Peter Zaremba’s Love Delegation — Spread The Word

I’m not sure what engendered this 1986 side project by The Fleshtones’ Peter Zaremba, a mix of Zaremba-penned originals and covers like “After Midnight” and “Save Me.” When I borrowed my friend Dan’s Fleshtones records to put on tape back in ’89, I only included one track from this disc, so I never remembered anything more than “Love Delegation.” About 4 years ago I was browsing at The River Street Beat Shop in Troy, one of my favorite used record stores that, unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), is a long way away. I believe the owner knows the band (as I said, there’s a Troy connection), so it was no surprise but a pleasure to find a sealed copy of “Spread The Word” (marked with a little sticker emphasizing “Fleshtones”). The owner threw in a window poster for their then-upcoming 2016 appearance at The Hanger for a release party for their CD “The Band Drinks For Free.” As the poster indicates, this was their 40th anniversary tour, and they’re still going strong.