Red Hot Peppers (New Zealand band)

The Red Hot Peppers was a New Zealand band formed in 1975 by Robbie Laven. The band members were:

• Robbie Laven - multiple instruments including mandolin, ang klungs, congas, saxes (alto and barritone), flute, guitars, clarinet, fiddle, Glockenspiel, zither, banjo, harmonica, dobro and penny whistle.
• Marion Arts - vocals
• Mike Farrell - guitar
• Paul Baxter - bass replaced by Peter Kershaw
• Jim McMillan - drums replaced by Vaughan Mayberry, replaced by Neil Reynolds

Discography

Albums

• Toujours Yours 1976

Tracklist

A1 Let The Good In

A2 Bemused

A3 Lock And Key

A4 If You See Her Say Hello

A5 Preacher Woman

B1 Toujours Yours

B2 Dreams To Come

B3 Cow Cow Boogie

B4 Witchwood

B5 Justin

"Credits"

• Bass – Paul Baxter

• Drums – Jim McMillan

• Flute – Robbie Laven

• Guitar – Hans Laven, Robbie Laven

• Lead Vocals – Marion Arts

• Mandolin – Robbie Laven

• Saxophone – Robbie Laven

• Violin – Robbie Laven

• Engineer – Phil Yule

• Bright Red 1977, produced by Ian McKenzie
  1. "Sing High, Sing Low" / Interlude:"Ottos Link" (by Laven and Arts)
  2. "Angel" (by Laven and Arts) / Interlude: "Salterello" (anon. arr. Laven)
  3. "Tears of Silver" (by Laven and Arts)
  4. "Preacher Woman" (by Laven and Arts)
  5. "Heebie Jeebies" (by Gorney, Gray and Stothart)
  6. "You Can't Stop Bliss" / Interlude: "Abi Marijke" (by Laven and Arts)
  7. "Sitting by the Road (Sighing)" (by Laven and Arts)
  8. "Summer Solace:Going up the Bush" (by Laven and Arts), "I've just seen a face" (by Lennon and McCartney) and "Skylark" (by Maurice and Keegan)
  9. "Bright Red" (by Laven and Arts)
• Stargazing 1978

See also

Other bands with a similar name:

• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Red Hot Peppers
• Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers

External links

• Some historical information and the band's evolution from the "1953 Memorial Rock 'n' Roll Band" to the "Red Hot Peppers"