The Avengers
One of the more successful New Zealand pop bands of the late 1960s, the Avengers were formed in Wellington in mid-1966. (Confusingly, another group with the same name -- a backing unit for singer Ray Woolf -- emerged in Auckland at much the same time.) The Avengers were formed at the behest of promoter Ken Cooper, who was seeking a house band for his nightclub the Place; he first approached guitarist Dave Brown, who in turn recruited guitarist Clive Cockburn, bassist Eddie McDonald and drummer Hank Davis. With their name decided as a result of a local newspaper contest, the quartet amassed a repertoire of some 75 Beatles songs in addition to covers of hits by Herman's Hermits and the Hollies; within a year, they were easily Wellington's most popular group, and in mid-1967 issued their debut single, the Top Ten hit "Everyone's Gonna Wonder." A series of smashes followed, including "Only Once in My Life," "1941," "Love Hate Revenge" and "Days of Pearly Spencer." However, the Avengers' success remained confined to New Zealand's shores, with all attempts to crack the lucrative Australian market proving futile; they disbanded in mid-1969, leaving a legacy which included the LP The Avengers Live at Ali Baba's (the first live album in the annals of Kiwi rock).
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Avengers
Miscellaneous - Released by Devoted Ruins on 1 Jan 1983
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Died For Your Sins
Punk / New Wave - Released by Lookout Records on 1 Jan 1999
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The American in Me
Punk / New Wave - Released by DBK Works on 1 Jan 2004
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Hulk's Fantasy Themes
Pop - Released by Trashy Pop on 12 Jan 2015
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Medallion
Pop - Released by Universal Music New Zealand Limited on 1 Jan 1968
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The Lost Episodes, Vol. 5 (Unabridged)
Miscellaneous - Released by Big Finish Productions Ltd on 1 Jan 2016
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The Lost Episodes, Vol. 2 (Unabridged)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Big Finish Productions Ltd on 1 Jul 2014
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The Lost Episodes, Vol. 1 (Unabridged)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Big Finish Productions Ltd on 1 Jan 2014
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The Lost Episodes, Vol. 3 (Unabridged)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Big Finish Productions Ltd on 1 Jan 2015
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Yugen (Original Mix)
Miscellaneous - Released by Blue Soho Recordings on 11 Nov 2013
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Leskiäidin Tyttäret
World - Released by Wilson Records on 6 Jan 2016
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Every Breath You Take
The Avengers Feat Gabriel Locane
Dance - Released by Reshape on 4 Apr 2016
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