This compilation is the first ever excavation of one of Kiwidom's favourite musical genres and the sound of an entire generation – the 60s guitar instrumental as played by a host of local heroes.
A good example of how much we loved guitar instrumentals can be found in an April 1963 edition of New Zealand's only specialist music magazine at the time ‘Teen Scene’, of the eight local artists and groups featured, four were instrumental groups, one female singer, two male singers and a solitary vocal group
Label: Frenzy Music – FRENZY112
Format:
CD, Compilation
Country: New Zealand
Released: 2016
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Mod, Beat
Tracklist
1 Invaders*– The Cruel Sea
2 Peter Posa– The White Rabbit
3 Gray Bartlett– Jet Walk
4 Max Merritt And The Meteors– Soft Surfie
5 Invaders*– Ku-Pow
6 Gary Bayer– Mod Bod
7 The Embers (5)– Planet 10
8 Gray Bartlett– Moon Man
9 Kevin Watson– Watching The Ghouls Go By
10 The Premiers (6)– Top 20 Theme
11 Four Fours– Theme From An Empty Coffee Lounge
12 The Silhouettes (8)– Theme From An Endless Summer
13 The Sierras– Fall Of The Roman Empire
14 The Embers (5)– Metropolis
15 Al Paget Sextet– Sea Of Clouds
16 Gary Bayer– Gary's Tune
17 The Sierras– Romeo
18 The Embers (5)– Murder She Said (Miss Marple Theme)
19 Mauri Chan– Rickshaw
20 Gray Bartlett– Rollercoaster
21 Al Paget Sextet– Stampede
22 Kevin Watson– Beehive
23 Gray Bartlett– The Wobbly
24 Jim Coyle (2)– Natterjack (The Frivolous Frog)
25 The Minors (2)– Moontide
26 The Rockets (9)– Roadrunner (Unreleased)
27 The Rebels (24)– Dr No (Jazz) (Unreleased)
28 Gray Bartlett– Return Of Zero Man
29 The Minors (2)– Avalanche
30 Tony And The Initials– War Cry
31 The Detours (6)– Murphy The Surfie
32 Jim Coyle (2)– Finger Popper
33 Four Fours– Stingray
