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The Cleves
The Musical Adventures of The Clevedonaires, Cleves & Bitch [ Frenzy / CD - released 18/Apr/2015 ] Every now and then an exceptional album will arrive on the scene that rewrites the history of local music. With the release of The Clevedonaires, aka The Cleves, aka Bitch the best kept secret of a few is now available for all. Recorded between... |
The Dallas Four
The Complete Recordings 1965 - 1969 [ Frenzy / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] During their long career (1964-1972), The Dallas Four remained at the forefront of the Auckland club scene on the back of several long residencies, (The Platterack, Monaco and Tabla), where crowds would stretch out the door and more often than... |
Larry's Rebels
The Complete Singles A's & B's (Deluxe Edition) [ Frenzy / 2 CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] Between 1965 and 1970, Larry's Rebels created a recording legacy that no other New Zealand band was able to achieve. This legacy comprises a cache of well-crafted pop/rock singles that span those musically critical years. By being active during this... |
Ray Columbus & The Invaders
The Definitive Collection [ Ode Records / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] This 'Definitive Collection' contains every studio recording by Ray Columbus and The Invaders, plus four never released live tracks - all fully re-mastered! |
Various Artists
The Kiwi Music Scene 1964 [ Frenzy / 2 CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] 1964: The Year That NZ Music Came Of Age. A year that saw us exporting our music to the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. For the first time the percentage of locally written music was over 20% and climbing. While the Beatles were invading New... |
Various Artists
The Kiwi Music Scene 1966 [ Frenzy / CD - released 3/Jun/2016 ] An ephemera laden 24 page, 32 track time capsule celebrating the exciting Kiwi Music Scene in 1966. There were approximately 170 local singles released during 1966. The bulk of the releases came from a handful of independent labels. Also included... |
Various Artists
Kiwi Pop Hits Of The 70s [ Frenzy / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] Kiwi Pop Hits Of The 70s contains just pure pop songs from some of our biggest household names in a joyous celebration of kiwi pop music. Many of the tracks appear on CD for the first time, including chart hits that have never been compiled. Mike... |
Various Artists
The Kiwi Music Scene 1969 [ Frenzy Music / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] 57 Kiwi tracks on a double CD set with a 16 page chronological booklet. 1969 saw the end of the golden weather for New Zealand music as the 60s came to a grinding halt on the back of the Fourmyula's iconic "Nature". The success of our local scene... |
Various Artists incls The Invaders, Peter Posa, Gray Bartlett, Max Merritt, The Embers, etc
Themes From An Empty Coffee Lounge - 33 Kiwi Guitar Instrumentals [ Frenzy / CD - released 3/Jun/2016 ] This compilation is the first ever excavation of one of Kiwidom's favourite musical genres and the sound of an entire generation - the 60s guitar instrumental as played by a host of local heroes. |
Various Artists incls Gray Bartlett, The Keil Isles, The Tornados, The Invaders, Bob Paris Combo, etc
Themes From Beyond An Empty Coffee Lounge [ Frenzy / CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] Volume 1 of this series is titled 'Themes From An Empty Coffee Lounge' and is thematically compiled to reflect the post Beatles (1963-1964) instrumental guitar sound of Kiwi music, after all it was something we did well. |
The Four Fours
The Complete Singles 1963-1966 [ Frenzy / CD - released 15/May/2019 ] For the first time on CD, The Complete Singles of The Four Fours from 1963-1966, this album has a chronological track list of songs remastered from original archive tapes. The Four Fours started life in 1957 in Tauranga as an unnamed duo mainly... |