VISUAL MEMORIES

A musical heritage: the Christchurch music scene 1968-1980

Kevin Hill

Penstemon Publishing Published in 2015 by Penstemon Publishing

1 Kapai Road Devonport Auckland 0624 New Zealand

Front cover Clockwise from top left: Copyright © Kevin Hill Dave Gillies (Brigade); Brigade;

Except as provided by the Copyright Act 1994, no part of this publication Chris Fox (Link); John Storey (Inspiration); may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any Allan Brown (Inspiration); Inspiration; means without the prior written permission of the author or other copyright Cyril Edwards (Soul Agents); Valda; owners acknowledged in this book. centre: Neville McCarthy (In-Betweens).

Back cover Kevin Hill, fashion shoot, Pleasant Point,

ISBN 978-0-473-31426-2 South Brighton, November 1977.

Title page Dave Ruth (Inspiration), Valley Inn Tavern, November 1973.

Opposite page Steve Gilpin (Fragments of Time), Aranui

Cover design: Graphic Detail, Auckland Hotel, February 1978.

Printing: BookPrint Ltd, Auckland Following page Kevin Hill, South Brighton, November 1977. “now I can prove to my kids I did have hair

and I really did rock”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements i Brigade 127 BB King 217

Foreword vii Rocks Off 135 Blood, Sweat & Tears 221

Preface ix The Townsmen 139 John Mayall Blues Band 225

Introduction xv Mandala 143 Led Zeppelin 227

Kevin Hill xviii Lord 145 Muddy Waters Band 231

Technical Equipment 1 Huckelberry Nurke 149 Santana 233

Christchurch Musicians Recall 2 Lace 152 Sharon O’Neill 242

Link 13 Rock Squad 155 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 243

Beech 37 Smoke 161 Steve Miller Band 245

Inspiration 59 Mar-Buck 165 Willie Dixon Blues Band 253

Soul Agents 77 Pat Kearns 171 A Miscellany 255

Baby 84 Shannon 173 Reunions 270

Ticket 85 The Eels 178

Rum Jungle 88 Gretel 180 From 1980s

Comet Kohoutec 93 Cold Rock 181 All Star Zimmer Band 279

Avon Sandal Band 97 Bare Wires 187 Black Mark 286

Fourmyula 102 Orange 189 Boys Night Out 289

Fragments of Time 103 Bon Marché 197 Shop Talk 296

In-Betweens 107 Tradition 199 Debbie Harwood, Tim Finn, Rikki Morris 298 Englefield Rock Festival 113 Streak 205 The Warratahs 299 Chapta 115 The Newz 207 Index 303 Salvation 119 Alexis 214

Euclid 123 Trinidad 215

5 From left: John Chappell, Allan Brown, John Storey, Dave Ruth, Dennis Grant, Inspiration, September 1973.

Brigade:6 Paul Dunningham, Kevin Stanton, Dave Gillies, Rob Winch, Dick Whatson, June 1976. LINK

From left: Craig Nicholson, Dave Gillies, Nev Claughton, Dave Kennedy, Christies Night Club, May 1973.

7 REUNIONS

Christchurch musicians, March 1977.

8 Chris Fox, The Bishopdale Tavern, 1973. 9 9 LINK

Christies Night Club. Clockwise from top left: Nev Claughton in three photos, March 1973; Craig Nicholson, July 1973; Dick Whatson, July 1973; Craig Nicholson, March 1973.

10 INSPIRATION

Right: Valda, a guest singer doing Janis Joplin songs, Valley Inn Tavern, January 1974; other photos clockwise from top left: Valley Inn Tavern, November 1973: Dave Ruth; John Storey; Dave Ruth; John Storey.

11 Andrew Kay, Christchurch Town Hall, June 1975. 12 Carlos Santana, Vector Arena, Auckland, March 19, 2013. 13 A MISCELLANY

Clockwise from top left: Chris Fox, Dave Gillies, Kevin Hill, Ashburton, October 1973; Christchurch Star advertisements, April 14, 1979; Brent Parlane, Rick Reid, Andrew Kay, Dave Gillies, July 1974; Butler, Old Canterbury University, March 1971; Carless Day form, 1974.

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