The Swingers

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Name = The Swingers


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Origin = New Zealand
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Genre = Rock
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Years_active = 1979–1982
Label = Mushroom Records
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Past_members =Phil Judd
Bones Hillman
David Key
Buster Stiggs
Ian Gilroy

The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band. Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd (guitar, vocals), Bones Hillman (bass), and Buster Stiggs (drums). Formed in 1979, the band released the single, "One Good Reason" which was a top 20 hit in New Zealand. They also appeared on the Ripper Records sampler AK79 and established a large live following after a residency at Auckland's "Liberty Stage" club.

In 1980 the band moved to Australia, and signed for Mushroom Records for that country although their New Zealand releases remained on Ripper. [ [http://www.angelfire.com/bc/countbeat/discography.html The Swingers Discography] ]

After some band dissension, Ian Gilroy of The Crocodiles replaced Stiggs on drums. The band released a single, "Counting The Beat" which became a No. 1. hit in Australia. A second single released in 1981, "It Ain't what you Dance, It's the way that you Dance it" (which had the immortal outro repeat line "oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah") was only a moderate hit, reaching the top 30. An album, "Practical Jokers," produced by David Tickle was released. The band also performed songs in the film "Starstruck". The band underwent a couple more line-up changes, including the addition of Pop Mechanix and Coconut Rough vocalist Andrew Snoid, before it split up in March 1982.

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External links

* [http://frenz.com/philjudd/bio-sw2.html Frenz.com Swingers Biography]
* [http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/swingers.html Australian Rock Database Swingers page]
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