Above Ground
New Zealand rock band
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Above Ground was a band from Christchurch, New Zealand formed in 1983.
Above Ground | |
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 Above Ground rehearsal, 566a Colombo St, Christchurch, 1983 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Freeflow psychedelic Christchurch garage |
| Years active | 1983 |
| Label | Siltbreeze |
| Members | Bill Direen Maryrose Crook Stuart Page Carol Woodward |
History
Above Ground developed out of the friendship of the four members: Bill Direen (Guitar/Vocals), Carol Woodward (Keyboards), Maryrose Wilkinson (Bass/Vocals) and Stuart Page (Drums). The group played locally and at the Punakaiki Music Festival (West Coast, New Zealand); and would have been forgotten like a lot of bands had Page not recorded nearly every practice and concert and organised the "Gone AIWA" cassette (1983), re-released in 2011 on vinyl by Siltbreeze.[citation needed]
Historian of NZ music John Dix mentions the group in his encyclopaedia of NZ rock and roll Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll, 1955-1988.[1]
Cassette
Gone AIWA (1983)
Album
Black vinyl 12" 33 1/3 album was released by Siltbreeze Records, Philadelphia, USA, (from cassette of 1983). 2011.