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Fastbacks

Fastbacks are a Seattle, Washington, punk rock band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch, and friends Lulu Gargiulo and Kim Warnick, they disbanded in 2001 but have reunited multiple times. Their sound mixes a generally punk rock approach to vocals and sound textures with poppy tunes and strong musicianship.

Discography
Albums • 1987: ...And His Orchestra (PopLlama) • 1990: Very, Very Powerful Motor (PopLlama) • 1991: Never Fails, Never Works (Blaster!) - UK compilation of EPs • 1992: The Question is No (Sub Pop) - compilation • 1993: Zücker (Sub Pop) • 1994: Answer the Phone, Dummy (Sub Pop) • 1996: New Mansions in Sound (Sub Pop) • 1999: ''The Day that didn't Exist'' (spinART) • 2024: For WHAT Reason! (No Threes) Compilations • 2016: Now is the Time (No Threes) compilation • 2018: If You Want To Slow Down, Step On The Gas (Bandcamp) - compilation recorded between 1985 and 1990 • 2020: Zucker 2020 (Bandcamp) - expanded and remixed version of 1993 album Singles • 1981: "It's Your Birthday" / "You Can't Be Happy" (No Threes) • 1989: "Wrong Wrong Wrong" / "In America" - (Subway) - UK • 1989: "In The Winter" / "It Came To Me In A Dream" (Subway) - UK • 1990: "Lose" (Steve Priest Fan Club) - split with Gas Huffer • 1991: The Answer Is You ("My Letters"/"Whatever Happened to ?"/"Impatience"/"Above the Sunrise") (Sub Pop) 2-single set • 1992: "Run No More" / "Really" (Who Cares?) • 1992: "Now Is the Time" / "Sometimes" / "Was Late" (Ded Beet) • 1993: "They Don't Care" / "Out of the Charts" - (PopLlama) • 1993: "Gone to the Moon" - "Go All the Way" (Sub Pop) • 1994: "Wait It Out" / "The Jester" (Munster) • 1995: Rat Race / I Live In A Car / Telephone Numbers (Gearhead Records) - Split with The Meices • 1996: Just Say (Sub Pop) • 1996: All In Order / Answer The Phone, Dummy / Allison (Birdtime Bird Co.) • 1996: And After All / Marionette (Birdtime Bird Co.) • 2011: Come On Come On / ''I Can't Hide'' (Super Fan) • 2023: A Quiet Night / Outer Space (No Threes) EPs • 1982: Fastbacks Play Five of Their Favorites (No Threes) • 1983: Orangeman hath no home here (No Threes) • 1984: Everyday Is Saturday (No Threes) • 1989: "In The Summer/You Can't Be Happy/Everything I Don't Need/Queen of Eyes" (No Threes/SPFC) • 1993: Gone To The Moon (Sub Pop) • 1996: Alone In A Furniture Warehouse Scaring You Away Like A Hotel Mattress (Munster) - Spain • 1998: Win Lose or Both (PopLlama) Contributed tracks to • 1981: Seattle Syndrome Volume One (Engram) track 6, "Someone Else's Room" • 1986: ''Let's Sea'' (K Records) track A-4, "Don't Eat That, It's Poison" • 1986: Monkey Business: Green Monkey Records 1986 Compilation (Green Monkey) track 8, "Time Passes" • 1988: Sub Pop 200 (Sub Pop) track 10, "Swallow My Pride" (Green River cover) • 1991: Another Damned Seattle Compilation (Dashboard Hula Girl) track 18, "Hit or Miss" (The Damned cover) • 1992: on International Pop Underground Convention (K Records) track 19, "Impatience" (live) • 1992: International Pop Underground Convention' (K Records) track 19, "Impatience" • 1992: Hodge Podge & Barrage from Japan (1 + 2 Records) track 9, "Trouble Sleeping" • 1992: Estrus Gearbox (Estrus) track 2, "Hot Rods To Heaven" • 1992: ''20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions!'' (Pravda) track 2-6 "Rocket Man" • 1993: ...And The Fun Just Never Ends (Lost And Found) track 8, "You Can't Be Happy"; track 8, "Love You More" - Germany • 1993: Say Hello To The Far East (Sony Records) track 1, "Go All The Way" • 1994: 13 Soda Punx (Munster / Top Drawer) track 5, " I'm Cold" • 1994: "Whole Wide World" - The Subway Organisation Label 1986-1990 (Midi Inc.) track 14, "In The Winter" • 1994: The World of The Zombies (PopLlama) track 6, "Hung Up On A Dream"; track 9, "Just Out Of Reach" • 1995: 20 Supersonic Mega Explosive Hits (Runt) track 19, "Rocket Man" - Italy • 1995: Oh Canaduh! (A Collection of Canadian Punk Rock Covers) (Lance Rock) track 8, "Won't Have To Worry" • 1995: Screaming Life (Sub Pop) track 9, "What's It Like" - included with the book Screaming Life: A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene (HarperCollins) • 1996: ''Bite Back / Live at the Crocodile Cafe's'' (PopLlama) track 5, "Always Tomorrow" • 1996: Home Alive - The Art of Self Defense (Epic) track 1-3, "Time & Matter" • 1996: Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sub Pop) track 1, "K Street" (Live); track 22, "Just Say" • 1996: Paydirt (Sub Pop) track 7, "I Can't Win"; track 17, "No Information" • 1997: Dictators Forever Forever Dictators Vol. II (Roto) track 16, "Exposed" - Spain • 2001: Give the People What We Want : The Songs Of The Kinks (Sub Pop / Burn Burn Burn / Right Now) track 12, "Waterloo Sunset" • 2004: Truth Corrosion and Sour Bisquits (Book Records) • 2013: What Have We Wrought? A Mike Atta Benefit Compilation (Burger / Gasatanka / Munster) track 1-6, "Fast Enough" Live • 1988: Bike • Toy • Clock • Gift - self-released as a tape in 1988, re-released on No Threes Records in 1989, CD released in 1994 on Lucky Records • 1991: In America (Smilin' Ear) (2×7") • 1996: Here They Are... Live At the Crocodile... (Lance Rock) - Canada • 2021: Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, WA August 25, 1986 (Bandcamp) - archival live recording Video • 2004: Hype! The Sound of a Musical Explosion DVD (Republic) == References ==
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