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ABKCO release the first two albums by Michigan garage rock legends aka Question Mark and The Mysterians 96 Tears 1966 and Action 1967.Formed in the Bay City Saginaw area of Michigan in 1962 by MexicanAmerican children of migrant farm workers, the band gained popularity with the addition of drummer Robert Martinez’ s brother Rudy, aka Question Mark, as lead vocalist. The eccentric Question Mark often stylized as ” has claimed to have been born on Mars and lived among dinosaurs in a past life.The band’ s debut single ’96 Tears ‘ , with its distinctive organ line played by Mysterians’ keyboardist ‘Little ‘ Frank Rodriguez, was originally released on PaGoGo Records in 1966, but quickly reissued by the more established Philadelphiabased label CameoParkway Records. The rawyetinfectious song swept the airwaves, hitting 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 29, 1966, beating out The Monkees, Four Tops, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Sonny and Cher, The Beach Boys and many more established acts. and The Mysterians’ debut album, also titled 96 Tears, followed in October ‘ 66 just as the single was crossing the one million sales mark. The LP, filled out with ten more originals including the Top 40 hit ‘I Need Somebody ‘ plus a version of TBone Walker’ s ‘Stormy Monday, ‘ peaked at 66. Question Mark and The Mysterians Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £33