Biography
The Wait were a New Zealand band active in the mid-1980s, releasing two EPs on Ode Records in 1985. Their debut EP The Walls featured the song ‘The Burma Road‘, which gained commercial radio airplay, while Tony Doe’s song ‘Compassion to Passion‘ was included on the Ode Records compilation All Dressed Up And No Place To Play (1984). Both EPs were self-produced by the band and recorded at The Lab Studios.
After the group’s demise, Tony Doe released a solo LP under the name Dough Boys on Ode Records, before travelling to Japan where he performed with Inaka Rebels, followed by a long stint in the UK. He eventually returned to New Zealand and formed group The Reactions.
Members
- John Davidson (keyboards, vocals)
- Tony Doe (drums, vocals — later Dough Boys, The Reactions)
- Keith Taylor (bass)
- Rowan Swannack (guitar)
- Dave Taylor (guitar)
- Rick Currie
- Chris Dench
Discography
- The Walls [12″ EP] (1985, Ode Records, SODEP 205)
- Odd Numbers [12″ EP] (1985, Ode Records, SODEP 230)
Hi..Tony here from The Wait. I can get you a bit more info to flesh this out if you want..some of the links don’t relate to the band
Thanks Tony – yeah sorry I haven’t don’t a great job with that profile yet.