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May 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 111 Ripper Records

Caroline, Rob and I formed the Spines in early 1981 and we started getting gigs straight away. We rehearsed a lot too and were searching out our own sound – they both played professionally in a jazz band as well at the time and we were always tight but experimental. When Bryan Staff moved to […]
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February 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1191

V/A, Hits & Myth (1981) Spent a bit more money on this than I usually do for a second-hander, but worth it. Pretty mint copy, record in good nick – cover tidy-as – and what a line-up, what a great tracklisting – a perfect party record – Split Enz and Dragon and Hello Sailor and […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Citizen Band, Compilation, Dragon, Feels So Good, Hello Sailor, Hits & Myth, Kiwi, LP, Mi-Sex, Mike Chunn, NZ, Pop Mechanix, Saturday Night Stay At Home, Schtung, Spelling Mistakes, Split Enz, Suburban Reptiles, Th' Dudes, The Crocodiles, The Swingers, Toy Love, V/A, Vinyl, Whizz Kids ·

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