Kiwi Music Scene 1963

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Various Artists: Kiwi Music Scene 1963

November 2025 release from Frenzy, 72 tracks!
Like the other releases in this series it comes with a chronological month by month booklet which for the first time documents the year that New Zealand music came of age.
On New Year’s Day 1963, Ray Columbus & The Invaders rolled into Auckland, having gone as far as they could in their home base of Christchurch. With their sharp suits, Fender guitars, and all. They hit a scene dominated by instrumental combos and turned it on its head. Their energy lifted the bar, sending every local group scrambling to find a singer. The year that followed was electric. 1963 produced more locally recorded singles than any other — a record that wouldn’t be matched for thirty years. The catalyst was Viking Records, newly driven by A&R man Ron Dalton and his ambitious plan to conquer the local and international market. Dalton made bold moves, first luring guitarist Peter Posa away from Eldred Stebbing’s Zodiac label, then poaching Herma Keil & The Keil Isles — two of New Zealand’s biggest stars. His smooth salesman pitch and big promises soon had others following. But Stebbing wasn’t one to take a hit lying down. Within days he’d signed Herma’s cousin Freddie Keil and his band, The Kavaliers, and replaced Posa with an emerging young guitarist named Gray Bartlett. The rivalry between Viking and Zodiac sparked a recording boom — a full-blown label war that flooded the market with fresh local releases.

Ray Columbus & The Invaders – I Saw Her Standing There
Peter Posa – The White Rabbit
Herma Keil & The Keil Isles – If You Wanna Be Happy
Ray Woolf with The Invaders – Just Like Eddie
The Invaders – Ku-Pow
Dick Neal & Combo – Darkest Street In Town
Louis Parun & The Premiers – Like I Love You
The Sheratons – Peanuts
Jay Epae – Coffee Grind
The Embers – Metropolis
Lyn Barnett – Ordinary Guy
The Kittens – Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
Anne Murphy – Lessons In Love
Herma Keil & Anne Murphy – We’re Going Dancing
Tommy Adderley – Comin’ Home Baby
Gray Bartlett – Moon Man
Ray Woolf – I Just Gotta Have You
Rochelle Vinsen – Lipstick and High Heel Shoes
Cathy Howe – Then He Kissed Me
Jan Dalton – Da Doo Ron Ron
Herma Keil & The Keil Isles – Cinnamon Cinder
Peter Posa – Grasshopper
Jimmy Sloggett – Runaway Sax
Anne Murphy – Back In Baby’s Arms
The Spartans – Baby Elephant Walk
Ray Columbus & The Invaders – Money Lover
Lyn Barnett – Birthday Party
Christine Barnett – Teenage Love
Ray Woolf – Creole Baby
Gray Bartlett – Surf Rider
Pauline Bramley – Don’t Be Shy
Lisa Nuku – Naturally
Bob Paris – Geisha Girl
Beverley Hill – Love Me Forever
Sonny Day & The Sundowners – Hawaiian Wedding Song
Herma Keil & The Keil Isles – Twist It Up
Max Merritt & The Meteors – Soft Surfie
Tommy Adderley – Write Me a Letter
Anne Murphy – My Heart Said Bossa Nova
Ray Woolf – Genie
The Embers – Planet 10
Sammy Rodgers – Somebody to Love
The Kiwi Four – Peter Gunn Stomp
Peter Posa – The Mad Hatter
Louis Parun – Why Little Girl
Rod Stone – Skye Boat Song
Jay Epae – My Girl
The Maori Hi Five feat. Wes Epae – Putti Putti
Lyn Barnett – Aren’t Some People Funny
Rochelle Vinsen – Let My Love Walk In
Freddie Keil & The Kavaliers – Should I
Kim Kruger – Walkin’ After Midnight
Little Joy Yates – South Street
Phil Garland – Band of Gold
Del Stanton – One Broken Heart for Sale
Des Gibson – From a Jack to a King
Al Paget Sextet – Black Saddle
Cathy Howe – I Adore Him
Pauline Bramley – By Hook or By Crook
Johnny Devlin – Stomp the Tumbarumba
Bob Paris – Fuzzy Duck
Tommy Adderley – Dance the Bluebeat
Jill Thomas – When It Comes to Love
Rochelle Vinsen – Candy Kisses
Jan Dalton – Simple Simon
Jimmy Sloggett – Yakety Sax
Steve Ellis & The Tallismen – 5O9
Tony & The Initials – End of Summer
Rudy & The Crystals – Rain Burst
Tony Cook – Wendy
The Cascados – Listen to My Heart