Fat & Hungry –The Streaker/ Just Ain’t Right –Watermelon Records V1 2044 (1974? US)
Here is one of the most sought after and best US Proto Punk singles around (along with Killer Frog). It straddles a fine line between a Bonehead Crunch and raw Garage Punkitude. My guess is that this single came out in 1974, as this is when Streakin’ was at its peak (although the highlight that was Erica Roe was a good few years later). The vocals are nice and snarly while the killer guitar and general fuzziness make this single the benchmark for others to measure up against. No info whatsoever on this one. I am thinking Michigan or Illinois, but I have no tangible proof, unless C.S Johnson is Cliff Johnson (Off Broadway) Enjoy!
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2 comments:
Hello! Hello! What a hoot! I heard a while back that there was some buzz out there over this tune from our early days of this band. Thank you so much for recognizing our work in this way, and Thank you for the high praise!
Yes, this is C.S.Johnson, writer, singer, and 'front man' ( if we can call it that) of the 70's 'proto-punk' band Fat and Hungry. And, yes, we were often told we were 'ahead of our time", which might well help to explain the difficult time we had finding gigs, management, record deals, etc. I am alive and well in living in the state of Rhode Island in the U.S.
These are such strange times for all of us. I wish you all good health, good spirits, and thank you so much for this recognition of our work!! Craig ( C.S.) Johnson
Hi Craig great to hear from you! So what year did the single come out? Did you release anything else thx Robin
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