Auckland underground group, not to be confused with 1960’s rock’n’roll outfit Tommy Dee and the Teen Tones and featuring original first gen Auckland punk drummer Juian Hanson. Released a lathe-cut split 7″ with Pillar of State.
Keyboardist Dene Barnes would go on to have a productive experimental solo project as L$D fundraiser in the 2010s.
Julian Hanson passed away in February 2021.
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