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Schlong Was The Brain Child Of Brothers Dave Mello Drummer Of Operation Ivy And Downfall Fame And Pat Mello Bass Now Of Uncus Along With Guitarist Gavin McAuthur Now Of Smuteye Three Incredibly Schooled Musicians. They Are Probably Most Known For Re-Doing The Entire West Side Story Soundtrack As Punk Side Story But They Also Redid Fleetwood Mac's Rumours As Tumours -- All Squeezed Onto A 7" Record -- And Since Reissued On Unessential Schlong. Formed In 1989 Named After Their Favorite Cat ! Schlong Came To Life In A West Oakland CA Warehouse Named The Zen Den. Schlong Played Their First Show At A Friend's Apartment For His Birthday Party In Albany CA. Style-Wise Schlong Played The Most Complex Interstellar Jazz/prog/space Jams With Time Signatures That'd Make Rick Wakeman Cry. But Lyrically Most Songs Were About Hippos Boogers Jock Itch Or Fleas. Their Albums Include Limp 1991 7" Waxy Yellow Buildup 1992 LP Squattin' On The Pot 1993 LP The Essential Schlong 1993 Compilation Pooploops 1994 7" Tumours 1995 7" Unessential Schlong 1995 Compilation Punk Side Story 1995 LP And Their Final Album Fish Booty 1996 LP . They Also Release Several Split Records I.E. Releases With Another Band . The Majority Of Their Releases Were Put Out By Very Small Records And Bun Length Records Though Punk Side Story Was Put Out By Hopeless Records. In 2004 After Nearly A Decade Schlong Got Back Together And Played A Reunion Tour Throughout California. Http //www.Myspace.Com/schlong3fingerspread read less