Discography: Compilation Albums

Title:              Give It A Whirl

Artist:             Various / Television Series Soundtrack

Catalogue #:    Universal Music 99632 (2 CD set)

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Commentary:   Give it a Whirl is the local television series that takes an in-depth visual and musical exploration of New Zealand rock 'n roll stories, from the fledgling sounds of the 1950s to today's international music acts.

The six-part series traces the evolution of popular music - from the bodgies and widgies of the '50s, through the mods, the hippies, the punks, right up to the hip hop kids of the 21st century. Give it a Whirl presented a mix of interviews, news archive and music clips in the telling of the stories of the bands, songwriters and entrepreneurs and the role they played in creating the soundtrack to New Zealanders' lives over the past 45 years.

Feature Track:     Suddenly Strange

Date of Issue:       26 May, 2003

Country of Issue:  New Zealand

Track Listing:

Disc 1

Rockin' Rockers - Sam Mateparae And The Rockin' Rockers

-Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Johnny Devlin

-Everybody - Max Merritt And The Meteors

-Do The Blue Beat - Dinah Lee

-How Is The Air Up There? - The La De Das

-Daylight Saving Time - Sandy Edmonds

-Painter Man - Larry's Rebels

-Everyone's Gonna Wonder - The Avengers

-Don't Come Any Closer - Allison Durbin

-Home - The Fourmyula

-Country High - Ticket

-Out On The Street - Space Waltz

-Rock 'n' Roll Ponsonby - Dragon

-Titus - Split Enz

-Slippin' Away - Max Merritt And The Meteors

-I'm A Texan - Hello Sailor

-Right First Time - The Dudes

Disc 2

-Saturday Night (Stay At Home) - The Suburban Reptiles

-True Love - Marching Girls

-Don't Ask Me - Toy Love

-One Good Reason - The Swingers

-Sunday Boys - The Screaming Meemees

-Point That Thing Somewhere Else - The Clean

-Devil You Know - DD Smash

-Rolling Moon - The Chills

-Call For Help - Blam Blam Blam

-Sex And Agriculture - Dance Exponents

-Listen - Herbs

-Gaskrankenstation - Headless Chickens

-In The Neighbourhood - Sisters Underground

-Chains - DLT & Che Fu

-Suddenly Strange - Bic Runga

-Dominoes - Fur Patrol

-Pacifier - Pacifier

-Nesian Style - Nesian Mystik

-The Theme From Give It A Whirl - Ian Morris