The Abs

The Abs

Band, 1980-1991 GB, Newport, Wales
Alternative

Punk band from Newport, Wales. Formed in 1980 the original line up was: The Legendary Johnny Figgs - vocals (1980-1983) Baz (Barrie Oldfield) - guitar, & later vocals Murph (Kieran Murphy) - bass (1980-1986) The Rev (John Oldfield) - drums Figgs left around 1983, & Baz took over the vocals duties. Other members were: Bryn Jones - guitar (1984-1991) Fatty Ashtray (Jon Simpson) - bass (1986-1990) Dingo (Richie Glover) - bass (1990-1991) The band split in 1991. The band were known for their melodic style & tongue-in-cheek lyrics. After The Abs split, Baz Oldfield & John Oldfield formed Doctor Bison.

Members

	Richie Glover b
	Fatty Ashtray b GB
	Barrie Oldfield voc, g, eb GB
	Bryn Jones g
	John Oldfield dr

Band Membership

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
A Wop Bop A Loo Bop ... A Cough, Wheeze, Fart!	The Abs	2008	Compil.
Nail It Down	The Abs	1990	Album
Mentalenema	The Abs	1989	Album
Sniffin Rock #8	Loop / Gaye Bykers On Acid / The Abs	1989	Single
Turbosphinct	The Abs	1988	Album
Grease Your Ralph	The Abs	1987	Single

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.