Band From the 70's - Golden Harvest

[honnisweetie]

@gregloucks, they were with distributing company Festival, the record label was Key and recorded @ Stebbing Studios. Where abouts is this other band from?

[gregloucks]

What record company are they with? I know some other guys using this as their band name!

[raegirl1971]

His mother Mary was my mums best friend ( she was even at my wedding lol ) when this band was formed - i went to mayfield primary in east tamiki when he was growing up in fisher cres in otara

[Amberol]

hey bro's this SHOULD be a Kiwi Classic... this was amazing when it came out, and I LOVE IT!"!

[poseman13]

Karl Gordon use to live in Fisher cres

[honnisweetie]

@poseman13  yes he did :)

[bronpinkett]

Karl was also a singer in a band called Butterfly Hunters



[honnisweetie]

@bronpinkett wowww..that's awesome to know :)

[honnisweetie]

@bronpinkett abit of trivia for us all :)

[bronpinkett]

i used to know Karl about 14 years ago when he was in a band called the BUtterfly HUnters...

[bronpinkett]

@poseman13

[1Tywilliams]

WOW Wot a blast back!!!

[Selected0ne]

Fantastic!!! - I use to play bass in a band with Kevin Kaukau (guitarist) back in Hastings, it was a great experience. Move over Jimmy H. Anyone know where he is now?

[OTARASTYLAH]

I saw them playn a free concert at mission bay twas algud!!

[OTARASTYLAH]

who was the lead singer, he use 2 go too live in otara, pakeha fullah

[honnisweetie]

@OTARASTYLAH Thanks for your comment. The lead singer's name is Karl Gordon, and YES he lived in Otara back then :)

[ShadowDespina]

@honnisweetie He now lives in Australia, hes a friend of mine and i just found out he was in this band!

[honnisweetie]

@ShadowDespina ... that's great. He's not about to reveal all..now is he? Hahahaha. Have a great 2011 :)

[bronpinkett]

@ShadowDespina i used to know Karl when he was playing with the band Butterfly HUnter. The band dedicated the lbulm to myself and my friends

[bronpinkett]

@ShadowDespina i used to know Karl when he was playing with the band Butterfly HUnter. The band dedicated the lbulm to myself and my friends.

[bronpinkett]

@ShadowDespina i used to know Karl when he was playing with the band Butterfly HUnter. The band dedicated the lbulm to myself and my friends..

[jg3nz]

Orsom my friend-i got yor message by email and good 2know yor still goin strong wit Golden Harvest, and still people from all over are drawn to their music. Kia kaha' mate.J...o (you will know who i am-just fill in the 3 dots.

[honnisweetie]

@jg3nz Hey maii beautiful friend..yes we know who you are!!! Heehee!

How u ben keeping? Will be putting up another vid soon :)

[djquickly]

Too meke!

[NurseButtercup]

Yeah It was kevin, not kelvin, Kevin is my uncle, I saw this on video tape when they won the Kiwi golden record for it. Kevin does the bar gigs with penny now a days..

[starquant]

My Favourite. I have this on C.D and play it LOUD to PISS off all the Fuckin Aussies. They are like Blowflies and I use this track to keep them out of my back yard :).

[kalibabez]

awsum bro.. got anymore songs from GH..keen 2 hea..

[sisteravenger]

Where are the Kau Kau Bros today???

[honnisweetie]

Hi there, 2 bros are living in Oz and the other 2 bros are still in NZ. Karl, the lead singer is living in Oz also. :)

[skankibounca]

@ Honnisweetie

Yeah I thought he did. I watched the other Vid and it confirmed it cheers bro! Yeah Im goin all good mate. You? Golden Harvest although not as well known act like Dragon, Split Enz or Herbs or Adrijah. "I need your love" certainly left a memorable song indeed.

[honnisweetie]

I'm all good! Cheers bro for your comment.!

[skankibounca]

Didnt the Maori brother (Kelvin I think his name was) play the guitar solo with his teeth? Good farkin song!

[honnisweetie]

Hey, howzit goin'? Yes, Kevin did play with his teeth!

[iroam88]

i cant believe it many  thanx

[wiremu]

Wow...thanks, it has been a long time...

[wekakiwi]

i remember this from school, circa 1977

[rastesdcat]

f  yessssssssssssssss

[cazfortune]

Saw theese chaps at the Broderick inn , the lead guitarist was doin the hendrix thing, behind his head RIP the Brod

[HineHou02]

rntahzxx massive melody n massive timez bk thn big mwahzxx tah dah whanau TGI stylzxx

[jackelameyes]

An overlooked disco classic. Love it.

