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The Fuzztones are an American band formed in 1980.

(1995). 085112657X, Firebird Distributing. 085112657X


History
Founded by singer-guitarist in New York City, the band has gone through several member changes but is currently active in Europe. Since the 1980s they maintained a strong fan base in New York, in Europe (with their music being played on Hungarian State Radio), and in .

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 ( ), and "Mad" Mike Czekaj (drums). This the band has resided since 2005. The Fuzztones bear the distinction of being the only 1980's garage rock revival band to secure a major label record deal, when they signed to RCA in 1990.

The group's name is derived from Fuzz Tone, the commercial name of a pedal invented in 1962 and whose distinctive sound was popularized in the 1965 hit song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the .


Members

Current members
  • Rudi Protrudi – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Lana Loveland – organ, backing vocals
  • Marcello Salis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Pablo Rodas – bass
  • Marco Rivagli – drums, backing vocals


Current touring members
Nico Secondini – Keyboards, backing vocals (2016–present)


Founder members
  • – vocals, guitar
  • Deb O'Nair – organ
  • – guitar
  • Michael Jay – bass
  • Michael Phillips – drums
  • Randy Pratt - Bass


Discography
Sources: Fuzztones at


Studio albums
  • Lysergic Emanations (1985) #12 UK Indie
  • In Heat (1989)
  • Braindrops (1991)
  • Monster A-Go-Go (1992)
  • Salt for Zombies (2003)
  • Horny as Hell (2008)
  • Preaching to the Perverted (2011)
  • NYC (2020)
  • Encore (2022)


Live albums
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins and the Fuzztones Live 12-inch EP (1984, United States Midnight Records MIRLP114B)
    • reissued in 2006 on 12-inch EP by Italy Get Back Records
    • reissued in 2015 on 12-inch LP by Cleopatra record USA (original four tracks on A side and bonus tracks on B side), also available on cd (same running time and track list)
  • Leave Your Mind at Home (12-inch EP, 1984, United States Midnight Records - MIRLP105)
    • reissued in 2006 on 12-inch EP by Italy Get Back Records
  • Lysergic Love/Lovely Sort of Death (1986, /) (bootleg live album)
  • Live in Europe! flexidisc (1987, Germany Music Maniac Records MM06)
    • reissued in 2006 on 12-inch LP with gatefold sleeve by Italy Get Back Records
      • First 1,000 copies contain one-sided 7-inch picture disc of the Glora flexidisc
  • Blues Themes/13 Women And The Only Man Around (1988, Mint Minus Records MMR666) live bootleg
    • Blues Theme (1987) - German bootleg of above
  • In Heat Tour souvenir 10-inch picture disc (1989, United Kingdom Situation Two Records SIT 61)
  • Lysergic Ejaculations CD (1994, Germany Music Maniac Records MM052)
  • LSD 25: 25 Years of Fuzz and Fury CD & DVD (2005, Sin 002 / Italy Get Back Records GET138)
  • Lord Have Mercy On My Soul (Recorded at Lincoln Lounge, Venice, CA. - 7-inch single, 2005, , Twist 34)
  • Live at the Dive '85 12-inch LP, CD (2023, Italy Area Pirata Records)


Compilation albums
  • Creatures that Time Forgot (LP/CD,1989, Germany, Music Maniac - MMLP020/United States Skycad CD/LP HEAD 64CD/HEAD 64)
  • Teen Trash Vol. 4 12-inch LP/CD (1993, Germany Music Maniac MM88004)
  • Flashbacks (1996, SC11045)
  • Lysergic Legacy – The Very Best Of (2013, Cleopatra Records)
  • Friends and Fiends (2024, Cleopatra Records)
  • Buried Treasure (2025, Cleopatra Records)
  • The Fuzztones vs The World - Music from the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture (2025, Radiation Records)


