Hexbreaker! is the second album by The Fleshtones

The Fleshtones

The Fleshtones are an American garage rock band from Queens, New York formed in 1976.- 1976-1979 :The Fleshtones were formed in 1976 in Whitestone, New York by Keith Streng and Marek Pakulski The Fleshtones are an American garage rock band from Queens, New York formed in 1976.- 1976-1979 :The...

. The album was recorded at Skyline Studios in New York City

New York City

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 in March 1983 and produced by Richard Mazda

Richard Mazda

Richard Mazda is a record producer, writer and musician. In later life he also became an actor and director.-Music career:Mazda was one of the co-founders of Poole punk/mod band Tours, singing and playing lead guitar. They signed to Virgin Records in 1979 after selling large quantities of their...

. All songs were composed by band members with the exception of "Burning Hell", a cover of a song originally written and performed by John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...

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The record sleeve was designed by lead singer Peter Zaremba with Carl Grasso, George Dubrose and Richard Mazda, featuring "fey devil photos" by George Dubrose. The back cover of the original LP displayed the following humorous message:

"The theme of this album is NEW, because after all, this is the FLESHTONES newest LP. And not only is it their newest but it's also their wildest, most emphatic, most super-rock record yet! It's been said that the FLESHTONES aren't just a pop group but an outlook, a way of life. But - although a lot of things have been said about the FLESHTONES, you'll agree that their new hexbreaking record album renders all praise not only superfluous, but unnecessary. The Guys"

Side one

1. "Deep In My Heart" (Zaremba)
2. "What's So New (About You)"
3. "Screamin' Skull"
4. "Legend Of a Wheelman" (Spaeth)
5. "New Scene" (Zaremba)
6. "Hexbreaker" (Fleshtones)

Side two

1. "Right Side of a Good Thing" (Zaremba)
2. "BRAINSTORM"
3. "This House Is Empty" (Pakulski, Zaremba)
4. "Want!"
5. "Burning Hell" (J.L. Hooker
   John Lee Hooker
   John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
   
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Personnel

• Peter Zaremba — vocals, maracas
• Keith Streng — guitar, vocals, "world famous orchestra leader"
• Bill Milhizer — drums
• Jan Marek Pakulski — bass, "thanks for just being you"
• Gordon Spaeth — organ, harmonica, sax

Additional Personnel

• John Weiss — tenor saxophone
• Peter Doyle— trumpet
• Richard Mazda— producer, also played various unspecified instruments
• David Lichtenstein— engineer
• Roger Moutenot— assistant
• Paul Shook— assistant
• Avi Kipper— engineer
• Frank DeLuna— mastering