Sons of Elvis was an

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group active in the early 1990s, best known for their hit single, "Formaldehyde".

History

Sons of Elvis was formed by musicians from

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. After winning some local airplay in Cleveland and building a small following, they relocated to

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so that three of the members could attend college, at

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in the Bronx. Review of ''Glodean''

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While there, two of the members also wrote a well received weekly music column
Ear Wax
for Fordham's alternative newspaper, The Paper. After a

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, they signed to small

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American Empire to release ''Glodean'', but the label went out of business quickly after signing them.

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then picked up the group and released the ''Mrs. White'' disc (consisting mainly of tracks from ''Glodean'') before re-releasing ''Glodean'' in 1995. Lead single "Formaldehyde" received airplay at radio and on

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, and was also featured on the soundtrack of the feature film ''

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,'' by director

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. ''Glodean'' peaked at No. 23 on

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's Top Heatseekers chart in 1995.

Discography

*''Mrs. White'' (

, 1994) *''Glodean'' (Priority, 1995)

Members

*John Borland (vocals) *Tim Parnin (guitar) *

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(bass, guitar) *Pat Casa (drums)

References

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