Sons of Elvis was an

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group active in the early 1990s, best known for their hit single, "Formaldehyde".

History

Sons of Elvis was formed by musicians from

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. After winning some local airplay in Cleveland and building a small following, they relocated to

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so that three of the members could attend college, at

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in the Bronx. Review of ''Glodean''

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While there, two of the members also wrote a well received weekly music column
Ear Wax
for Fordham's alternative newspaper, The Paper. After a bidding war, they signed to small

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American Empire to release ''Glodean'', but the label went out of business quickly after signing them. Priority Records then picked up the group and released the ''Mrs. White'' disc (consisting mainly of tracks from ''Glodean'') before re-releasing ''Glodean'' in 1995. Lead single "Formaldehyde" received airplay at radio and on

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, and was also featured on the soundtrack of the feature film '' Higher Learning,'' by director

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. ''Glodean'' peaked at No. 23 on

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's Top Heatseekers chart in 1995.

Discography

*''Mrs. White'' ( Priority Records, 1994) *''Glodean'' (Priority, 1995)

Members

*John Borland (vocals) *Tim Parnin (guitar) *

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(bass, guitar) *Pat Casa (drums)

References

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