The ABS

The ABS were a melodic Punk band who came to prominence with the superb Grease Your Ralph (1987), a Half Man Half Biscuit-esque tribute to the comb over, named after a footballer with the same embarrassing barnet. They were not quick to record: formed in 1980, it took them seven years to reach this benchmark. Although The ABS were a popular live band and received good reviews in the press, their music has not dated well, and their songs suffer from a serious setback: they all sound the same. And not a Ramones-style "same": at times it seems like they only have one song.

Mentalenema (1989)

01 - Popular In Bradford

02 - Grease Your Ralph

03 - Sweetest Kiss

04 - Toes Stamped Flat

05 - Diamonds

06 - Concrete Hits Bone

07 - Wrecking Hour

08 - Everything Exactly What You Think It Is

Nail It Down (1990)

01 - Great Heart Still

02 - Lethal

03 - False Teeth For The Blind

04 - Englebert Humperdinch's Racing Pigeon

05 - Twelve Bar Tender

06 - Luck

07 - Trippin'

08 - Point Me At The Fridge

09 - Fear Is The Key

10 - High On Purpose

11 - Shaddup You Face

A Wop Bop A Loo Bop... A Cough, Wheeze, Fart! (2008)

CD 01:

01 - Grease Your Ralph

02 - Hand Me Down (My Silver Boulder Knives)

03 - Fear Is The Key

04 - Same Mistake Twice

05 - Popular In Bradford

06 - Grease Your Ralph

07 - Sweetest Kiss

08 - Toes Stomped Flat

09 - Diamonds

10 - Concrete Hits Bone

11 - Wreckoning Hour

12 - Everything Exactly What You Think It Is

13 - Same Mistake Twice

14 - Hand Me Down (My Silver Boulder Knives)

15 - Legal Aid

16 - Jackhammer

17 - Shift

18 - Wankin' In The Bog

19 - The Gospel According To John Motson (Live)

20 - Allbarn Addict (Live)

CD 02:

01 - Great Heart Still

02 - Lethal

03 - False Teeth For The Blind

04 - Englebert Humperdinck's Racing Pigeon

05 - Twelve Bar Tender

06 - Luck

07 - Trippin'

08 - Point Me At The Fridge

09 - Fear Is The Key

10 - High On Purpose

11 - Shaddup You Face

12 - Underworld Shuffle

13 - Clinkers In My Cleft (Live)

14 - Kentucky Red Hair (Version) (Live)

15 - Stegasaurus (Live)

16 - Louisianna Saturday Night (Live)

17 - Ringland Tuxedo (Version) (Live)

18 - Jack Russell Blues (Live)

19 - Fractured Jaw (Version) (Live)

20 - Derek Dougan (Live)

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