![]() In 1986, I was there when the band went from NJ indie Fake Doom Records to much more successful NY indie Profile Records. The brief and endearing album was a keeper that survived various vinyl purges in my Record Cell over the years fully intact. I didn’t see that EP but at a nearby Peaches Records, I found the band’s debut album, “Who Betrays Me …And Other Happier Songs” and snapped it up with nary a second thought. Back in 1986, I caught a fantastic clip on MTV’s 120 Minutes for the band’s wonderful cover version of “All Shook Up.” The Super 8 + everything else but the kitchen sink clip was typical of the mid-80s indie rock era but it was a killer version of the familiar Elvis hit with all the quirky charm that only people who live and breathe pop music could muster. ![]() I vividly remember where I first encountered Hoboken band The Cucumbers. L-R: Deena Shoshkes, Yuergen Renner, Brian Hargrove holding Jon Fried in 1985 ![]()
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