Art Phag

Art Phag was an American garage rock band from Detroit, consisting of John Rasmussen, Len Puch, Steve Mills and Tim Rounsifer. The band were first signed to the Wanghead label, founded by member Len Puch. After their first self titled album were released in 1988, the group later released a follow up album called 'Instant Ventriloquism' in 1991. The band was largely a project by Len Puch, who later got involved with Elvis Hitler and was behind the Fuknotz.
==Links to Peel==
Peel was very impressed by the band's debut album in 1988 and would often play tracks from it on his radio programmes. Impressed by their album, Peel invited the band to do a session for his show. The opportunity to do the session came when the band did their one and only UK tour in December 1988. While on the road they were asked to record a session. However, due to the routing of the tour and the time schedule, it wasn't possible to record this at Maida Vale, so instead, on Friday 16th December 1988, the band decamped to Lion Studios in Leeds, and recorded five tracks. The songs were sent to Peel + John Walters but the session was never broadcast for unknown reasons.
==Sessions==
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Peel Sessions: The Lost Opportunities
1. Recorded: 1988-12-16. First Broadcast: None
*Dalai Lama Of Luv / Chantilly Lace (with introduction by Ajay Saggar) / Afghanistan / I'm A Hunter / Sword Of The Lord
==Other Shows Played==
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*23 March 1988: Golf (album - Art Phag) Wanghead
*28 March 1988: Molly 'N' Bobby (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*30 March 1988: Hava Naglia (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*01 April 1988 (BFBS): 'Golf (LP-Art Phag)' (Wanghead)
*06 April 1988: Brains (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*12 April 1988: 4 Basic Vejabo Groups / Star People (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*18 April 1988: Brains (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*26 April 1988: Golf (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*04 May 1988: Brains (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*10 May 1988: 4 Basic Vejabo Groups (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*11 May 1988: Cities (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*18 May 1988 (Rockradio): 4 Basic Vejabo Groups (album - Art Phag) Wanghead
*28 May 1988 (Radio Bremen): Cities (album - Art Phag) Wanghead
*01 June 1988 (Rockradio): Cities (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*03 June 1988 (BFBS): 'Golf (LP-Art Phag)' (Wanghead)
*21 June 1988: Golf (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
*01 November 1988 (Radio Bremen): Golf (album - Art Phag) Wanghead
*19 December 1988: 4 Basic Vejabo Groups (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead
;1989
*January 1989 (Ö3): 4 Basic Vejabo Groups (LP - Art Phag) Wanghead (JP: 'Seriously weird band from Detroit, Michigan. That's Art Phag and 4 Basic Vejabo Groups and almost end to my first ride on the Nachtexpress. John Peel in London. I'll be back with you in one month time. If you want to write and tell me what you think of the records in the programme or tell me what's going on, I'll shall be pleased to hear from you. If you want to write in German, I can get the letters translated. I'm going to leave you with Bolt Thrower and Attack In The Aftermath. Thanks for listening, goodbye')
;1994
*17 December 1994 (BFBS): Golf (album - Art Phag) Wanghead
==External Links==
*Grunnen Rocks
*Discogs
Category:Artists