Netherworld Dancing Toys

Biography

Through-Out The 80s The Dancing Toys Were (For A Brief Moment) One Of New Zealand’S Most Populal Bands, A Horn-Punctuated Post-Punk Pop Outfit With A Huge Live Following And A Swagger Of Catchy Singles. From Humble Beginnings As High-School Aged Up-And-Comers Supporting Blam Blam Blam To New Zealand’S Top Selling Bands In Just A Couple Of Releases, The 7-Strong Line-Up Of Brent Alexander, Malcolm Black, Graham Cockroft, Nick Sampson, Alistair Perry, Matthew Trubuhovich And Mick Rillstone Faded Almost As Quickly As They Rose, Unable To Support Their Over-Sized Line-Up Within The Limited Confines Of Touring NZ.

Discography

• Netherworld Dancing Toys 12″ Ep [1983 Flying Nun RecordsFn Ndt001]
• ‘The Trusted Ones’/’Bored To Death’ 12″ Single [1983 Flying Nun RecordsFn Ndt002]
• Song And Dance 12″ Ep [1984 Flying Nun RecordsFn Ndt003]
• The Blam Blam Blam Story [1984 W/ Blam Blam Blam CbsSbp237993]
• Painted Years [1985 VirginV3000]
• Everything Will Be Alright [1989 CBS]

Awards Etc Rianz Awards 1985

• Single Of The Year: For Today
• Album Of The Year: Painted Years
• Top Group Of The Year: Netherworld Dancing Toys
• Producer Of The Year: Nigel Stone

Links

• BandCamp Page
• LastFM
• Photo’s on Flickr
• TVNZ Dunedin And Chch Bands 1984, Featuring Ndt

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