The Dive was the CBGBs of the 80s NY Garage scene – a small club with maybe a capacity of 100 at the most.

All the NY garage bands played there on a regular basis: The Vipers, Mad Violets, Tryfles, Outta Place, Mosquitos… but the kings of the scene were, undisputably The Fuzztones. This recording was made just before the Dive closed it’s doors forever, capturing the band’s last performance there, before heading off for their first European tour to promote their recently released album, Lysergic Emanations.

Besides effectively capturing the enthusiastic atmosphere of the Dive and it’s devoted garage contingent, this recording also spotlights the band in a comfortable setting, relating casually to their friends and peers.

But the high point of this recording may just be the band’s surprise performance of songs from garage rivals The Lyres, Cheapskates and Chesterfield Kings! These songs were only ever played one time (with the exception of “She Told Me Lies,” which the band played live one other time) and the fact that they were captured on tape is a bit of a miracle in itself.

Also of interest is the band’s versions of “It Came In The Mail,” and “One Girl Man,” two songs that remained unrecorded until the advent of the L.A. line-up a few years later, as well as their version of Terry Knight & the Pack’s “Numbers,” another song that was never played again after this night!

CD edition: 6-side digipack!

RUDI PROTRUDI – Lead vocals,

Vox Phantom guitar, booze harp

DEB O’ NAIR – Vox combo organ, vocals

MICHAEL JAY – Tone X, vocals

ELAN PORTNOY – Rickenbacker grunge

IRA ELLIOT – Nutty stick action, vocals

FEATURES

A1 Intro

A2 1-2-5

A3 Cinderella

A4 13 Women

A5 Cellar Dweller

A6 One Girl Man

A7 She's Wicked

B1 Journey To Tyme

B2 We're Pretty Quick

B3 Numbers

B4 Green Slime

B5 She Told Me Lies

B6 Run Better Run

B7 Help You Ann

B8 Love At Psychedelic Velocity

B9 1523 Blair