First released as a 7" vinyl record and comic book set in 1993, FRUITCAKE's one and only SKiN GRAFT single is now available digitally for the first time - newly remastered for this release! - Includes an expanded, illustrated 17-page PDF booklet that reproduces the original comic book set packaging, plus additional bonus pages.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
Lo-fi pop-noise psychedelia as only Mike Deleon (bassist of Drunks With Guns and occasionally Strangulated Beatoffs) can deliver. Two A-Side anthems broadcast from deep within the heartland of the beast.
"Just as their name suggests, St. Louis, Missouri's Drunks With Guns were a noisy and confrontational rock group that lasted for a short time, but they are still remembered long after their break-up, partly due to their unruly behavior and partly due to music. When DWG broke up in the late 80s, its members went on to form a number of bands (and they also joined some), including Strangulated Beatoffs, Ultraman and Bootbeast. Probably the strangest case involves Drunks' guitarist Stan Seitrich and bassist Mike Deleon continuing Drunks With Guns with a 12-year old vocalist named Melissa, apparently to spite Drunks' original vocalist Mike Doskocil - who had assembled a new Drunks With Guns of his own.
But Fruitcake was all Mike DeLeon's band, and along with the SKiN GRAFT single, they put out three other 7"s on various labels throughout the 90s, including their debut - the "Creeping and Peeping" b/w "Night Cook" single on Artichoke Records and “Garden Of Earthly Delights" b/w "Stan” on Electric Records. Fruitcake also contributed a compilation track to a volume of the “Fuck That Weak Shit” series on Pitsbull Records and another song (“Ike”) to the “Hey Drag City” comp." - I Heart Noise
The PDF booklet includes cover art by drummer John Coker and comics by Rob Syers, Mark Fischer, Sonny Rosenberg and a one-two sucker punch to the nether-regions delivered by John Forbes and Matt Taylor!
credits
released February 4, 1993
LINE UP:
Mike Deleon: vocals, bass, guitar
John Coker: drums
Howard Hemingway: guitar
Perry Rohr: drums
Produced by Fruitcake
Cover art by John Coker
COMICS:
Fruitcake Cook Comic Book - by Mark Fischer
Brain bomb - by Sonny Rosenberg
Butcher Femme - by John Forbes and Matt Taylor
Really Stupid - by Rob Syers
Fruitcake Funnies - by Marsden
FUN FACT(S):
Ajax mailorder named Fruitcake's first self-released single as one of the year's best releases. Though a very reclusive band, Fruitcake played a handful of shows around the St. Louis area, including a record release show with Dazzling Killmen to celebrate the two bands' respective SKiN GRAFT singles. Shortly thereafter, Mike joined the navy and the band split up. Drag City would later release an unreleased cut on the "Hey Drag City" compilation.
original release date: 2/4/1993
bandcamp release date: 9/3/2021
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Bought the original pressing when it first came out and sold it to help pay rent. Have always missed it. Shellac playing AC/DC is worth it alone. octosette
