The final months of 1992 are marked by two significant events in the UTUP chronology.  In November, the band debuts their most spectacular technological creation to date: the world's first hard-bodied Flying "V" electrick ukulele.  Custom- built by Moritz and UTUP’s chief ukulele designer, Eric Westerlund, the Flying 'V" redefines the band's sound with a fuzz-tone roar previously unattainable via the acoustic constraints of the old soprano instruments.  Immediately following the performance, the band takes-up residence in Manhattan's Dubway Recording Studios to produce what will become the definitive chronicling of the Uke (Till U Puke) experience.

The album is called Pure Speed, Pure Ukulele and it is a sonic tour de force replete with the loudest ukuleles ever mastered onto tape. Derevlany, still battling his inner demons and a debilitatingly expensive Midol habit, reaches into the depths of his soul to deliver a bone-chilling rendition of the semi-autobiographical "I'm a Passive Aggressive Guy."   Morze, meanwhile, redefines her role in UTUP by stepping forward to the microphone for an unforgettable rendering of the single, "Get Away from My Boyfriend."  It is "Boyfriend" that features the legendary 'dueling ukuleles' solos by Moritz and Derevlany and the speed-saxophone wizardry of new band member David Plakke.

Reaching for the Stars (next chapter)