The Fuzztones

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Fuzztones


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Origin = New York, U.S.
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Genre = Garage rock revival,
Psychedelic rock,
Protopunk revival
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Years_active = 1980-present
Label = Midnight Records,
Music Maniac Records,
Get Back Records
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URL = http://www.fuzztones.net
Current_members = Rudi Protrudi
Rob Louwers
Lana Loveland
Lenny Silver
Past_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 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 dealFact|date=May 2007, 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.

Current members

*Rudi Protrudi (founder)
*Mike Czekaj
*Lana Loveland
*Lenny Silver

Discography

*"Bad News Travels Fast" 7" single (1984, flagicon|USA Midnight Records MID4504)
**reissued in 1986 on 12" EP by flagicon|UK ABC Records (ABCS 011T)
**reissued in 2006 by flagicon|Spain Munster Records REF.7199
*"Leave Your Mind At Home" 12" EP (1984, flagicon|USA Midnight Records MIRLP105)
**reissued in 2006 on 12" EP by flagicon|Italy Get Back Records
#Voices Green and Purple
#Blackout of Gretely
#No Friend of Mine
#We're Pretty Quick
#My Flash on You
#Bag I'm In
#You Burn Me Up and Down
*"Screamin' Jay Hawkins and the Fuzztones LIVE" 12" EP (1984, flagicon|USA Midnight Records MIRLP114B)
**reissued in 2006 on 12" EP by flagicon|Italy Get Back Records
*"Lysergic Emanations" (1985, flagicon|UK ABC Records ABCLP4)
**reissued in 1986 on limited edition picture disc by flagicon|UK ABC Records
**reissued in 1986 on LP with gatefold sleeve by flagicon|USA Enigma Records/Pink Dust Records(72123-1)
**reissued in 1992 on 12"LP/CD by flagicon|Germany Music Maniac Records
***included 5 bonus tracks from John Peel BBC sessions
*"She's Wicked" 7"/12" EP (1986, flagicon|UK 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, flagicon|Germany Music Maniac Records MM06)
**reissued in 2006 on 12" LP with gatefold sleeve by flagicon|Italy Get Back Records
***First 1,000 copies contain one-sided 7-inch picture disc of the "Glora" flexidisc
*"Gloria" flexidisc (1987, flagicon|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" 12" EP (1988, flagicon|Germany Music Maniac MM013)
**reissued in 1989 on 12" EP and 7" single by flagicon|UK Situation Two - SIT 61
#Nine Months Later
#You Must Be A Witch
#Down on the Street (w/ Ian Astbury - 12" EP only)
*"Creatures That Time Forgot" LP/CD (1989, flagicon|GermanyMusic Maniac MMLP020/flagicon|USASkyclad 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, flagicon|Germany Music Maniac MMCD 66002)
*"In Heat" LP/CD (1989, flagicon|UK Beggars Banquet Records/RCA Records/flagicon|UK Situation Two Records 9808-1-H)
*"Hurt on Hold" 7" single/12" EP (1989, flagicon|UK Situation Two SIT58)
#Hurt on Hold
#Jack the Ripper
#I Can't Control Myself (12" EP only)
*"In Heat Tour" souvenir 10" picture disc (1989, flagicon|UK Situation Two Records SIT 61)
*"Action" 12"EP/CD (1990, flagicon|UK Beggars Banquet/Situation Two SIT69)
*"Braindrops" LP/CD (1991, flagicon|Germany Music Maniac MM044)
*"Teen Trash" 12"LP/CD (1994, flagicon|Germany Music Maniac MM88004)
*"Monster A-Go-Go" LP/CD (1991, Hunter Records 134)
*"Romliar-D" 12" EP (1992, flagicon|Germany Music Maniac MM12004)
*"Lysergic Ejaculations" CD (1994, flagicon|Germany Music Maniac Records MM052)
*"Flashbacks" (1996, Sundazed Music SC11045)
*"One Girl Man" 7" single (Sundazed Music SEP139)
#One Girl Man
#I'm Gonna Make You Mine
#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)
*"" CD & DVD (2005, Sin 002 / flagicon|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)
**The Sonics tribute album

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, flagicon|USA Midnight Records MIDLP 127)
**includes the song "The Witch"
*"Garage Sale" cassette (1985, flagicon|USA ROIR CASSETTE A135)
**includes the song "Cinderella"
*"Skullfuck" 7" EP (1987, flagicon|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 (flagicon|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"
*"" 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

External links

* [http://www.fuzztones.net/ Official homepage]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/thefuzztones The Fuzztones] on MySpace
* [http://www.rudiprotrudi.com/ Official Page of Rudi Protrudi]