King Flux
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King Flux was a band started by Richie Stotts
Richie Stotts
Richard Eugene Stotts was the first guitarist and one of the founding members of the punk/metal group Plasmatics.In 1978, Richie was among the earliest musicians to sport a Mohawk,...

 after the breakup of the Plasmatics
Plasmatics
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 in 1985. King Flux's first incarnation consisted of Richie on guitar, Billy and Andy Hilfiger
Andy Hilfiger
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 (younger brothers of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
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), and Marky Ramone
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 on drums. Apparently, they also played under the name Hill-Fire. Other people played with the band throughout its short existence including Chris "Junior" Romanelli on bass guitar, Christopher Bell (currently with The Freddie Long Band) on guitar, and Tony Petri (from Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
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) and Albert Bouchard
Albert Bouchard
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 of Blue Öyster Cult
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on drums. Also, Zippy McAdam, from NYC, played bass with King Flux, appearing on the Uncle Floyd show, a great honor!

Discography

The Man with the X-Ray Eyes/1944 - This was the only vinyl release by King Flux, a 7" single. The B-Side consisted of the song "1944". The lineup on the single was Richie Stotts on guitar and vocals, Chris "Junior" Romanelli on bass guitar and Albert Bouchard on drums. Richie produced the single. It was released by the American Gothic Record Company and distributed by Dutch East India. Tommy Lafferty was one of the original guitarists.
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