Anthems And Phantoms

MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES. ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME, NEW ZEALANDS TOP BAND (circa 1962-1963). BEFORE BEATLEMANIA, RAY COLUMBUS & THE INVADERS, MAX MERRITT & THE METEORS & DINAH LEE-THERE WAS ONLY ONE LOCAL GROUP THE EMBERS. PRIMARILY AN INSTRUMENTAL COVERS BAND, THE EMBERS DIDNT JUST COPY THE ORIGINALS - THEY COMPLETLEY RE-INTERPERATED EVERYTHING THAT THEY PLAYED AND RECORDED. The Embers were formed in 1962 as the backing band for the waning pop star Ronnie Sundin. This association only lasted for a few gigs. Signed to Viking Records the band were used extensively to back most of the top recording artists of the day including, Ray Woolf, Jimmy Sloggett, The K. Dons, Jan Dalton, Lou & Simon, Jimmy & Anne Murphy, The Hi-Brows, Des Gibson, The Deuces etc. The death knell came for the Embers and many others when firstly Beatlemania started to obliterate all that had gone on before, followed by Ray Columbus & The Invaders relocation to Auckland from Christchurch, armed with their tougher R & B sound, matching suits and Fender guitars. The Embers released three singles during their career, Rinky Dink on Viscount records followed by Planet 10 and Metropolis on the Viking label. In 1963 they released a self-titled album and in 1964 the posthumous The Embers Dig Doug, which was originally intended as a Doug Jerebine solo album.

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Format: CD
Artist: Stinking Lizaveta
Release Date: 09 June 2023
Genre: Alternative
Label: SRA Records
Distributor: MGM Music