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1960s 45 rpm 7" Children's EP Spoken Word

A tall man in a blue uniform

A little boy lost! Heroic police! A fruitcake competition! This child-safety record from New Zealand has it all. Music, jokes, and possibly the silliest “stranger danger” song ever performed. One thing you won’t hear is a New Zealand accent. The record is undated, but it comes from a time when anyone seeking to make a […]

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12" 1960s 33 rpm Country LP

Sorta Country

Like quite a few great Australians, including Pharlap, Tex Morton was actually a New Zealander. Born in Nelson in 1916, he started performing at 14, and enjoyed success with travelling bands, playing and recording country songs. In the early 1930s he did what all ambitious New Zealand musicians do: crossed “The Ditch” (the Tasman Sea) […]