Before 1963, New Zealand’s pop scene was barely flickering, then came Ray Columbus & The Invaders sending Viking and Zodiac Records into a fierce label war, and suddenly the airwaves were bursting with homegrown hits. That year saw more NZ singles pressed than any other for three decades, television packed with pop shows, and the country’s teen clubs overflowing. 1963 wasn’t just a boom it was the birth of modern New Zealand pop. - Flying Out
Tracklist
- 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