ABH - Geoffrey (Who Wants To Listen To Punk Rock) (1978)

b/w Colt 45 Rock

Music Bank Records (BECK 694)

Matrix/Dead Wax (etched) 
Geoffrey BECK 694-A
Colt 45 Rock BECK 694-B

Recorded Beck Studios, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Released - June 1978

Interesting Punk n Roll / Pub Rock from this Northampton 4 piece who began life as Pheonix (1970) became August Bank Holiday* (1971) Shortening to ABH around 1976. Then New Years Eve 1980 Brian formed Accrington Stanley~ & the other 3 became Nailz.

Paul Goff AKA Sindy Thunderbolt RIP (Voc)

Brian Harding AKA Moses Silverhead (Guitar)
Jim Newman AKA Jimmy Shitlegs (Bass)
Robin Waugh AKA Foghorn Leghorn RIP (Drums) ex Left Hand Drive  

"ABH managed to get Courage Brewery to sponsor the recording of 500 copies of a single on which we had to write a song about the cans of Colt 45. As a result we could have an original track of our choice on the flip side so I wrote Geoffrey (who wants to listen to punk rock) as a spoof. We did a mini tour of several gigs to promote the single and Colt 45 that took us all around Northamptonshire and Coventry ending with us at Birmingham with Magnum"
Brian Harding

*Brian Harding (Guitar), John Hird (Guitar), Terry McGeary Replaced by Steve Brown (Bass), Roscoe (Voc) & Clive Thorneycroft (Drums)

~ For those who remember   

Useless info 1 - August Bank Holiday released an earlier 45 I Saw You / Pyramid on Beck Amplification Sound Studios.

Useless info 2 - ABH supported amongst others Motorhead and Cheap Trick

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