RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 18, 1 December 1978, Page 6

RUMOURS

Vince Eager and L.B. Sands

Citzen Band are leaving New Zealand. The group which was recently voted Most Promising Group of 78 by the Recording Industry Association is leaving for a twelve day national tour of Western Samoa. CB have recently changed record companies from Mandrill to CBS . . . Since the firing of saxist, Brett Salter, the Suburban

Reptiles have disintegrated Phil Judd, who played briefly witht the Reptiles, is now playing bass for the Enemy although a name change is in the the offing . . . Dennis Mason (ex-Redeye) is playing with Rough Justice for dates in early 79. The Rougho’s have been rehearsing plenty of new stuff lately ... So has Rick Steele with his Hot Biscuit Band with Dave Maybee (guit), Mike Parker (bass) and Paul Kunac (drums). . .

The Rockets have added ex-Chapeaux vocalist, Al Hunter . . . Annette Morrison is no

longer with Spatz. Bruno is guesting with the group on sax occasionally. The band are soon to put down demos at Marmalade studios . . .

Golden Harvest’s single “I Need Your Love” has gone gold. The group’s album is in the shops now . . . Living Force are back after recording in USA and will appear at the Nambassa Festival . . . Berlin have a new bass player (Mark Two) and new guitarist (Steve Roach). . . Larry Morris has signed with Polygram Records. His new single is "Best is Yet to Come” ... A big outdoor show is scheduled for New Year’s Eve at Gisborne witn the Alastair Riddell Band, Rough Justice, Sphinx and three others . . . The Streets from Palm. Nth are touring the North Island . . . seems that the guitarist in the latest Lion Breweries imported black US band couldn’t play a Pablo Cruise guitar solo, so Ready To Roll technician George Barris played and our hip, funky muso mimed. I ask you . . . Rumours are rife that Noel Crombie is leaving Enz to record solo album for Jagat Siddha Swarup Goswami Prabhupad Records with Pit Hopkins producing . . . the Split Enz entered a Welsh studio recently to start recording their fourth album with Mallory Earl producing and Peter Woodward engineering. Tentative title is Here We Go Again . . .