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Rock groups -- New Zealand

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: none

Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:

3D Rock Melon Touring Show., [19??]-03-01

 Item — Poster 513: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90513
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Poster advertising a touring show featuring Australian rock band Itambu and New Zealand musicians Spit Enz and Lindsay Marks. Also includes the texts: 'Featuring - From Australia supporting the Rolling Stones Itambu stars of Ngaruawahia and - just for you from Auckland Split Ends, Lindsay Marks. Thursday 1st March 8pm, Cafeteria of Auck University'.

Dates: [19??]-03-01

[3D's & Cyclops - Strange monster stealing a guitar from the band], 1990c

 Item — Poster 18: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90018
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This poster is a drawing of four people sitting on a couch looking at a tiger. Beside the couch is an electric guitar and an amplifier. In the centre of the picture is a large strange creature with one arm wrapped aroung the guitar and the other reaching across the people to switch the amplifier on at the wall. The words '3D's + Cyclops' are written in felt pen on the back of the poster.

Dates: 1990c

'82 Orientation Dallas Night, 1982-03-02

 Item — Poster 83: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90083
Scope and Contents note dc:creator: A4 Art [?]Poster advertising a 1982 Orientation Festival concert. Includes a screen-shot of the character 'J.R.' from the television program 'Dallas', with the quote: "This ain't no soap opera, Bobby...this is real life!" in inverted commas below. Also includes the texts: 'J.R. Look-alike contest. Prizes! Sheer Fanatics, Cowboys, Neighbours. Tuesday Mar 2 Ballroom 8 p.m. 1 Student I.D. required per couple plus 1 Orientation ticket per person.' Also includes the logos...
Dates: 1982-03-02

'82 Orientation Fright Night, 1982-03-03 photograph 1962.

 Item — Poster 86: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90086
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising a 1982 Orientation concert at Canterbury University. Includes a photograph by New York photographer Diane Arbus titled 'Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1962.' Also includes the texts: 'Instigators, Riot III, Desparate Measures. Ballroom 8 p.m. Wed Mar 3. 1 student I.D. required per couple plus 1 Orientation ticket per person. A4 Art'. Also includes the BNZ logo.

Dates: 1982-03-03 photograph 1962.

'82 Orientation Masquerade Ball, 1982-03-06

 Item — Poster 87: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90087
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising a 1982 Orientation Festival concert and Ball at Canterbury University. Includes a photograph by New York photographer Diane Arbus titled: 'A woman in a bird mask, N.Y.C. 1967'. Also includes the texts: 'Tall Dwarfs, Clean, Ballon D'Essai, Newtones, PLUS Little Lucifer Fireworks Fantastical! Ballroom 8 p.m. Sat Mar 6. 1 student I.D. required per couple plus 1 Orientation ticket per person. A4 Art'. Also includes an image of a circular piece of electronic equipment.

Dates: 1982-03-06

Aardvark + The Moon, double bill at the Oriental, Fri 12 + Sat 13 Sept., 1986-09-12/1986-09-13

 Item — Poster 310: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90310
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Poster advertising a concert by New Zealand rock bands Aardvark and The Moon. Includes a cartoon style drawing of the moon with a face looking a man playing guitar. Also includes the texts: 'No-where to howl the night away? $4'. Also includes the signature Tony 86.

Dates: 1986-09-12/1986-09-13

Art For Chart Sake: A compilation album featuring 10 Dunedin bands., 1986

 Item — Poster 308: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90308
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Poster advertising an album of Dunedin bands released by Rational Records. Includes a photograph of a man in a uniform painting in a desert. Also includes a cartoon drawing of a rat playing a guitar. Also includes the texts: 'Aardvark, The Baxters, Let's Get Naked, The Moon, The Shorts, Armalite Hour, Craig Watt, The Idles, Rhythm Cocktail, The Spaghettis. Rational Records. P.O. Box 5728, Dunedin.

Dates: 1986

Bats: Daddys Highway LP, A Flying Nun Release., 1987?

 Item — Poster 395: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90395
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising the album 'Daddys Highway' by New Zealand rock band The Bats. Includes a reproduction of the album cover which includes a photograph of a puppet.

Dates: 1987?