[rollestj]

OMG ! haven't heard this in years, wicked !

[lplater43]

OMG!! It sure must be Christmas - 2 Golden Harvest songs - I love it - please more - cheers, you guys are the best!!

[hardout1962]

still a great song, hugs from the Cremins family

[honnisweetie]

Much hugs back to you & ur whanau! :)

[Rajon3s]

Its so good to hear so much positive about a terribly Iconic Kiwi Band and yea still an awesome song.I saw them like 35yrs ago at the Gisborne sound shell when i was 11yrs old. They blew my mind, Jimi was still alive then too, he woulda loved them. I wanna go back to that time again growin up in Gizzy, May they be long remembered in the hearts of there faithful Fans.

[honnisweetie]

Awesome comment! :)

[tone35]

I saw them at the old Tainui Hotel in whakatane! Good times

[tone35]

I remember them playing at the Tainui Hotel in whakatane, I was to young to go in so we jus watched them thru the window! Primo band

[honnisweetie]

Wouldn't it be great if we could relive those times! :)

[cleartonal]

I saw GH when they played at my school. They were so young. The lead guitarist was just like Hendrix and played his gat with a beer bottle. My ears were ringing for hours afterwards. Awesome!

[honnisweetie]

Hahahahaha! Good times! :)

[HineHou02]

ntahzxx

big shout ot tah aldah whanau

memoryz ayt Turangi stylz jamming in the shed and gigin the gym n wagging school n church haha gd times

Turangi stylzxx

[HineHou02]

ntahzxx big shout ot tah aldah whanau

Turangi stylzxxx massive memoryz all those gigz in the hall

and the ragez wagging school and church haha

Turangi NZxxx

[honnisweetie]

De good ole dayz! Hahaha! :)

[HineHou02]

Kia ora big shout ot frm dah Turangi Crew AAaurraahhz" Wickard Waiata mean maori mean hah good memoryz n good timez n good jamz

[honnisweetie]

Turangi rocks! :)

[bertramaudreymohi]

thx for posting.the four brothers are my cousins on their mothers side tu meke golden harvest forever

[goldxport]

kiaora, was just wondering if u hav any idea where eru is these days or how to get in contact?

[honnisweetie]

Awesome! Yip, G.H. 4eva! :)

[djquickly]

@bertramaudreymohi Hi there, im really interested in the type of guitar Kevin uses in this song. Any info available? Thanks in advance!

[honnisweetie]

The guitar Kevin is using is an Ibanez.

[djquickly]

@honnisweetie can you please ask Kevin what kind of "whammy bar" he has on his Ibanez guitar.I'm really interested?thanks in advance

[honnisweetie]

@bertramaudreymohi

SWEEET! :)

[loscochinosdelmar]

Thanks for this, the last time I saw my Golden Harvest album was back in 1980. I have been searching the net for ages to find them. Cheers!

[honnisweetie]

Well, you come to the right place! Will be loading up another song soon. Keep posted!

[kublabrown]

tu meke the sounds seen them at nambasa waihi

[honnisweetie]

Nambassa was just da bomb!! Luved every minute of it...sleeping in the open, music until late, hare krishna food,& heaps of peeps on the hills...awesome!

[wellingtonian]

I'm living in Phoenix Arizona, an got homesick when I heard this tune from my distant past.

It brought back great memories of my youth.

Thanks for posting this, are they going to release this on CD?

Go Hurricanes!

[honnisweetie]

Hi there,

Distant past for both of us! Heehee!! :)

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[supermaorifella67]

i love this song awesome kiwi band does anyone have angel in the mornning vid i think they sung it in a star quest show bak then

[honnisweetie]

Hi yah!

I have the vid, but it belongs to TVNZ and for me to put it on YouTube will cost me a packet!! :(

So sorry bout that! :( Thanx for the comment. :)

[Majistik1]

Hi honnisweetie - I enjoy this song & the other 10 tracks they made."I Need Your Love" was there national hit at the time.Good to see another "Golden Harvest" person like yourself onboard to share.I have their Album & transferred all there songs on2 Cd & had cover printed,all done in Dunedin.

[Majistik1]

Hi honnisweetie - I enjoy this song & the other 10 tracks they made."I Need Your Love" was there national hit at the time.Good to see another "Golden Harvest" person like yourself onboard to share.I have their Album & transferred all there songs on2 Cd & had cover printed,all done in Dunedin.

[honnisweetie]

Glad you like the song.They were an awesome band back in the day! Great to have you aboard. Will post video also soon. Thanks for the comment. :)