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Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Netherworld Dancing Toys is a New Zealand band from Dunedin formed in 1982.

History

The group formed at Otago University. The band members included Malcolm Black, Nick Sampson, Graham Cockroft, Brent Alexander, Annie Crummer, Kim Willoughby and a brass section comprised of Otago students. The band's name is from a Roxy Music song "Spin Me Round" on theirManifesto, 1979: "A nether world dancing toy/I'm wired for sound..." .

In 1983, they played at Sweetwaters and in 1984 they supported Blam Blam Blam on tour and a double sided LP of the concert at Mainstreet, Auckland was released.

Don McGlashan produced "The Real You"/"Standing In The Rain"/"New Zealand Love Song" which was released in November 1984.

In 1985 "For Today" reached No3 in the singles chart and the Netherworld Dancing Toys won five categories at the 1985 New Zealand Music Awards. Malcolm Black and Nick Sampson won the 1985 APRA Silver Scroll for "For Today".

In the early 2000's their song, For Today entered the realm of pop culture by being used as an advertisement for New Zealand Post and at one stage for a driving safety campaign.

For Today is on the soundtrack of Sione's Wedding (2006).

Malcolm Black is now a music industry lawyer. In The Mechanics of Popular Music, A New Zealand Perspective he says of the band's demise, "We were university graduates who had a number of different options and wanted security and a regular pay packet..."

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Country
Albums
1983	The Trusted Ones 12"	Flying Nun Records	-	-
1984	The Blam Blam Blam Story/Netherworld Dancing Toys	CBS Records	-	-
1984	The Real You	Virgin Records	-	-
1985	Painted Years	Virgin Records	-	-
EPs
1983	Netherworld Dancing Toys 12""	Flying Nun Records	-	-
1984	Song And Dance 12""	Flying Nun Records	-	-

Featured appearances

The group have appeared on a few compilations and soundtracks since the 1980's. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Netherworld Dancing Toys.

(2002) - Nature's Best 2 ( label unknown ) - For Today
(2004) - Nature's Best DVD ( label unknown ) - For Today
(2006) - Sione's Wedding OST ( Dawn Raid Entertainment ) - For Today

Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
1985	"For Today"		-	-

References

Chunn, Mike and Chunn, Jeremy, The Mechanics of Popular Music, A New Zealand Perspective, GP Publications, 1995. ISBN 1-86956-130-9
Dix, John, Stranded In Paradise, Penguin, 2005. ISBN 0-14-301953-8
Eggleton, David, Ready To Fly, Craig Potton, 2003. ISBN 1-877333-06-9

External link

Songs From Sampson And The 'Toys'

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