Decades: 1970s
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Steve Gilpin
Steve Gilpin was a Wellington pop vocalist born in 1949. He recorded two singles for Edd Morris’s Strange Records in 1972. They were “Spring” and “Stoned Me”. He also recorded […]
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Highway
Highway in 1970, clockwise from top left, Jim Lawrie, Phil Pritchard, George Limbidis and Bruce Sontgen. Line-Up: Phil Pritchard (Guitar) George Limbidis (Bass Guitar) Jim Lawrie (Drums) Bruce Sontgen (Vocals) […]
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Heartbreakers
Line-Up: Don Wilson (Guitar / Vocals) Steve Robinson (Guitar / Vocals) Simon Morris (Guitar) Nick Theobald (Bass Guitar) Danny Shaw (Drums) Tony Hooper (Guitar) The Heartbreakers were a Wellington pop […]
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Littlejohn
Line-Up: Bruno Lawrence (Drums) Tony Littlejohn (Bass Guitar) Alan Moon (Keyboards) Corben Simpson (Guitar / Vocals) In 1971 Bruno Lawrence, having just completed a stint with Fresh Air, was asked […]
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Mammal
Mammal in 1973: L to R Tony Backhouse, Julie Needham, Kerry Jacobsen, Mark Hornibrook, Robert Taylor and Rick Bryant. Line-Up: Bill Lake (Guitar / Harmonica / Vocals) Tony Backhouse (Bass […]
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Anna Leah
Anna Leah was from Birmingham, England where she sang in an all girl group, before emigrating to Wellington. She was quite a successful pop and jazz singer. Her first recorded […]