Slippin' Around With Jole Blon by Bud Messner and His Skyline Boys reached number 7 on the Country juke box charts in June 1950.

[4] In 1951 the company located an operational nickelodeon in Richmond Hill, Queens on the advice of Cook, and signed a contract to record the machine.

[9] By 1952 Abbey was producing LP records, including a history of the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II.

[10] Not entirely content with standard sales channels, Abbey signed a deal with the Pacquin company to record songs subtly promoting a hand cream product without directly naming the brand.

[11] Besides Doraine, other executives of the company were Carlton "Kelly" Camarata (who was part-owner)[12] as vice-president of Sales and Promotion, and Rudolph Toombs and Gus Statiras as A&R men.