Fortune & Maltese & the Phabulous Pallbearers

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Fortune and Maltese
Fortune and Maltese & The Phabulous Pallbearers
Fortune and Maltese & The Phabulous Pallbearers
Background information
Also known asFortune & Maltese
OriginDetroit, Michigan
GenresGarage rock
Years active1993 – present
LabelsLeppotone, Happy Hour, Hillsdale Records, Larsen, Get Hip, Keystone Record Co., 360 Twist! Records, CAD Records, Dionysus Records, Screaming Apple Records, Misty Lane, Splitsville Records, MuSick Recordings; original songs registered with Lake Of Hits Music, BMI[1]
MembersFreddy Fortune: vocals
Michael Maltese: bass, organ, vocals
Nat Cromlech: guitar, vocals
Dusty Sexton: drums
J.C. Graves: bass
Past membersKarl Cromlech
WebsiteOfficial website

Fortune And Maltese are an American garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

History[edit]

One of the early groups to define the Garage Rock revival in Detroit and the United States,[2][3] Fortune & Maltese (a/k/a Fortune and Maltese and The Phabulous Pallbearers) are a five-piece Detroit-based garage band.[4][5] Formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo & Ann Arbor, MI by Michael Maltese, Freddy Fortune, Nat Cromlech, Dusty Sexton and J.C. Graves, they have toured The United States, Europe and Canada with their particular brand of 1960s-influenced music[6][7][8] and have been featured in the films "It Came From Detroit"[9] and on the soundtrack to the Russ Meyer-homage "Pervert ".[10]

In November 2010 Fortune and Maltese were named "No. 35" in their "Detroit's Greatest Hits That Should Have Been" list with their single "Leave No Stone Unturned" / "Time Has Gone" (Get Hip) 1997.[11]

In 2013 Freddy Fortune and Michael Maltese appeared with other Detroit musicians as Benedict Arnold & The Traitors to play in San Diego with Paul Revere & the Raiders front man Mark Lindsay at the Ugly Things Magazines 30th Anniversary Celebration [12]

Partial discography[edit]

Singles and EPs (7")[edit]

1. No Dice 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1993, LT-003)

  • 1. No Dice (Fortune, Maltese)
  • 2. Fools' Gold (Fortune, Maltese)
  • 3. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
  • 4. Pepsi Commercial (Fortune, Maltese)
  • 5. Wicked Weed (Fortune, Maltese)

2. Wig Wam 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1994, LT-005)

  • 1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam (Fortune, Maltese)
  • 2. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
  • 3. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 4. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)

3. Genie In The Lamp 7" (360 Twist! Records, 1997, 36T-009)

  • 1. Genie In The Lamp (Fortune, Maltese)
  • 2. Vampira (Fortune/Maltese)

4. Leave No Stone Unturned 7" (Get Hip, 1997, GH-212)

  • 1. Leave No Stone Unturned (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
  • 2. Time Has Gone (Fortune/Chan/Kaufman)

5. Bewitched 7" (Larsen Records, 1997, LZ 039)

  • 1. Bewitched (Maltese/Hurtt)
  • 2. Don't Wanna Cry (Andre Siebert)

6. Disk Jockey Promo Record 7" (Hillsdale Records, 1997, HR 018) Sent to disk jockeys only – 300 pressed

  • 1. D.J. Interview w/Fortune & Maltese (Open-ended for Disk Jockey Participation)
  • 2. She's A Blowout (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 3. PSA – Stay In School (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 4. Commercial – Coca-Cola

7. Knaughty Knight 7" (CAD Records, 1999, 45001)

  • 1. Knaughty Knight (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 2. Good-N-Plenty (Fortune/Maltese)

8. Fiddled While Rome Burned 7" (Keystone Record Co., 2000, KEY-2EP)

  • 1. Fiddled While Rome Burned (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Graves)
  • 2. Wrong From The Start
  • 3. Mindreader
  • 4. I'm Crying

9. Sonic Sounds From Seattle 7" (Dionysus Records, 2001, ID 0745102)

  • 1. Girl Go Run Away
  • 2. You Watch The Road (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 3. Don't Question Me (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech/Cromlech/Sexton/Graves)
  • 4. Jump, Jive And Harmonize!

10. Girls Gotta Learn 7" (Get Hip, 2004, GH-231) with Jonny Chan, Amy Surdu, John Szymanski & Mike Latulippe

  • 1. Girl's Gotta Learn (Maltese)
  • 2. I Hate You Baby (Fortune/Schroeder)
  • 3. Oh Yeah Alright (Maltese/Chan)
  • 4. Do What I Want (Fortune/Chan)

LPs & CDs[edit]

1. Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers LP 1996 (Screaming Apple Records, SCALP 110)

  • 1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 2. No Dice (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 3. Fools' Gold (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 4. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
  • 5. Wicked Weed (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 6. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
  • 7. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 8. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 9. Let's Dance (J. Lee)
  • 10. Bamboozled Again (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole) (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 12. Try A Little Harder (Fortune)
  • 13. I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 14. Chase You (P. Katrich/T. Conway)
  • 15. I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)
  • 16. Golden Arm (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 17. The Bummer (Martin/Ruiz)
  • 18. Black Hood (Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Cornfinger)

2. Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers CD (Get Hip, GH-1057)

  • 1. Wig Wam Promo (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 2. Wig Wam (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 3. No Dice (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 4. Fools' Gold (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 5. Gone, Gone, Gone (D. Everly/P. Everly)
  • 6. Wicked Weed (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 7. Take My Word (B. Fuller/M. Stone)
  • 8. Don't Mind If I Do (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 9. Kent Berglund Action Man (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 10. Let's Dance (J. Lee)
  • 11. Bamboozled Again (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 12. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole) (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 13. Try A Little Harder (Fortune)
  • 14. I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 15. Chase You (P. Katrich/T. Conway)
  • 16. I Found A New Love (Nehring/Marusak)
  • 17. Golden Arm (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 18. The Bummer (Martin/Ruiz)
  • 19. Black Hood (Maltese/Cromlech/Sexton/Cornfinger)
  • 20. Du Toc (Fortune/Maltese) CD BONUS CUT
  • 21. Louise (J.L. Kincaid) CD BONUS CUT

3. Konquer Kampus LP/CD 1996 (Hillsdale Records, HLP-103)

  • 1. If Push Comes To Shove (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 2. My Baby's Hearse (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 3. Cuttin' Class (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 4. Ask The Swami (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 5. She's A Blowout (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 6. Let's All Go To The Science Fair (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 7. Study Break (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 8. Tappa Kegga USA (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 9. Tally Ho (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 10. Girls Ruin Everything (Maltese)
  • 11. Truth Serum (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
  • 12. Pizza Party Twist (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 13. Cuz I Want You Yeah I Need You (Fortune/Maltese)
  • 14. High Horse (Fortune/Maltese/Cromlech)
  • 15. Stay In School Promo (Fortune/Maltese)

4. LIVE AT HARVEY'S, 18 cuts (Dutch bootleg of live set w/prev. unreleased F&M bonus cuts...)

  • 1. The Bummer
  • 2. No Dice
  • 3. Wig Wam
  • 4. Fool's Gold
  • 5. Kent Berglund Action Man
  • 6. Don't Mind If I Do
  • 7. Ballad Of A Useless Man
  • 8. I Found A New Love
  • 9. **Radio Amsterdam Interview**
  • 10. Just Don't Care
  • 11. Try It
  • 12. Wicked Weed
  • 13. Low Man On Her Totem Pole
  • 14. Golden Arm
  • 15. Bewitched
  • 16. Action Woman
  • 17. Dirty Old Man
  • 18. Chevy Man (Studio Acetate)

Compilations[edit]

1. TransWorld Garage Scene Volume 2 LP (Misty Lane, 1996, MISTY 033)

  • 1 I Just Don't Care (Fortune/Maltese)

2. Splitsville Confidential 7" (Splitsville Records, 1997, U-43423)

  • 1 track: Louise (Paul Revere & The Raiders)

3. Our Favorite Texan: Bobby Fuller Four-Ever! CD (#9 Records JAPAN, 1999 & 2000, ZOE-001)

  • 1 track: Pamela

4. Takin' Out the Trash: A Tribute to the Trashmen CD (Double Crown Records, 2000)

  • 2 tracks: Sleeper and King Of The Surf

5. Swingin' Creepers, A Tribute To The Ventures CD (MuSick Recordings, 2000, MuSick 0010)

  • 1 track: The Twomp

6. PERVERT! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Infinite Entertainment Records, 2005)

  • 2 tracks: Oh Yeah Alright and No Dice

7. The Sweet Sounds of Detroit CD (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006)

  • 1 track: Alice Long (Boyce/Hart)

8. Ghoul's Delight A Monster Party Record 2-CD Set (Bellyache Records (BR-001) 2006)

  • 1 track: Vampira (Fortune/Maltese)

9. The Sweet Sounds of Detroit Volume 2 CD (Bellyache Records (BR-017) 2009)

  • 1 track: Good N Plenty (Fortune/Maltese)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lake Of Hits Music: Fortune and Maltese. Mvlimbert.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Abbey, E: Garage Rock and Its Roots: Musical Rebels and the Drive for Individuality., pp. 31–32. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2006.
  3. ^ Garage Rock: Fortune & Maltese. En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese. Books.google.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  5. ^ "Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper: Fortune & Maltese. Lostinthegrooves.com (March 8, 2006). Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  6. ^ Grunnenrocks: Fortune & Maltese. Grunnenrocks.nl. Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese reference. Books.google.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  8. ^ Fortune & Maltese. Discogs.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  9. ^ Fortune & Maltese. "It Came From Detroit". Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  10. ^ "Pervert": Fortune & Maltese. Pervertthemovie.com (January 22, 2009). Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "Detroit's Greatest Hits That Should Have Been" by Metro Times Music Staff, Detroit Metro Times, November 10, 2010 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Metrotimes.com (November 10, 2010). Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
  12. ^ "Sixties hitmaker Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & The Raiders) makes surprise appearance at Ugly Things Magazine's 30th Anniversary Celebration".

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