Give It a Whirl
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Give It A Whirl: The Soundtrack from the Major Television Series is a compilation album released in 2003 by recording label, Propeller Records
for the six-part New Zealand Documentary Give It A Whirl. The Documentary, released in 2003, traced the development of New Zealand music from the 50's through to 2003. The name is derived from the Neil Finn composed song
found on the 1979 Split Enz
album, Frenzy. The album was compiled by Simon Grigg
, Mark Everton and Richard Driver.
Many of these tracks had, prior to the release of this album, never appeared on CD before.
Propeller Records
Propeller Records was an independent record label formed in Auckland, New Zealand, by Simon Grigg in 1980.-1980-81:In the years prior to 1980 the New Zealand contemporary recording industry was largely moribund. The major record labels were either not recording or were confining themselves largely...
for the six-part New Zealand Documentary Give It A Whirl. The Documentary, released in 2003, traced the development of New Zealand music from the 50's through to 2003. The name is derived from the Neil Finn composed song
Give It A Whirl (Split Enz song)
"Give It A Whirl" was a single written by Neil Finn and Tim Finn and recorded by Split Enz for the 1979 album Frenzy. The single was only released in Australia and New Zealand...
found on the 1979 Split Enz
Split Enz
Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
album, Frenzy. The album was compiled by Simon Grigg
Simon Grigg
Simon Grigg is a New Zealand music businessman, writer, radio host, publisher, producer, DJ and archivist. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, he attended Palmerston North Boys High, Auckland Grammar and the University of Auckland.-Punk rock:...
, Mark Everton and Richard Driver.
Many of these tracks had, prior to the release of this album, never appeared on CD before.
Disc 1
- Rockin' Rockers - Sam Mateparae and The Rockin' Rockers
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Johnny DevlinJohnny DevlinJohnny Devlin, born John Lockett Devlin , was an influential early New Zealand rock musician, sometimes called "New Zealand's answer to Elvis Presley"....
- Everybody - Max MerrittMax MerrittMax Merritt is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B...
and The Meteors - Do the Blue Beat - Dinah LeeDinah LeeDinah Lee is the stage name of New Zealand-born singer, Diane Marie Jacobs , who performed 1960s pop and then adult contemporary music. Her debut single from early 1964, "Don't You Know Yockomo?", achieved No. 1 chart success in New Zealand and, across the Tasman Sea, in Brisbane and Melbourne...
- How is the Air Up There? - The La De DasThe La De DasThe La De Das were a leading New Zealand rock band of the 1960s and early 1970s. Formed in New Zealand in 1963 , they enjoyed considerable success in both New Zealand and Australia until their split in 1975....
- Daylight Saving Time - Sandy Edmonds
- Painter Man - Larry's Rebels
- Everyone's Gonna Wonder - The Avengers
- Don't Come Any Closer - Allison DurbinAllison DurbinAllison Durbin is a New Zealand-born Australian former pop singer. In the early 1970s Durbin's visual 'trademark' was her lustrous waist-length auburn hair....
- Home - The FourmyulaThe FourmyulaThe Fourmyula were a New Zealand rock group formed in 1967. Ten of their fourteen singles reached the New Zealand Top 20.The group consisted of Martin Hope , Wayne Mason , Ali Richardson and Chris Parry...
- Country High - Ticket
- Out On The Street - Space Waltz
- Rock'n'Roll Ponsonby - DragonDragon (band)Dragon is a popular New Zealand rock band, they were formed in Auckland, New Zealand in January 1972 and relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were previously led by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother bass player Todd Hunter...
- Titus - Split EnzSplit EnzSplit Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
- Slippin' Away - Max MerrittMax MerrittMax Merritt is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B...
and The Meteors - I'm a Texan - Hello Sailor
- Right First Time - Th' Dudes
Disc 2
- Saturday Night (Stay at Home) - Suburban ReptilesSuburban ReptilesThe Suburban Reptiles and The Scavengers were the first punk bands to form in New Zealand.- History :The Suburban Reptiles were first conceptualised by Auckland students Simon Grigg and Brett Salter in late 1976, with some encouragement from filmmaker David Blyth...
