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The Fix was an early 1980s hardcore punk rock band from Lansing, Michigan, and one of the first bands to be released on Touch and Go Records. ==History== The Fix was formed in March 1980 by Steve Miller (vocals), Craig Calvert (guitar), Mike Achtenberg (bass) and Jeff Wellman (drums). In 1981, The Fix released a single on Touch and Go, "Vengeance" b/w "In this Town", in a small pressing of 200 copies.〔Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records Bio (), touchandgorecords.com〕 The first single has fetched up to $3,500 on eBay and is considered among the rarest punk rock records in existence.〔( Goldmine magazine )〕 They also contributed the song "No Idols" to the 1981 Touch and Go compilation EP ''Process of Elimination''. In January 1982, Touch and Go released ''Jan's Rooms'', a four-song 7" EP. The band played on several prominent bills, including shows with the Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Flipper, Black Flag, and many other notable punk rock bands, before breaking up in early 1982.〔- Miller, Steve. ("Band history from Miller" ), jansrooms.com Retrieved 26 March 2008.〕 After the split, Miller and Achtenberg formed Blight, which also featured Tesco Vee of The Meatmen as vocalist.〔 Wellman, meanwhile, moved back to Northern Michigan and became a real estate agent in Boyne City. Calvert played with other bands, most recently a Chicago-based blues outfit. Miller is currently a writer based in Lansing. He was the editor of ''Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83''.〔Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83"〕 In 1990, German label Lost and Found Records released a double LP called ''Cold Days'', compiling all six songs from the two singles, the compilation track, four outtakes and 12 live songs. In 2006, Touch and Go reissued all of this material on CD in 2006 as ''At the Speed of Twisted Thought...'', augmented by additional outtakes and a live cover of the Germs' "Media Blitz".〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Fix (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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