The Fugs Vinyl

The fugs were a band formed in new york city in 1965 by ed sanders and tuli kupferberg with ken weaver on drums.

The fugs vinyl.

The band was named by kupferberg who borrowed it from the euphemistic substitute for the word fuck famously used in norman mailer s novel the naked and the dead. The fugs are an american band formed in new york city in late 1964 by the poets ed sanders and tuli kupferberg with ken weaver on drums. This is the fabulous furry freak brothers in the flesh. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about the fugs the fugs at discogs.

Owned this particular piece of home made on vinyl back in the day. Later that year they were joined by peter stampfel and steve weber of the holy modal rounders. The fugs have remained committed to literature and poetry with a socio political thrust and often mine the history of european and american literature as inspiration for song lyrics. To place an order or for customer service call toll free 1 800 336 4627 or outside the united states call 1 610 649 7565.

Soon afterward they were joined by peter stampfel and steve weber of the holy modal rounders kupferberg named the band from a euphemism for fuck used in norman mailer s novel the naked and the dead. Their low fi recordings on esp and broadside bare testament to the sloppy performances and less than kosher recording quality they eventually landed a contract with reprise records home of the rat pack unlikely label mates the fugs delivered a diverse selection of tunes about sex drugs rock and politics. The fugs began their career as a true garage band. The fugs virgin fugs rare 1965 us 11 track vinyl lp on the grooved black white esp label the album that took the sensibilities of america and shook them by the throat pasted picture sleeve.

One of their better known songs is an adaptation of matthew arnold s poem dover beach. The band led the underground scene of the 1960s and. Note to the squeamish easily offended fearful prudish self mutilating and uninformed. Stick with some current high definition pop nonsense from the worst of the music industry s minions.