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This is the first single from Auckland Punk band The Warners. Evolving out the West Auckland hall Punk scene of the early 1980s. The Warners can be trace back to Vicious Circle via Dead Image. They released two singles, an album and an EP.
Recorded off of the 7" vinyl single
I was good mates with Jon Baker (guitar). We worked together for a shipping company in the mid-80s. At the time I had my first band (doing soul covers). Music pretty much kept us sane through the monotony of office routine. To break the routine a little we'd regularly high-tail it over the Auckland Harbour Bridge to Jon's flat during our lunch-hour on our "new" medium range Japanese motorbikes - roach a split, crank up Jon's stereo, make a sandwich - then, race each other back to work, weaving in and out of traffic, incredibly high. Somehow we made it alive. (Don't try that at home, kids!). I do recall during one of these stoned lunch-hour sessions Jon playing "Another Girl, Another Planet" by The Only Ones. It was incredible. I asked Jon about the band - he said "Oh, they haven't done any else decent, that's their best". Wrong, Jon! The Only Ones in later years became one of my favourite bands. I actually caught Peter Perrett (lead singer with the Only Ones) playing live in Leicester, UK, in 1995 - support band: The Headless Chickens.
ReplyDeleteI remember a song Dance Dance Disco . . sure it was them, saw them a few times at the Auckland Uni Bar - Shadows?
ReplyDeleteYep, that was one in The Warners' set.
DeleteAnd at the Rising Sun on k-road as well . . with Sticky Filth, S.P.U.D . . glory days the late 80's!
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