NZ NEWS
Hello Sailor are currently recording their first album at Stebbings Studios in Auckland. They have, to date, completed one third of the album, which is entirely original material, with producer Rob Aitken. Meanwhile, a single Latin Lover and Gutter Black should be released on the Key label in about a month. Dragon, NZ based band in Sydney, have a new album released in Australia. Titled Sunshine , the album is released on CBS and produced by Peter Dawkins. The band's line up remains Todd and Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor and Paul Hewson, with drummer Kerry Jacobsen replacing the late Neil Storey. Rockinghorse are now down to a four piece with the departure of Carl Evensen for England. Remaining members are Wayne Mason, Kevin Bayley, Clinton Brown and Jim Lawrie.
New jazz-rock band Cohesion are currently arousing interest in Auckland. Fronted by sax player Colin Hemmingsen, the remaining members are Martin Winch on guitar, Russell Good on bass, Peter Woods on keyboards, lan Fraser on drums and John Banks on percussion. Look out for them.
The split of the Hunter-McCallum band has thrown out two solo performers Malcolm McCallum will record a single in June and also continue recording material for a second solo album. Meanwhile he's working on jingles and session work and can be seen performing solo at the Leopard Tavern in Drake Street in Auckland on Thursday and Saturday nights and also at the Windsor Castle on Saturday afternoons. Alan Hunter will also be pursuing a solo career. He s currently working up a reperAuckland on Thursday to Saturday nights and also at the Windsor Castle Replacing'the Hunter-McCallum band at Moody Richards (ex-Crofts) in Auckland are the reformed and reorganised Streettalk. Now known as Vox Pop the members this time out are Peter Cuddihy, Andrew Kay, Brent Eccles and Derwent Gordon.
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Rip It Up, Issue 1, 1 June 1977, Page 14
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