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

History

One of the early bands to be a part of the 1990's Garage Rock revival in the Unites States ^[1], Fortune & Maltese (a/k/a Fortune and Maltese and The Phabulous Pallbearers) are a five-piece Detroit-based garage band ^[2] ^[3]. Formed in 1993 in Kalamazoo, 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 1960-influenced music ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] and have been featured in the films "It Came From Detroit" ^[7] and on the soundtrack to the Russ Meyer-homage "Pervert " ^[8].

Partial Discography

Singles and EPs (7")

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

1. No Dice
2. Fools' Gold
3. Take My Word
4. Pepsi Commercial
5. Wicked Weed

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

1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
2. Gone, Gone, Gone
3. Kent Berglund Action Man
4. Don't Mind If I Do

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

1. Genie In The Lamp
2. Vampira

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

1. Leave No Stone Unturned
2. Time Has Gone

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

1. Bewitched
2. Don't Wanna Cry

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
3. PSA - Stay In School
4. Commercial - Coca Cola

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

1. Knaught Knight
2. Good-N-Plenty

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

1. Fiddled While Rome Burned
2. Wrong From The Start
3. Mindreader
4. I'm Crying

9. Girls Gotta Learn 7" (Get Hip, 2004, GH-231) with Amy Surdu and Johnny Chan

1. Girl's Gotta Learn
2. I Hate You Baby
3. Oh Yeah Alright
4. Do What I Want

10. Sonic Sounds Of Seattle 7" (Dionysus Records, 2001, ID 0745102)

1. Girl Go Run Away
2. You Watch The Road
3. Don't Question Me
4. Jump, Jive And Harmonize!

LPs & CDs

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

1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
2. No Dice
3. Fools' Gold
4. Gone, Gone, Gone
5. Wicked Weed
6. Take My Word
7. Don't Mind If I Do
8. Kent Berglund Action Man
9. Let's Dance
10. Bamboozled Again
11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole)
12. Try A Little Harder
13. I Just Don't Care
14. Chase You
15. I Found A New Love
16. Golden Arm
17. The Bummer
18. Black Hood

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

1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
2. No Dice
3. Fools' Gold
4. Gone, Gone, Gone
5. Wicked Weed
6. Take My Word
7. Don't Mind If I Do
8. Kent Berglund Action Man
9. Let's Dance
10. Bamboozled Again
11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole)
12. Try A Little Harder
13. I Just Don't Care
14. Chase You
15. I Found A New Love
16. Golden Arm
17. The Bummer
18. Black Hood
19. Du Toc
20. Louise

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

18 tracks

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

References

External links

Cavestones Blog – Fortune And Maltese
'60's Garage Bands – Researching the Local and Regional Bands of the 1960s
Detroit Rock and Roll – Links to Detroit rock from the 1950s to the present.
Little Steven's Underground Garage – Steve Van Zandt's Garage Rock Radio Station
Beyond The Calico Wall @ pHinnWeb – Garage rock info and links.
About.com Profile of Garage Rock – another, slightly different, definition and history of Garage Rock.
Garage Rock Radio Homepage – Links to and reviews of garage rock radio shows available on the Internet.
Trans-World '60s Punk:Cutie Morning Moon – Japanese Group Sounds and more.
Discog.com Discogs.com: Fortune & Maltese

[1] Garage Rock: Fortune & Maltese

[2] "Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese

[3] "Lost In The Grooves" by Kim Cooper: Fortune & Maltese

[4] Grunnenrocks: Fortune & Maltese

[5] "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Kim Cooper (excerpt): Fortune & Maltese reference

