96 Tears
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 Mexican-American children of migrant farm workers, the band gained popularity with the addition of drummer Robert Martinezâs brother Rudy, aka Question Mark, as lead vocalist. The eccentric Question Mark (often stylized as â?â) has claimed to have been born on Mars and lived among dinosaurs in a past life.
The bandâs debut single â96 Tearsâ, with its distinctive organ line played by Mysteriansâ keyboardist âLittleâ Frank Rodriguez, was originally released on Pa-Go-Go Records in 1966, but quickly reissued by the more established Philadelphia-based label Cameo-Parkway Records. The raw-yet-infectious 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 Mysteriansâ debut album, also titled 96 Tears, followed in October â66 just as the single was crossing the one million sales mark. The LP, filled out with ten more originals â including the Top 40 hit âI Need Somebodyâ â plus a version of T-Bone Walkerâs âStormy Monday,â peaked at #66.
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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 Mexican-American children of migrant farm workers, the band gained popularity with the addition of drummer Robert Martinezâs brother Rudy, aka Question Mark, as lead vocalist. The eccentric Question Mark (often stylized as â?â) has claimed to have been born on Mars and lived among dinosaurs in a past life.
The bandâs debut single â96 Tearsâ, with its distinctive organ line played by Mysteriansâ keyboardist âLittleâ Frank Rodriguez, was originally released on Pa-Go-Go Records in 1966, but quickly reissued by the more established Philadelphia-based label Cameo-Parkway Records. The raw-yet-infectious 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 Mysteriansâ debut album, also titled 96 Tears, followed in October â66 just as the single was crossing the one million sales mark. The LP, filled out with ten more originals â including the Top 40 hit âI Need Somebodyâ â plus a version of T-Bone Walkerâs âStormy Monday,â peaked at #66.
