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