[6] Discogs.com: Fortune & Maltese

[7] "It Came From Detroit": Fortune & Maltese

[8] "Pervert": Fortune & Maltese

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 ==Partial Discography==
-===EPs (7")s===
+===Singles and EPs (7")===
-* NO DICE + 4 cuts (LT-003) split label release between Leppotone and Happy Hour Records 1993
+.  No Dice 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1993, LT-003)
+*1. No Dice
-* WIG WAM + 3 cuts (LT-005) split label release between Leppotone and Happy Hour Records 1994
+*2. Fools' Gold
-* FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED + 3 cuts (KEY-2EP)
+*3. Take My Word
-* YOU WACH THE ROAD + 3 cuts (ID0745102)
+*4. Pepsi Commercial
-* GIRL'S GOTTA LEARN + 3 cuts (Get Hip Records GH-231) 2004
+*5. Wicked Weed
+. Wig Wam 7" (Leppotone & Happy Hour Records, 1994, LT-005)
-===45s (7")===
+*1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
-* GENIE IN THE LAMP/VAMPIRA (360 Twist Records, 360T-009)
+*2. Gone, Gone, Gone
-* LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED/TIME HAS GONE (Get Hip Records, GH-212) released with promo film.
+*3. Kent Berglund Action Man
-* BEWITCHED/DON'T WANNA CRY (Larsen Records [France], LZ-039)
+*4. Don't Mind If I Do
-* KNAUGHTY KNIGHT/GOOD-N-PLENTY (CAD Records 45001)
+. Genie In The Lamp 7" (360 Twist! Records, 1997, 36T-009)
+*1. Genie In The Lamp
+*2. Vampira
+. Leave No Stone Unturned 7" (Get Hip, 1997, GH-212)
+*1. Leave No Stone Unturned
+*2. Time Has Gone
+. Bewitched 7" (Larsen Records, 1997, LZ 039)
+*1. Bewitched
+*2. Don't Wanna Cry
+. 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
+*3. PSA - Stay In School
+*4. Commercial - Coca Cola
+. Knaughty Knight 7" (CAD Records, 1999, 45001)
+*1. Knaught Knight
+*2. Good-N-Plenty
+. Fiddled While Rome Burned 7" (Keystone Record Co., 2000, KEY-2EP)
+*1. Fiddled While Rome Burned
+*2. Wrong From The Start
+*3. Mindreader
+*4. I'm Crying
+. Girls Gotta Learn 7" (Get Hip, 2004, GH-231) with Amy Surdu and Johnny Chan
+*1. Girl's Gotta Learn
+*2. I Hate You Baby
+*3. Oh Yeah Alright
+*4. Do What I Want
+. Sonic Sounds Of Seattle 7" (Dionysus Records, 2001, ID 0745102)
+*1. Girl Go Run Away
+*2. You Watch The Road
+*3. Don't Question Me
+*4. Jump, Jive And Harmonize!
 ===LPs & CDs===
-* FORTUNE & MALTESE, 18 cuts (Screaming Apple Records [Germany], SCALP-110)
+. Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers LP (Screaming Apple Records, SCALP 110)
-* KONQUER KAMPUS, 15 cuts (Hillsdale Records, HLP/HCD-103) with promo interview-45 released in tandem
+*1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
-* LIVE AT HARVEY'S, 18 cuts (Dutch bootleg of live set w/prev. unreleased F&M bonus cuts...)
+*2. No Dice
-* FORTUNE & MALTESE, 21 cuts (Get Hip Records, GH-1057CD) CD re-release of Screaming Apple LP
+*3. Fools' Gold
+*4. Gone, Gone, Gone
+*5. Wicked Weed
+*6. Take My Word
+*7. Don't Mind If I Do
+*8. Kent Berglund Action Man
+*9. Let's Dance
+*10. Bamboozled Again
+*11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole)
+*12. Try A Little Harder
+*13. I Just Don't Care
+*14. Chase You
+*15. I Found A New Love
+*16. Golden Arm
+*17. The Bummer
+*18. Black Hood
+. Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers CD (Get Hip, GH-1057)
+*1. Wig Wam Promo/Wig Wam
+*2. No Dice
+*3. Fools' Gold
+*4. Gone, Gone, Gone
+*5. Wicked Weed
+*6. Take My Word
+*7. Don't Mind If I Do
+*8. Kent Berglund Action Man
+*9. Let's Dance
+*10. Bamboozled Again
+*11. Low Man (On Her Totem Pole)
+*12. Try A Little Harder
+*13. I Just Don't Care
+*14. Chase You
+*15. I Found A New Love
+*16. Golden Arm
+*17. The Bummer
+*18. Black Hood
+*19. Du Toc
+*20. Louise
+. Konquer Kampus LP/CD (Hillsdale Records, HLP-103)
+*18 tracks
+. LIVE AT HARVEY'S, 18 cuts (Dutch bootleg of live set w/prev. unreleased F&M bonus cuts...)