Also known as: Springfield Rifle, The
Origin: Seattle, WA, USA
Surprisingly, very little is known about this Seattle band that lasted approximately 10 years and issued one LP and over 10 singles. Members included leader and songwriter Jeff Afdem (flute, keyboards, guitar, drums), along with Jeff's brother Terry Afdem (keyboards), Harry Wilson (guitar, vocals), Bob Perry (bass, vocals) and Joe Cavender (drums). They began life as the Springfield Rifles in 1966, issuing their first 45 ('The Bears' b/w 'There Is Life On Mars') on the ABC label in November of that year. In early 1967, the band moved to the Jerden label, a subsidiary of ABC, and began issuing …