The Fleshtones

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Often tagged as garage rock revivalists, the Fleshtones mix the fuzz guitar and Farfisa organ sounds of that genre with rockabilly, '50s and '60s R&B, and surf into a potent retro stew the group likes to call "super rock." The group formed in 1976 in Queens, New York with vocalist/keyboardist Peter Zaremba, guitarist Keith Streng, bassist Jan Marek Pakulski, and drummer Bill Milhizer and aimed to return rock & roll to the simplicity and unself-consciousness of the '50s and early '60s. (The group was often joined on-stage and in the studio by sax player Gordon Spaeth, who passed on in 2005.) The group fit nicely into New York's punk and new wave scene, and an early single, "American Beat," attracted the attention of independent label Red Star and, in time, I.R.S. The group's debut EP, Up-Front, was released in 1980 and was followed by their first full-length album, Roman Gods, and Blast Off!, an unreleased studio album recorded for Red Star in 1978. 1983 produced Hexbreaker, widely regarded as the Fleshtones' finest album. The band continued to record through the '80s and released Powerstance in 1992 and Beautiful Light in 1994. (Powerstance also marked the debut of new Fleshtones bassist Ken Fox, who replaced Pakulski in the lineup and has been with the group ever since.) While the group's popularity dipped under the radar in the last half of the '90s, in 2003 the group bounded back when they were signed to the potent indie label Yep Roc Records and released one of their best albums, Do You Swing? An equally solid follow-up, Beachhead, was issued in 2005 and was produced in part by Detroit garage rock kingpin Jim Diamond (2). Fleshtones side projects include Keith Streng's band Full Time Men, which featured R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, and Peter Zaremba's Love Delegation. In 2008, more than 30 years after the group formed, they released Take a Good Look, proving their ability to be just as raucous as they were in the good ol' days.
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Aliases:
Thee Roman Gods
Members:
Bill Milhizer, Danny B. Harvey, Fred Smith (7), Gordon Spaeth, Jan Marek Pakulski, Keith Streng, Ken Fox, Peter Zaremba, Robert Burke Warren, Walter Sczesny
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SP 70018, SP70018 Roman Gods — The Fleshtones Fleshtones* Roman Gods (Album) I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records SP 70018, SP70018 UK 1981 Sell This Version
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A 107 Blast Off! — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Blast Off! (Album, EP) ROIR A 107 US 1982 Sell This Version
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SP-70605, SP70605 Hexbreaker! — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Hexbreaker! (Album) I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records SP-70605, SP70605 US 1983 Sell This Version
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ILP 26412 Speed Connection Live In Paris 85 — The Fleshtones Fleshtones* Speed Connection Live In Paris 85 (Album) I.R.S. Records ILP 26412 Europe 1985 Sell This Version
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IRSC-5627 Speed Connection II - The Final Chapter (Live In Paris 85) — The Fleshtones Fleshtones* Speed Connection II - The Final Chapter (Live In Paris 85) (Album) I.R.S. Records IRSC-5627 US 1985 Sell This Version
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EM 9634 Fleshtones Vs. Reality — The Fleshtones Fleshtones* Fleshtones Vs. Reality (Album) Emergo EM 9634 US 1987 Sell This Version
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IMP 010 Soul Madrid — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Soul Madrid ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Imposible Records IMP 010 Spain 1989 Sell This Version
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NAK 6101 Powerstance! — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Powerstance! (Album) Big Beat Records NAK 6101 US 1991 Sell This Version
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CD IMP-033 Angry Years 84-86 — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Angry Years 84-86 (Album) Amsterdamned Records CD IMP-033 Spain 1993 Sell This Version
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NAK 6116-4 Beautiful Light — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Beautiful Light (Album) Naked Language Records NAK 6116-4 US 1993 Sell This Version
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DAN9307CD Forever Fleshtones — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Forever Fleshtones (Album) Hitch-Hyke Records DAN9307CD France 1993 Sell This Version
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SPV 084-45812 Laboratory Of Sound — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Laboratory Of Sound (Album) Ichiban International SPV 084-45812 Germany 1995 Sell This Version
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flesh 01 Hitsburg USA! — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Hitsburg USA! (Album) Telstar Records flesh 01 US 1996 Sell This Version
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6529-1A More Than Skin Deep — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones More Than Skin Deep (Album) Telstar Records 6529-1A Netherlands 1997 Sell This Version
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6558-2 Hitsburg Revisited — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Hitsburg Revisited (Album) Telstar Records 6558-2 Europe 1999 Sell This Version
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FMS 118, 3068352 Solid Gold Sound — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Solid Gold Sound (Album) Blood Red Vinyl & Discs FMS 118, 3068352 France 2001 Sell This Version
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CD YEP 2050 Do You Swing? — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Do You Swing? (Album) Yep Roc Records CD YEP 2050 US 2003 Sell This Version
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LP-YEP-2095 Beachhead — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Beachhead (Album) Yep Roc Records LP-YEP-2095 US 2005 Sell This Version
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none Allo Brooklyn, Ici Montmartre — The Fleshtones Tony Truant & The Fleshtones Tony Truant & The Fleshtones - Allo Brooklyn, Ici Montmartre ‎(10", MiniAlbum) Poussinet none France 2005 Sell This Version
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CD-YEP-2154 Take A Good Look! — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Take A Good Look! (Album) Yep Roc Records CD-YEP-2154 US 2007 Sell This Version
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CD-YEP-2184 Stocking Stuffer — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Stocking Stuffer (Album) Yep Roc Records CD-YEP-2184 US 2008 Sell This Version
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CD YEP 2242 Brooklyn Sound Solution — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones & Lenny Kaye The Fleshtones & Lenny Kaye - Brooklyn Sound Solution (Album) Yep Roc Records CD YEP 2242 US 2011 Sell This Version
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YEP-2347 Mondo Zombie Boogaloo — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones / Southern Culture On The Skids / Los Straitjackets The Fleshtones / Southern Culture On The Skids / Los Straitjackets - Mondo Zombie Boogaloo (Album, Comp) Yep Roc Records YEP-2347 US 2013 Sell This Version
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CD-YEP-2344 Wheel Of Talent — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones Wheel Of Talent (Album) Yep Roc Records CD-YEP-2344 US 2014 Sell This Version
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CD-YEP-2451 The Band Drinks For Free — The Fleshtones The Fleshtones The Band Drinks For Free (Album) Yep Roc Records CD-YEP-2451 UK & Europe 2016 Sell This Version

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mikeandmikedrive

mikeandmikedrive

January 10, 2017
Australian interview with Peter Zaremba of the Fleshtones in August 2016:
http://www.i94bar.com/interviews/peter-zaremba
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RobertJaz

RobertJaz

May 9, 2016
Interview with The Psychedelic Count, Peter Zaremba of the Fleshtones here:

http://robertjaz.com/2014/09/the-fleshtones-the-wheel-of-talent-where-every-spin-is-a-win-an-interview-with-peter-zaremba/
FPL

FPL

November 18, 2013
edited over 10 years ago
For information on profile, The Fleshtones formed in 1976 with drummer Lenny Calderon who plays on First single "American Beat" (Red Star Rds) and unissued (in time) first album "Blast Off!". Read "Sweet, the story of the Fleshtones, America's garage band" By Joe Bonobo, 2007 and you will knows everthing about them. Bill arrived later when the band signed with I.R.S.
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