Corben Simpson "Get up with the Sun" 1973

Solo singer/songwriter and also a founding member of Blerta.

Radio programmers and the record buying public hardly had time to absorb Corben Simpson’s early solo recordings before they were overshadowed by the BLERTA phenomenon, including the instantly popular New Zealand anthem, ‘Dance All Around the World’.
The lanky multi-instrumentalist rode to fame at the dawn of the 1970s, winning the 1971 APRA Silver Scroll Award for his emotional ballad, ‘Have You Heard A Man Cry’, and while fronting BLERTA released three albums in quick succession; the first with the Littlejohn band then two solo LPs. Simpson delivered commanding and passionate performances as a headlining solo artist, as a busker and fronting the theatrical mayhem that was BLERTA where his appearances became increasingly unpredictable. Following a series of successful tours supporting major local and international artists, his eccentricities saw him fall out of favour with promoters. From the late 1970s, the singer-songwriter with a finely tuned ear, modifying his own guitars and travelling with a customised pyramid shaped sound system, was hardly scraping together a living from the immense talent that once promised so much. - audioculture

trax:
01 Kazumpet Voluntary 02 The Sky Is Falling 03 Mr. Bojangles 04 Le Poisson 05 Take My Life 06 Running To The Sea 07 Kimberley (Song For Baby) 08 No Trespassing 09 Harps 10 Child Of Mine 11 Cuba Mall 12 What? 13 I Beg Your Pardon
…served by Gaius…