Singles and EPs
  • Bad News Travels Fast
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  • Brand New Man (And A Brand New Car)
| 7-inch single,1984, , , MID4504 - 12-inch EP reissued in 1986 in by , ABCS 011T and in 2006 by , REF.7199 Charts: #20 UK Indie
She's Wicked
  • She's Wicked
|
  • Epitaph For A Head
| 7-inch / 12-inch EP, 1986, United Kingdom - ABC Records - ABCS 006/ABCS 006T Charts: #5 UK Indie
1-2-5
  • 1-2-5
|
|7" ,1986 - Enigma Europe - CARA 1D 223
  • Gloria
|| | flexidisc,1987, Germany Music Maniac, free with first 5,000 copies of Live in Europe!, and Doctor and the Medics appear on the song "Gloria"
  1. Nine Months Later (Written-By – Rudi Protrudi 4:56)
  2. Girl, You Captivate Me (Written-By – R. Martinez* 2:21)
|
  1. Cheyenne Rider (Written-By – J. Tarlow, M. Czekaj 3:06)
  2. The Greatest Lover In The World (Written-By – E. McDaniels* 2:30)
| 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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  1. You Must Be A Witch
  2. Down on the Street (feat. - 12-inch EP only)
| 1989 - 12-inch EP and 7-inch single by UK Situation Two - SIT 61T Charts: #20 UK Indie
  • Hurt on Hold
|
  1. Jack the Ripper
  2. I Can't Control Myself (12-inch EP only)
| 7-inch single / 12-inch EP, 1989, UK, Situation Two, SIT 58 T
Action
  1. Action Speaks Louder Than Words - 2:15
  2. I Never Knew - 3:18
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  1. Yeah Babe - 3:21
  2. My Nothing - 2:02
| 12-inch EP / CD, 1990, UK, Situation Two, SIT 69 T
  1. Romilar D (Alternate Version) - 3:58
  2. Rise - 3:49
|
  1. Romilar D (Espanol)
  2. Romilar D (Italiano)
| 12-inch EP - 1992, UK, Music Maniac, MM 12004
  • Face Of Time - 3:05
|
  • My Brother The Man - 2:13
| 7-inch single, US, 1994,
The People In Me/I'm Gonna Make You Mine
  • The People In Me
|
  • I'm Gonna Make You Mine
| 1998, Misty Lane - FREE with issue #16
  • One Girl Man
|
  1. You Must Be a Witch - 2:41
  2. I'm Gonna Make You Mine - 2:29
| 7-inch single, 1998, USA, Sundazed Music, SEP 139
  • Help, Murder, Police - 2:01
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  1. Out Of Our Tree - 3:29
  2. Brand New Man (Brand New Version) - 2:37
| 7-inch single, 2001, Italy, Teen Sound TEENS-021-A
  • Idol Chatter
|
  • A Wristwatch Band
| 7-inch single, 2002, Italy, Beard of Stars BOSS32
  • Hallucination Generation
|| | 7-inch single, 2002, Mexico, , DZ01
  • Lord Have Mercy On My Soul (Black Oak Arkansas)
|
  • They're Gonna Take You Away (Rudi Protrudi)
| 7-inch single, 2005, UK, Twist Records, TWIST34
  • Strychnine
|
  • She's Wicked
| 7-inch single, 2020, UK, Easy Action, EA45038
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  • Born to Be Wild (instrumental)
| 7-inch single, 2022, US, Cleopatra Records, CLO2951SP-SPLAT


Tributes and other appearances
  • Illegitimate Spawn double CD (Tribute album to The Fuzztones featuring 42 bands - 2006, Sin Records SIN003)
  • Songs We Taught The Fuzztones (Original versions of songs played by the Fuzztones - 1989, Germany Music Maniac MMCD 66002)
  • The Fuzztones Boom 10-inch EP / CD ( tribute album - 2006, Beyond Your Mind Records)
  • A1 - Caught You Red-Handed
  • A2 - Cinderella
  • A3 - The Witch
  • B1 - Have Love Will Travel
  • B2 - Strychnine
  • B3 - Boss Hoss
  • Born to Be Wild ( album, featured on the title track- 2023, Cleopatra Records)


Compilation appearances
  • The Rebel Kind (1983, Sounds Interesting Records)
    • includes the song "Ward 81"
  • New York Freakout (1984, 99th Floor & )
  • Battle of the Garages Vol.2 (/ 200-019)
    • includes the song "Green Slime"
  • Hanging Out at Midnight (1984, United States Midnight Records MIDLP 127)
    • includes the song "The Witch"
  • Garage Sale cassette (1985, United States CASSETTE A135)
    • includes the song "Cinderella"
  • Skullfuck 7-inch EP (1987, Germany Glitterhouse Records GR 0027)
  • Lost Trails 7-inch EP (included with Lost Trails )
  • Gimmick double 12-inch LP (Germany Music Maniac MMLP 023)
  • For Your Longhair Party 7-inch 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, VCD2073)
  • Todos Somos Ramones CD (2004, )
  • 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"
  • four-CD box set (2005, RT74639)
    • includes the song "Bad News Travels Fast"
  • Psychedelica Volume I double CD (2006, Northern Star Records NS1)
  • Halloween Garage Rock (2009, Garage Masters Records)
    • includes the song "She's Wicked"
  • Psych-Out Christmas (2013, Cleopatra Records)
    • includes the song "Santa Claus"
  • Summer Bash 2019 (2019, Soundflat Records)
    • includes "Alexander" (previously unreleased version), "Land of Nod" (feat. ), "This Game Called Girl" and "Invisible".


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