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The Fuzztones The Fuzztones are an American garage rock revival band formed in 1980. History Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi in New York City, the band has gone through several member changes but is currently active in Europe. Since the 1980s the ...

, released in 1985.
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Reception

From contemporary reviews, D.H. of the ''

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'' gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, noting that the album "comes close to capturing the charm of a garage band: shouted vocals, lots of guitar, a very weird jacket."

Track listing

*1985, United Kingdom ABC Records ABCLP4, reissued in 1986 on limited edition picture disc by United Kingdom ABC Records # "1-2-5" ( The Haunted cover) # "Gotta Get Some" (''The Bold'' cover) # "Journey to Tyme" ( Kenny and the Kasuals cover) # "Ward 81" (Protrudi) # "Radar Eyes" ( The Godz cover) # "Cinderella" (

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cover) # "Highway 69" (Chandler, Protrudi) # "Just Once" (Trash, Protrudi) # "She's Wicked" (Chandler, Protrudi) # "Living Sickness" (''The Calico Wall'' cover) *reissued in 1986 in Spain by Enigma Records (#4AD-188) e in the US and Netherlands by Pink Dust Records (#2123-1) with two bonus tracks and a new

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sleeve. # "1-2-5" ( The Haunted cover) # "Gotta Get Some" (''The Bold'' cover) # "Journey to Tyme" ( Kenny and the Kasuals cover) # "Ward 81" (Protrudi) # "Strychnine" (

cover) # "Radar Eyes" ( The Godz cover) # "Cinderella" (

cover) # "Highway 69" (Chandler, Protrudi) # "Just Once" (Trash, Protrudi) # "She's Wicked" (Chandler, Protrudi) # "As Time's Gone" # "Living Sickness" (''The Calico Wall'' cover) *reissued in 1992 on 12"LP/CD by Germany Music Maniac Records (included 5 bonus tracks from John Peel BBC sessions) #"Bad News Travels Fast" #"She's Wicked" #"Epitaph for a Head" #"Cinderella" *The iTunes release has an outtake of "Green Slime"

Personnel

Rudi Protrudi Glen Dalpis (born December 15, 1952), known by his stage name Rudi Action Protrudi, is an American rock musician, songwriter, record producer, artist, and actor best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the garage band The Fuzztones. Ru ...

– lead vocals, guitar, harp * Deb O'Nair – organ *

Elan Portnoy Elan Portnoy is an American record producer and a guitarist in three bands: The Headless Horsemen, The Fuzztones and The Waspmen. Music history The Headless Horsemen In the late 1980s, Portnoy was a guitarist for The Headless Horsemen, a New Yor ...

– lead guitar * Michael Jay – bass *

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– drums

References

{{Authority control 1985 debut albums The Fuzztones albums