THE CLASS OF 81

Rip It Up, Issue 45, 1 April 1981, Page 4

THE CLASS OF 81

Youth For A Price 'Yeah Yeah Ooee Baby’ (Dillon-Stark). Recorded October 1980, Harlequin Studio. Engineer: Simon Alexander. Jacqui Brooks saxophone/percussion Grant Dillon piano/organ/accordion Alison McLean bass guitar Peter Reed drums Frank Stark guitar Formed gradually between May and December 1980. Bookings: 771-233.

Vivid Militia ‘Let’s Go (To Australia)' (Derek Zilch). Recorded November 1980, Harlequin Studio. Producer/ engineer: Simon Alexander. Greg Murdock (20 yrs) drums David Wood (17) bass/vocals Derek Zilch (19) guitar/vocals We came together as Vivid Militia in October 1980. All of us had been in one punk or new wave band but nothing seemed to work. The band is now a good outlet for all of us. Bookings: 797-899.

Rhythm Method ‘Carousel’ (Rhythm Method). Recorded November 1980, Harlequin Studio. Producer/ engineer: Simon Alexander. John Quigley (18 yrs) guitar Gill Civil (21) keyboards Dave Harris (19) bass Simon Mark-Brown (20) drums Mathew Flynn (20) part-time sax Bill McGechie (20) vocals/percussion Formed September 1980. First gig at New Station. Fast pop/ska but now moving towards own danceable sound. New vocalist soon. Bookings: 797-899.

Rebel Truce ‘The Man Inside’ (Toweling-Zubielevitch). Recorded September 1980 at Harlequin. Engineer: Steve Kennedy. Adolf (24 yrs) voice David O’Donoghue (18) bass guitar Phil (19) drums Elf Zubielevitch (20) guitar Formed April 1980 in attic of 111 Queen St. Terry Toweling left to join a band in Wellington but moved to Mt Eden. Bones (drummer) vanished. Phil joined, then Dave and we all lived happily ever after. Bookings Adolf: 483-667. Gripes: doesn't snow at Christmas and promoters that hold Class Of 81 dances with only four bands. There are 12 on the album.

Killjoys 'l’m Normal’ (Bob). Recorded October 1980 at Harlequin. Steve Kennedy engineered. Phillip Campbell (19 yrs) vocals Robert Andrell (19) bass Malcolm Smith (18) rhythm guitar Rowan Shedden (22) lead guitar John Crawford drums John Duckett guitar Formed one year ago. Bookings: 493-873. Gripes: people over 22 who aren’t bald.

Blam Blam Blam ‘Motivation’ (Mark Bell). Recorded at Harlequin with Doug Rogers and Blams in control. Don McGlashan (22 yrs) sax/drums/percussion Mark Bell (21) guitar/vocals Tim Mahon (20) bass/vocals David Rudolph (21) sound technician Formed October 1980 after Whizzkids split. Only three of us left, therefore we decided since we were still talking to each other we'd play together. Gripe: lack of second gear in the van.

Bombers ‘Dance’ (Webster-Senn-BangMoore-Ben) Recorded October 1980 (pre Mekons) at Harle quin Studios with John Garde and Doug Rogers in control. Webster vocals/bass Jann Senn vocals/guitar Brian Bang-Moore Sutton vocals/drums Benjamin bass/drums Formed in 1980. New music for wartime. Covers all pre 1964 to separate Bombers from the ska/mod revival. Bookings: 437-515 til May 26, then 487-134. Gripes: waiting until June to play as other bassist/singer holidaying in USA.

Ainsworths ‘Danger Man’ (Rowan-Hjlary). Recorded November 1980 at Harlequin. Ainsworths with

Steve Kennedy produced. Steve engineered. Adam Holt (17 yrs) bass Hilary Hunt (18) vocals Phil Jackson (18) drums Rowan Shedden guitar Formed when Hilary discovered Rowan jamming at a Killjoys’ practise and asked him to form a band. Adam and Phil joined later.

Moderns 'Day Is Ended' (Moderns). Recorded November 1980 at Harlequin. Moderns produced and Simon Alexander engineered. Peter Wilberfoss (20 yrs) (pass Kim Gailer (19) keyboards Larry Zoete (1 7) drums Geoff Crohurst (1 7) vocals Grant Hannis (17) guitar Band formed May 1980. In January 1 981 guitarist replaced by Perry Marshall and vocalist replaced by Lincoln Mail. A change of name is imminent. Bookings 403-9644.