Bats: Gluepot, August 7th & 8th., [19??]-08-07/[19??]-08-08

 Item — Poster 401: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90401
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising two Auckland concerts by New Zealand rock band The Bats. Includes a drawing of a man in a large top-hat. Also includes the texts: 'Daddy's Highway album, Block of Wood single. Also available: By Night, "and here is....'Music for the Fireside..' and Made up in Blue 12" E.P.s, together on cassette as Compiletely Bats'. Also includes the Flying Nun logo, two drawings of bats and the signature RZOZ.

Dates: [19??]-08-07/[19??]-08-08

Bats: Orientation tour., 1987-02-27/1987-03-11

 Item — Poster 403: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90403
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising an Orientation Festival tour by New Zealand rock group The Bats. Includes a wood-cut style print of a face with pointed ears. Also includes the texts: 'Otago...Friday 27 February, Lincoln...Saturday 28 February, Canterbury...Sunday 1 March, Waikato...Thursday 5 March, Auckland....Friday 6 March, Auckland (Outdoor)...Sunday 8 March, Victoria.....Wednesday 11 March'. Also includes the Budget Rent-a-car logo.

Dates: 1987-02-27/1987-03-11

Bats. [Top-hat]

 Item — Poster 402: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90402
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock band The Bats. Includes a drawing of a man in a large top-hat and the signature RZOZ.

Dates: 1977 - 1992

Big Sideways., 1983c

 Item — Poster 292: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90292
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock band Big Sideways. Includes a cartoon style drawing of the band. Also includes small drawing of a clown, a globe, a snare drum and a van. Also includes the text: 'Printed by Ocean in Motion P.O. Box 876, Auckland.'

Dates: 1983c

Bill Direen & The Builders: Divina Comedia., 1979/1987

 Item — Poster 368: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90368
Scope and Contents note Poster reproduction of the cover of the album 'Divina Comedia' by New Zealand rock group Bill Direen and the Builders. Includes a photograph of a man in a long conical hat, two other conical hats and a conch shell. Also includes the texts: 'A horrible abyss occupies the centre of our earth. The declivity is not uniform, but broken, as it were, into steps, terminating in the centre of the globe. The despotic ruler of these realms of pain waves his six gigantic wings over a frozen ocean, in...
Dates: 1979/1987

Blerta campus tour., [1975]-04-30/[1975]-05-23

 Item — Poster 431: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90431
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising a tour by New Zealand rock group Blerta. Includes a drawing of a bus with loudspeakers on the roof, and a guitar protuding from the window. Also includes a list of venues and dates of performances.

Dates: [1975]-04-30/[1975]-05-23

Braille Records Wellington presents: Nine musicians, in six groups, for eight nights., [1986]-06-10/[1986]-06-18

 Item — Poster 318: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90318
Scope and Contents note Poster advertising a series of concerts by various Jazz groups organised by Braille Records. Includes a photograph of nine musicians holding different instruments standing in front of a building. Also includes the texts: 'Jungle Suite, Motto, The Family Mallet, Four Volts, Black Sheep at Streets Ahead Performance Café 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th. Primitive Art Group, Limbs 14th, 15th, 16th + Shadows 18th June. New and improvised music. Photo by Marcel'. Also includes an image of a fingerprint...
Dates: [1986]-06-10/[1986]-06-18

Builders.

 Item — Poster 387: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90387
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock band The Builders. Includes a black & white photograph of a man in a fedora.

Dates: 1977 - 1992

Cake Kitchen, 1990c

 Item — Poster 16: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90016
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock group the Cake Kitchen. Includes a highly contrasted black & white photograph of small boy sitting on the ground.

Dates: 1990c

Cake Kitchen, Sure To Rise., 1990c

 Item — Poster 20: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90020
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Poster advertising New Zealand rock band The Cake Kitchen. Includes a red & white photograph of the Edmonds Factory in Christchurch.

Dates: 1990c

Cattlebirds: Orientation Friday 6, 1988c

 Item — Poster 95: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90095
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Poster advertising an Orientation Festival performance by New Zealand folk group The Cattlebirds. Includes a black & white drawing of a cattle skull and bottle of Jack Daniel's Whisky.

