Abacus - s/t. 1971 Polydor.
Abacus - Just A Day's Journey Away. 1972 Polydor.
Abacus - Everything You Need. 1972 Polydor. (reissued legit)
Abacus - Midway. 1973 Zebra. ***All reissued by Green Tree in 2012***
Until the last couple of years, I'd only heard the band's last 1970s work "Midway" (1973) and it was pretty horrendous save the long title track.. Recently I heard their 3rd effort "Everything You Need", which is quite a drop off from the great first album. All of Side 1 is rural/country rock and is downright terrible. But all is not lost, as the second side is one long suite. Though based again on a rural rock theme, there are plenty of quirky progressive rock moves, that recall the first album. The dramatic difference between the first and later albums reminded me, again, of Nine Days Wonder.
Priority: 2 (for the debut)
Everything You Need did see a legit reissue on the Spectrum label which is a part of Karussel Musik. It might even be owned by Universal (or Polygram at the time). Doesn't make the album any better but it did see the light of day on CD.
ReplyDeleteI bought a legit copy about 2-3 years ago of their debut. Looking at it now its on Walhalla with cat. # WH 90337. Cost me a bit over $20.
ReplyDeleteSorry to tell you Bill, but Walhalla is a known bootleg label. I wish I had better news for you :(
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