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Pledging to never play a venue with a stage, singer/guitarist John Reis formed San Diego's Rocket from the Crypt in the summer of 1990 after becoming disillusioned with his then-current hardcore punk band, Pitchfork. Bassist Petey X, guitarist N.D., drummer Sean, and backing vocalist Elaina joined the band's initial lineup, and Rocket from the Crypt released Paint as a Fragrance in 1991. While the debut increased the band's profile, a lineup change ensued as Sean and Elaina left the San Diego area. Adam "Atom" Willard climbed aboard as the band's new drummer, and one of Reis' drinking buddies, Paul "Apollo 9" O'Beirne, joined as saxophonist. After 1992's Circa: Now! was released on Cargo Records and experienced a good deal of underground success, a major-label bidding war broke out, resulting in Rocket from the Crypt's decision to join Interscope Records. Interscope then re-released Circa: Now! in 1993, and the single "Ditch Digger" spent some time in MTV's Buzz Bin. Eventually, a sixth member -- saxophonist Jason "JC 2000" Crane -- was added, and the band moved onward as a punky, horn-influenced outfit, releasing the 10" record The State of Art Is on Fire in 1995. Rocket from the Crypt issued a total of three records that year, including the limited-edition Hot Charity LP and the band's most acclaimed album to date, Scream, Dracula, Scream. The album spawned three singles, including the international hit "On a Rope," which endeared Rocket from the Crypt to British audiences. RFTC followed in 1998, and Group Sounds was issued on the band's new label, Vagrant, in early 2001. Rocket from the Crypt proved to be a rock & roll machine throughout the early 2000s, their garage punk style as fresh as those following the punk revival trend. The members gradually began pursuing individual side projects, however, and 2002's Live from Camp X-Ray suffered accordingly, as the bandmates' alternate commitments prevented them from launching an effective tour. Three years later, Rocket from the Crypt disbanded after playing a farewell show on October 31, 2005. Vagrant documented the hometown gig by releasing the live album R.I.P. in February 2008. Rocket from the Crypt reunited for a handful of live shows, and have continued to play occasionally since. In 2015, Reis and his Swami label resurrected a long-lost project in which RFTC recorded a collaborative album with Sonny Vincent of the influential New York punk band the Testors. Assembled from abandoned sessions recorded in 2003, Vintage Piss was released in April 2015.
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Tracks:
Title | Album |
Back In The State |
R.F.T.C.
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Ball Lightning |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Basturds |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Born In '69 |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Break It Up |
R.F.T.C.
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Burnt Alive |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Canyon Killer |
All Systems Go III
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Chariots On Fire |
Another Year On The Streets
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Chariots On Fire (Demo) |
All Systems Go III
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Come On Everybody |
All Systems Go III
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Come See, Come Saw |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Crazy Talk |
Circa Now!
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Dick On A Dog |
Melody Maker: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
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Dick On A Dog |
R.F.T.C.
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Dick On A Dog (Demo) |
All Systems Go III
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Ditch Digger |
Circa Now!
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Dollar |
Circa Now!
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Don't Darlene |
Circa Now!
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Don't Wanna Be Touched |
All Systems Go III
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Drop Out |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Due Warning |
All Systems Go III
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Dynamite! |
All Systems Go III
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Evil Party |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Eye On You |
R.F.T.C.
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Falling Down Stairs |
All Systems Go III
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Fat Lip |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Flight Of The Hobo |
Circa Now!
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French Guy |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Glazed |
Circa Now!
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Hairball Alley |
Circa Now!
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Heater Hands |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Hippy Dippy Do |
Circa Now!
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I Know |
R.F.T.C.
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I'm Not Invisible |
Atticus: Dragging The Lake II
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Jiggy Jig |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Killy Kill |
Circa Now!
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Lamps For Sale |
Circa Now!
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Let's Get Busy |
R.F.T.C.
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Lipstick |
R.F.T.C.
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Little Arm |
Circa Now!
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Little Shaver |
All Systems Go III
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Live The Funk |
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Luck Is The New 13 |
All Systems Go III
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Made For You |
R.F.T.C.
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Man Down |
All Systems Go III
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March Of Dimes |
Circa Now!
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Maybelline |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Middle |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Misbeaten |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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No Way At All |
All Systems Go III
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On A Rope |
The Best…Album In The World…Ever! Volume 4
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On A Rope |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Orange County |
All Systems Go III
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Over The Rail |
Circa Now!
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Panic Scam |
R.F.T.C.
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Pictures Of Lenny |
All Systems Go III
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Run Kid Run |
R.F.T.C.
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Salt Future |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Short Lip Fuser |
Circa Now!
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Shy Boy |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Stinker |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Straight American Slave |
Rock Sound Volume 28
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Sturdy Wrist |
Circa Now!
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Suit City |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Summer Survivor |
All Systems Go III
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Tarzan |
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The Whip |
All Systems Go III
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This Way Out |
Another Year On The Streets
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This Way Out |
All Systems Go III
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This Way Out |
Before You Were Punk Volume 2
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Thumbmaster |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Tiger Mask (Instrumental) |
All Systems Go III
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Total Bummer |
All Systems Go III
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Used |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Velvet Touch |
Paint As A Fragrance
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Weak Superhero |
Paint As A Fragrance
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When In Rome |
R.F.T.C.
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When In Rome (Do The Jerk) (Demo) |
All Systems Go III
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You Gotta Move |
R.F.T.C.
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Young Livers |
Scream, Dracula, Scream!
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Your Touch |
R.F.T.C.
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