Arson featured the following folks:
Rudy Tuesdai [nee Rude Van Steenes] (vocals)
Marcel Lafleur (guitar; backing vocals)
Nick Neurotic (drums)
Tony Lester (guitar; added as second guitarist)
Steve Goode (bass)
Spike Bandito [nee Mark Gammage] (bass)
Mike "Motor X" Anderson (drums; replaced Neurotic)
Chic Parker (guitar; replaced Lester)
Rudy Tuesdai fronted this short-lived proto punk act from Toronto's Queen Street circuit from 1978 through 1982. Tuesdai and Lafleur were joined by Lester and Neurotic to rehearse in the Old Rose Theater on Queen Street. Steve Goode, from The Poles, rounded out the line-up on bass. Gammage replaced Steve Goode on bass in 1979. The group fought tooth and nail for their own gigs including opening slots for The Ugly and The Viletones. Legendary Toronto promoters, The Gary's helped the band out by slotting them in on Dead Boys tour dates alongside London, Ontario band The Demics. Arson were recognized as one of the first independent acts to self-finance and organize their own tour taking them through Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Long Island and two weeks in New York City.
The two songs on this ep were re-released on a "Smash the State ep that came out with the book and the first Smash the State LP. These were released on No Exit Records.
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