The Chills - Pink Frost (live at the Rumba Bar, Auckland, 15 May 1982)

"Pink Frost" was originally recorded on 29th May 1982, along with "Purple Girl" at Lab Studios in Auckland, as part of a proposed "Rainbow E.P." which would have seen all songs in their set with a color in the title be released as a 12" E.P. (the other songs to be included were "Night Of Chill Blue", "Red Sky Morning" and "Green Eyed Owl"). Whilst the band felt the results to be satisfactory, they felt they could potentially re-record a superior version, and the initial recordings were shelved. Unfortunately, drummer Martyn Bull's subsequent contraction and death from leukemia in July 1983 meant they had to make do with the original recordings, and, on subsequent re-listening to the original tapes, decided that, save for a new vocal track and guitar overdub, the original recording was suitable for release. These overdubs were completed on 5th January 1984.

This was a private show, other bands on the bill included The Clean, Tall Dwarfs, Nocturnal Projections and This Sporting Life. The show was not only was filmed by T.V.N.Z. but was also recorded on a TEAC 4-Track by Chris Knox and Doug Hood; some of the audio subsequently released includes "Flamethrower" by the Chills as one of two B-sides to the Rolling Moon single (1982) and "Two Fat Sisters" and "Happy Birthday John" by The Clean, released on their posthumous 12" E.P. Live Dead Clean (1986). The Chills line up at this point in time was Martin Phillipps (guitars / vocals), Terry Moore (bass / vocals), Rachel Phillipps (keyboards) and Martyn Bull (drums).

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• The Chills
• Live
• Pink Frost
• Flying Nun
• Martin Phillipps
• 1982

[VoidDeluxe]

This song is sublime and evocative. I do wish the audio was better on the clip, but you can't have everything. I was into the Chills when I was 12 - Soft Bomb - but I actually only heard this track recently and I find it completely devastating in the most exquisite way. Thank you for posting the footage.

[sonofsilence]

@Cocrteau3 I am a kiwi who lives in the UK and one of my british mates is really into The Chills and The Clean.

[therealcolakid]

golden song, great footage

[SuperAde1974]

WOW, thanks for posting! So sad to see Martin & think that he'd pass on only a year or so later :(

[porleegee]

this song still gets me 20 odd years after i heard it first........

[statenisland777]

chris knox threw me out oin his front lawn when i collapsed at his party, so fuck him

[Cocrteau3]

What a treat! To a non-Kiwi Chills fan (since 1985) this is something truly new.

[alecbathgate]

Is that Chris Knox walking amongst the crowd at the start?

[beethousand]

this was recorded in '82 and phillipps was born in 63.. this means he was 18/19 when he wrote songs like pink frost, doledrums, kaleidoscope world, oncoming day, etc. Wow.

[notpmega]

that was great! thanks for putting this up. They sound amazing live, very similar to the recorded version I've heard. The footage is well shot also.