John Howard Abdnor Involvement
Rod_Torfulson
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Pulled this out of the "oddball" bin yesterday, what is the story? One pretty cool track, vocals are irritating on most of the rest. Looks way better than it sounds. I couldn't find much about it, just two copies on gemm with no info.
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I think Abdnor was also the label owner's son.
what the fuck happened to that ?????
I can think of more than just one, and I'll start at the top with the pride of Dallas, TX, the Five Americans. They were Abnak's biggest act with a string of mid-sixties hits like "Western Union," "Zip Code," and the punk-as-fuck "I See The Light." Garage-rock; they went back and forth between a Monkees-style pop sound and a hard Sonics thing.
Bobby Patterson is key, too. He's a soul singer and songwriter who recorded for Abnak's Jetstar subsidiary. Sundazed released a really good compilation of his recordings from this time.
"Dance Franny Dance" is the only song I've ever heard by the Floyd Dakil Combo, but if you're into frat-rock, I'd check that out as well.
Also, I'm surprised someone at Atlantic Records didn't sue Abnak over their label design. (Or did they?)
Same tune as Music Exposions' "I See the Light"?? If so, who wrote it?
It's not, although the singers on both records sound pissed-off.