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Abecedarians

Abecedarians has been played on NTS shows including Confusing Mix w/ Josh Da Costa, with The Other Side Of The Fence first played on 7 March 2018.

Abecedarians were a Los Angeles based trio active in the mid to late 80's. Chris Manecke (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Kevin Dolan (drums) and John Blake (bass) specialized in reverb heavy, synth driven post-punk songs. Manecke's rich vocals and unusual lyrics were the most distinctive aspects of this little known band.

In the mid 90's, Abecedarians' Chris Manecke and John Blake formed First Men on the Sun along with Jason Toney on drums. They released a self titled…

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Factory1985
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AbecedariansFactory1985
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Abecedarians
Independent Project Records1990
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AbecedariansIndependent Project Records1990
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Southwest Audio Reproductions1986
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AbecedariansSouthwest Audio Reproductions1986
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The Other Side Of The Fence
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Caroline Records1987
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AbecedariansCaroline Records1987
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Abecedarians
Independent Project Records1990
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AbecedariansIndependent Project Records1990
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Pylon Records2012
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AbecedariansPylon Records2012
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