King Flux was a band started by

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after the breakup of the

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in 1985. King Flux's first incarnation consisted of Richie on guitar, Billy and

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(younger brothers of fashion designer

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), and

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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

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) and

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on drums. Also, Zippy McAdam, from NYC, played bass with King Flux, appearing on the Uncle Floyd show,.

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. American rock music groups {{US-rock-band-stub