Rudy & Blitz
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Rudy & Blitz was a band formed by Chad Ginsburg and Dante Cimino in the early 1990s in the Philadelphia area. Dante recruited Dave Kloos to play bass guitar and perform vocals. Rudy and Blitz were signed to Ruffhouse/Columbia
, who dropped them due to personal conflicts between the band and the record label. Ginsburg later received the master tapes back in his possession, intending on shopping it around to other labels, but the band broke up, with Chad then joining CKY
. In November 2006 Chad stated he was working on a double disc album containing both 'The Early Years' and 'Reverb on the Click' also with some bonus tracks. No release has been set yet.
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, who dropped them due to personal conflicts between the band and the record label. Ginsburg later received the master tapes back in his possession, intending on shopping it around to other labels, but the band broke up, with Chad then joining CKY
CKY (band)
CKY is an American alternative metal band that formed in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1998. Centred around core members Deron Miller , Chad I Ginsburg and Jess Margera , the band shares its name with a skateboarding and stunt video series produced by Bam Margera, brother of drummer Jess...
. In November 2006 Chad stated he was working on a double disc album containing both 'The Early Years' and 'Reverb on the Click' also with some bonus tracks. No release has been set yet.
Members & Roles
- Chad Ginsburg – electric guitar, vocals
- Dave Kloos – vocals/bass guitar
- Dante Cimino – drums
Discography
- 1995 – Thanks Anyway 7” VinylThanksanyway VinylThe "Thanks Anyway Vinyl" was Rudy + Blitz's first release. It was a white 7" vinyl that was distributed on the Contract Records record label throughout the Philadelphia area in 1995. There were only 2,000 copies made....
- 2000 – Reverb on the ClickReverb on the ClickReverb on the Click is Rudy + Blitz's debut album, printed by Chad Ginsburg in the year 2000. There were an estimated of 500 released.The re-printed version of Reverb on the Click was made by Ginsburg and released in 2003...
(re-released 2003) - 2009 - Distant Recordings: 15 years (Re-release of Reverb on the Click, with Foreign Objects and CKY: Disengage the Simulator EP)