- True Love - Marching GirlsMarching girlsIn New Zealand and Australia, a competitive sport involving teams of marching girls grew up and became established from the 1930s.Marching combines military precision with formations and elaborate costumes....
- Don't Ask Me - Toy LoveToy LoveToy Love was a New Zealand New Wave/punk rock band fronted by Chris Knox. Other members were guitarist Alec Bathgate, bass player Paul Kean, drummer Mike Dooley, and keyboard player Jane Walker...
- One Good Reason - The SwingersThe SwingersThe Swingers were a New Zealand rock band. Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd , Wayne Stevens , and Mark Hough . Formed in 1979, the band released the single "One Good Reason" which was a top 20 hit in New Zealand...
- Sunday Boys - The Screaming MeemeesThe Screaming MeemeesThe Screaming Meemees were one of the biggest post-punk new-wave pop bands in New Zealand in the early 1980s. The band formed in Auckland in 1979, composed of vocalist Tony Drumm, guitarist Michael O'Neill, keyboard and bass player Peter van der Fluit and drummer "Laurence "Yoh" Landwer-Johan...
- Point That Thing Somewhere Else - The CleanThe CleanThe Clean are an influential Indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott...
- Devil You Know - DD SmashDD SmashDD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th'Dudes.-Members:Members included Dave Dobbyn , Peter Warren , Rob Guy , both formerly of Lip Service , and Lisle Kinney , formerly of Hello Sailor.-Origin:Originally formed in New Zealand, the band was resident...
- Rolling Moon - The ChillsThe ChillsThe Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...
- Call For Help - Blam Blam BlamBlam Blam BlamBlam Blam Blam were a New Zealand pop/rock/alternative band. Tim Mahon and Mark Bell had been members of The Plague and The Whizz Kids...
- Sex and Agriculture - Dance Exponents
- Listen - HerbsHerbs (band)Herbs are a New Zealand reggae vocal group formed in 1979 once described as "New Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice". It has been said their debut EP Whats' Be Happen? "set a standard for Pacific reggae which has arguably never been surpassed".-History:Herbs...
- Gaskrankenstation - Headless ChickensHeadless ChickensThe Headless Chickens were a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music.-History:The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown...
- In The Neighbourhood - Sisters UndergroundSisters UndergroundSisters Underground is a New Zealand RnB and hip hop group formed in 1994.-History:Best known for their 1994 hit In The Neighbourhood, the single spent 12 weeks in the New Zealand Top 50 Singles Chart, peaking at #6 and has more recently been used on TV2 advertisements...
- Chains - DLTDLT (musician)DLT is a New Zealand DJ, music producer, composer & artist. Born Darryl Thompson in Maraenui, New Zealand.DLT was inspired by an article about rap and breakdancing in Life magazine when he was 16 years of age; he moved to Wellington in the '80s and established himself as a graffiti artist known as...
& Che FuChe FuChe Fu MNZM is a New Zealand Hip hop/R&B and Reggae recording artist and producer. Originally one part of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zealand and internationally, including in Australia and the UK.-History:Fu is one of New Zealand's... - Suddenly StrangeSuddenly Strange"Suddenly Strange" is Bic Runga's third single from her album Drive. It was released in New Zealand in September 1997, and in Australia in 1998....
- Bic RungaBic RungaBriolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM is a New Zealand pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history... - Dominoes - Fur PatrolFur PatrolFur Patrol is a rock band, originally from Wellington, New Zealand, now based in Melbourne, Australia.Their debut EP, Starlifter, was released on the independent Wellington label Wishbone in 1998. Their debut album Pet was produced by David Long, guitarist of the Six Volts and the The Mutton Birds...
- Pacifier - PacifierShihadShihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....
- Nesian Style - Nesian MystikNesian MystikNesian Mystik was a New Zealand Hip-Hop/R&B group formed in 1999. Their cultural backgrounds unite a remarkable diversity of Polynesia by bringing together Cook Island, Tongan, Samoan and Maori ancestry...
- The Theme from "Give It A Whirl" - Ian Morris