It was the summer of 2002 when Paulo Zappoli (from the Black Heart Procession) met with Freddie Dillinger, a.k.a. Mr. Tube. Within a couple years, Paulo got to knowing Freddie…and learned some interesting history. In the 60 and 70's, Freddie Dillinger led a band called Freddie Feelgood and the Real Good Feelings. This later morphed into Mr. Tube and his Flying Objects…all this time having written 100's of songs and yet never releasing a single album. Eventually, Paulo heard some live recordings of Freddie's and gradually persuaded him into the idea of recording some of these golden nuggets from years past -- Collector's Classics. Paulo agreed to reform a band that could do Mr. Tube's song's justice. Mr. Tube would write, arrange, record, and produce the ten songs at Paulo's Stereo Disguise Recording Laboratories using old and new equipment to capture the sound.