Dates: 1988c

Clear debut album out now Ode Records., 1988

 Item — Poster 29: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90029
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Poster advertising the release of an album on Ode Records by New Zealand rock group The Clear. Includes an abstract, cubist-style drawing of a person with a television for a head, and a person playing a guitar. Also includes the texts: 'Thanks to the NZ Students Arts Council. Supported by: NZ Railways, Q.E.II Arts Council.'

Dates: 1988

Country Joe McDonald: Touring Australasia, March 1977 with special guest Kevin Coyne supported by the Bleeding Hearts., 1977-03

 Item — Poster 469: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90469
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising a 1977 tour by American country rock musician Country Joe MaDonald. Includes a photograph of McDonald, and a photograph of Kevin Coyne against a background mountains and sky. Also includes the text: 'Tickets $6.20 plus booking fee at the usual agencies'. Also includes the logos of Qantas and Festival Records, and the name Steve Malpass.

Dates: 1977-03

Daggy and the Dickheads Mid-Winter Campus Tour., 1982c

 Item — Poster 36: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90036
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising Daggy and the Dickheads mid-winter campus tour. Poster is orange with winged sheep patterned background, black & white photo of singer superimposed. Also includes the text: '12" E.P. Released August 1982 thru' WEA'.

Dates: 1982c

Dolphins.

 Item — Poster 265: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90265
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock band The Dolphins. Includes a Pacific wood-cut style drawing of a dolphin and fish. Also includes the name Kara Tuatara. Kara Tuatara, designer of this poster, is New Zealand artist Kara Dodson.

Dates: 1977 - 1992

Dolphins. [orange]

 Item — Poster 267: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90267
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock band The Dolphins. Includes a Pacific wood-cut style drawing of a dolphin and fish. Also includes the name Kara Tuatara. Kara Tuatara, designer of this poster, is New Zealand artist Kara Dodson. Orange copy.

Dates: 1977 - 1992

Dolphins. [orange & green]

 Item — Poster 266: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90266
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock band The Dolphins. Includes a Pacific wood-cut style drawing of a dolphin and fish. Also includes the name Kara Tuatara.Kara Tuatara, designer of this poster, is New Zealand artist Kara Dodson. Orange and green copy.

Dates: 1977 - 1992

Dolphins. [purple & green]

 Item — Poster 268: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90268
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising New Zealand rock band The Dolphins. Includes a Pacific wood-cut style drawing of a dolphin and fish. Also includes the name Kara Tuatara. Kara Tuatara, designer of this poster, is New Zealand artist Kara Dodson. Purple and green copy.

Dates: 1977 - 1992

Drone: Cascade Bar, Royal Int Hotel, Thurs Nov 6., [1986]-11-06

 Item — Poster 222: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90222
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising a concert by New Zealand rock band Drone. Includes a black & white drawing of a power pylon.

Dates: [1986]-11-06

Drone + Insect, Windsor Thursday Sept 11., [19??]-09-11

 Item — Poster 311: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90311
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising a concert by New Zealand rock groups Drone and Insect. Text is white paint printed on red paper. Also includes the words: 'Drone " Out Now' printed backwards.

Dates: [19??]-09-11

Enz of the Earth, Australasian Tour., 1975

 Item — Poster 128: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90128
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising an Australasian tour by New Zealand rock band Split Enz. Includes a blue and white photograph of the band against a yellow background, and a image of the globe showing New Zealand and half of Australia.

Dates: 1975

Evans Gudinski presents Split Enz., 1977-09-07/1977-09-15

 Item — Poster 430: Series NZSAS03
Identifier: NZSA90430
Scope and Contents note

Poster advertising a tour by New Zealand rock band Split Enz. Also includes the texts: 'Dunedin Regent Theatre - Wednesday Sept. 7th, Christchurch Town Hall - Thursday Sept. 8th, Wellington Opera House - Saturday Sept. 10th,

Palmerston Nth. Regent Theatre - Sun. Sept. 11th, Auckland Town Hall - Thursday Sept. 15th. Bookings at normal agencies. Their third sensational album - "Dizrythmia". Mushroom recording artists'. Also includes the logos of Mushroom Records and Qantas.

Dates: 1977-09-07/1977-09-15