Netherworld Dancing Toys

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Netherworld Dancing Toys
Origin Dunedin, New Zealand
Years active 1982-1985
Label(s) Flying Nun Records
Virgin Records
Former members
Malcolm Black
Nick Sampson
Graham Crockroft
Brent Alexander
Annie Crummer
Kim Willoughby

Netherworld Dancing Toys is a New Zealand band from Dunedin formed in 1982.

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[edit] History

The group formed at the University of Otago. The band members included Malcolm Black, Nick Sampson, Graham Cockroft, Brent Alexander and later Annie Crummer, Kim Willoughby and a brass section comprised of Otago students including the now chief information officer for NSW health Michael Rillstone (Mick Rillstone). The band's name is from a Roxy Music song "Spin Me Round" on theirManifesto, 1979: "A nether world dancing toy/I'm wired for sound..." .

In 1983, they played at Sweetwaters and in 1984 they supported Blam Blam Blam on tour and a double sided LP of the concert at Mainstreet, Auckland was released.

Don McGlashan produced "The Real You"/"Standing In The Rain"/"New Zealand Love Song" which was released in November 1984.

In 1985 "For Today" reached No3 in the singles chart and the Netherworld Dancing Toys won five categories at the 1985 New Zealand Music Awards. Malcolm Black and Nick Sampson won the 1985 APRA Silver Scroll for "For Today".

In the early 2000's their song, For Today entered the realm of pop culture by being used as an advertisement for New Zealand Post and at one stage for a driving safety campaign.

For Today is on the soundtrack of Sione's Wedding (2006).

Malcolm Black is now a music industry lawyer. In The Mechanics of Popular Music, A New Zealand Perspective he says of the band's demise, "We were university graduates who had a number of different options and wanted security and a regular pay packet..."

[edit] Discography

Date of Release Title Label Charted Country Catalog Number
Albums
1983 The Trusted Ones 12" Flying Nun Records - -
1984 The Blam Blam Blam Story/Netherworld Dancing Toys CBS Records - -
1984 The Real You Virgin Records - -
1985 Painted Years Virgin Records - -
1996 For Today - The Best Years Columbia Records - -
EPs
1983 Netherworld Dancing Toys 12"" Flying Nun Records - -
1984 Song And Dance 12"" Flying Nun Records - -

[edit] Featured appearances

The group have appeared on a few compilations and soundtracks since the 1980's. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Netherworld Dancing Toys.

[edit] Singles

Year Single Album NZ Singles Chart Certification
1985 "For Today" - -

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