Fuzztone Fizzadelic is the debut album by The Now

The Now

The Now are a late 1970s English punk rock group from Peterborough, England. Whilst never officially disbanding, they ceased recording and performing in 1979. In 2004, The Now recorded all of their original material and released as the Fuzztone Fizzadelic album in 2005 on the Damaged Goods record...

, released by Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods (record label)

Damaged Goods is a British independent record label and online shop.- History :Damaged Goods started in 1988 from a living room in east London.Ian Damaged called it DamagedGoods. The first release was a re-issue of the 1977 single by Slaughter and the Dogs, "Where Have All the Bootboys Gone?"...

. The album was recorded over 2 short days at The Lodge Recording Studios in Northampton

Northampton

Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...

 between 2002 and 2005. All recorded tracks reflected the bands setlist at the start of 1977 and were recorded almost live in the studio. All songs were written and recorded by The Now and performed by the original members, Mike McGuire, Steve Rolls, Joe MacColl and Faz Farrow

Track listing

1. Why
2. Development Corporations
3. Labour Party
4. Here It Comes Now
5. Third World War
6. You Student
7. 9 O Clock
8. Into the 80's
9. In The Earth
10. The Invaders
11. Womans Own
12. DC77
13. Here It Comes Now (Dub)

Personnel

• Mike McGuire : Vocals
• Steve Rolls : Guitars
• Joe MacColl : Drums
• Faz Farrow : Bass

The Title

The title of the album, Fuzztone Fizzadelic, comes from a review of The first single by The Now called Development Corporations / Why? (Ultimate Records, ULT401, 1977), in Sounds (music paper available in '77) written by Jon Savage

Jon Savage

Jon Savage , real name Jonathon Sage, is a Cambridge-educated writer, broadcaster and music journalist, best known for his award winning history of the Sex Pistols and punk music, England's Dreaming, published in 1991.-Career:...

. The review simply said:

'A primitive but wonderful single from a criminally underrated D.I.Y. Punk band from Peterborough

Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...

. This sounds like the Desperate Bicycles

Desperate Bicycles

The Desperate Bicycles were an English new wave group who released a series of independent recordings in the late 1970s and inspired many other bands to do likewise. The Desperate Bicycles pioneered the do-it-yourself ethic of punk, adopting a proselytising role exemplified by their ardent...

, and is a very simple, but effective protest song about a subject that should be dear to your hearts. And fuzztone fizzedelic guitar! You need more?'

The Cover

The cover photo was taken early in 1977. Location: Somewhere in the New England area of Peterborough

Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...

. The people shown are (from right to left):

• Steve Rolls (The Now)
• Faz Farrow (The Now)
• Pete Chambers (Friend of The Now. Pete almost became the bass player of The Now but he changed his mind).
• Allen Adams (Manager of The Now)
• Mike McGure (The Now)
• Paul Wicks (ex The Now)
• Joe MacColl (The Now)
• Debbie Cutbill (Girlfriend of Joe)
• Gina (Friend of The Now)
• Mary (Friend of The Now. Gina's Sister)

• Photographed by Debbie Weiss (Girlfriend of Steve.....with Petes camera)