They were signed by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics to the publishing side of his label, Anxious Records . Stewart threw a party for the band’s first single, “Hypersonic”. Although Fluffy were initially signed to Parkway Records (owned by press agents Phill Savidge and John Best of Savidge and Best), it was not until A&R man Tom Zutaut signed them to a two-album deal with The Enclave /Hut/Virgin that Fluffy gained wider notoriety. The band appeared on the NME ‘ s yearly bratbus tour in 1996, along with The Bluetones , The Cardigans , and Heavy Stereo . The band’s debut album Black Eye was released in 1996, and the band supported the Foo Fighters on tour . They were the opening act for the Sex Pistols reunion tour of Japan, as well as the Sex Pistols’ first reunion show at Finsbury Park .
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