Fonda 500
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Fonda 500 are a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

 hailing from Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

.

Background

Formed by Simon Stone and Nicholas Broughton in 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing album
Album
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s since 2000. Their song
Song
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s appeared on the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

 to the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 comedy
Comedy
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 television program
Television program
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me, Teachers on Channel Four, Colin Farrel film Intermission
Intermission
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 and recently E4's Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...

(2010). They have built up a cult
Cult
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 following since 2000, chiefly through their live performances and their musical style, comparable to Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

 jamming with the Beach Boys. Their album, Je m'appelle Stereo, was released on their own label
Record label
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 Record mountain on 30 June 2008.

Albums

  • Je m'appelle Stereo
  • ABCDELP
  • No.1 Hi-fi Hair
  • The Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds of Fonda 500
  • The Autumn/Winter Collection
  • Eight Track Sound System
    Eight Track Sound System
    Eight Track Sound System is the first album by Kingston upon Hull band Fonda 500, released in 2000 .-Track listing:#"Casiotone Introduction"#"Interstella Invitation"#"Orson"#"International Feelings of Love"#"Betamax"...


Singles

  • "Super Chimpanzee"
  • "8 Track"
  • "I Like Nick Broten"
  • "Computer Freaks Of The Galaxy"

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