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

Despite this being the released version of Flamethrower that subsequently appeared on the Rolling Moon single (the last half of the official video clip is taken directly from this footage), the audio you are hearing is from the T.V.N.Z camera's inbuilt microphone, not the Chris Knox and Doug Hood 4-Track mix.

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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[jimebenhoh]

could someone identify the revellers in the audience? I see Chris Knox carrying Robbie Yeats, I think. And Robert Scott at some point?  Maybe Kathy Bull dancing up front?

[Heikeverable]

I am amazed to find out that this the first Chills song I ever heard on the John Peel Show on Dutch VPRO radio back in '85 turns out to be the same performance, live, WITH images. My number one for that week.

So now I know what it looked like.

I think I'd like to hear Rolling Moon now.