0011: Suits Me, Too

Earlier this week I put up scans of the sleeve of a 1996 vinyl 7" single by the Action Suits, a power pop band whose members include writer/artist Peter Bagge and his occasional inker Eric Reynolds. Several singles resulted from their first recording session, recorded at Avast Studios in Seattle, Washington with Stuart Hallerman engineering and Steve Fisk producing. The second one appears below. Unlike the first, which was released on Fluffer (a label in Seattle), this one was released on Cherry Smash Records in Los Angeles.


Side A: "Fun Flies"(written by Eric Reynolds)
Lead Vocals: Eric
Trail-off groove: "U-43235M-A CS-036A"
Produced by Steve Fisk
Running time: 2:54

Eric Reynolds: Guitars
Andy Schmidt: Bass, additional Guitar
Peter Bagge: Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals







Side B: "Before" (written by Eric Reynolds)
Lead Vocals: Eric
Trail-off groove: "U-43235M-B CS-036B"
Produced by Steve Fisk
Running time: 3:34

Eric Reynolds: Guitars
Andy Schmidt: Bass
Peter Bagge: Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals









The sleeve art was again by Bagge and Reynolds and, according to the two-sided sheet Cherry Smash included as their "Summer 1996 catalog", this single was the largest print run of the ten vinyl titles listed with 2000 copies. I can only find about forty releases on the label from 1993 to 1998. Fluffer Records, while far less prolific, seems to be releasing vinyl and mp3's as recently as last year.

Now, since the previous Action Suits post offered a band history from their 2006 CD booklet, I figured I'd tack on a bit from the same booklet for this post: