DIE ELECTRIC EELS Agitated/Cyclotron 7" 1978 OHIO KBD CRAMPS PUNK ELECTRIC EELS
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DIE ELECTRIC EELS Agitated/Cyclotron 7" ROUGH TRADE 1978 OHIO CRAMPS PUNK KBD
RECORD IS IN MINT- CONDITION, SLEEVE VG+ HAS SOME WEAR, VERY THIN PAPER.
The electric eels were a protopunk band active between 1972 and 1975. They were formed by John Morton in Cleveland, Ohio. Electric Eels played only five public shows, but during their brief existence they earned a reputation locally for being angry, confrontational, and violent. They were notorious for starting fights with audiences which drew police attention; members were also abusive to each other off-stage. Their style was a dischordant, noisy amalgam of hard garage rock and free jazz that was generally considered to be very obnoxious. Stiv Bators, the singer of The Dead Boys was particularly influenced by the vocal styling and stage presence of Dave "E" McManus.
The electric eels featured unconventional instrumentation initially, with no drummer nor anyone who was technically competent on any musical instruments. Their rare performances did feature at various times, sheet metal hit with sledgehammers, anvils, a power lawnmower and fist fights. This led to the description of their act as "art terrorism". Much of 1973 and 1974 was spent, mostly unsuccessfully, trying to get gigs in bars that normally booked top-40 covers bands in Cleveland and then Columbus, where the band moved for some months. Morton has claimed that this move was caused by death threats he had received in Cleveland for sleeping with "one too many married women".
After Marotta left the band, Brian McMahon rejoined and they also recruited drummer Nick Knox, later to find fame with The Cramps. They made their peace with Marotta, who went on to record some of their rehearsals in early 1975. It is these sessions which make up most of the eels material released since their demise, including the 1978 Rough Trade single 'Agitated' b/w 'Cyclotron', which was their only released recording for many years
The Electric Eels featured the following guys -
John Morton - Guitar
Dave 'E' McManus - Vocals and Clarinet
Brian McMahon - Guitar
Paul Marotta - Guitar
Nick Knox - Drums
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