna Make You Mine |
| 1998, Misty Lane - FREE with issue #16 | ||
| One Girl Man |
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| 7-inch single, 1998, USA, Sundazed Music, SEP 139 | |
| Help, Murder, Police |
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| 7-inch single, 2001, Italy, Teen Sound TEENS-021-A | |
| Idol Chatter/A Wristwatch Band |
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| 7-inch single, 2002, Italy, Beard of Stars BOSS32 | |
| Hallucination Generation |
| 7-inch single, 2002, Mexico, Darkzone, DZ01 | ||
| Lord Have Mercy On My Soul |
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| 7-inch single, 2005, UK, Twist Records, TWIST34 | |
| Strychnine |
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| 7-inch single, 2020, UK, Easy Action, EA45038 | |
| Born to Be Wild |
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| 7-inch single, 2022, US, Cleopatra Records, CLO2951SP-SPLAT |