...In May 1976 Laing and two other New Zealanders left London in a Volkswagen van en route to Nepal. She celebrated her 21st birthday in New Delhi. The trip inspired her to write 20 songs that gained her a manager Chips Chipperfield in 1977 and a publishing deal with Essex Music in 1978, with 15 hours of studio time per month. A singles deal with EMI followed and ‘Don’t Tell Me’ was released in 1980 and was on BBC Radio One’s A-playlist for five weeks. The positive media response to the single meant that EMI gave Laing a healthy budget to record at Rockfield Studios in South Wales for five weeks. The final mixes for the album Tied To The Tracks were done at Marquee Studios, Wardour St, London. There was a delay in releasing the album, although further singles ‘Overboard’ (1981) and ‘Whistling Waltzes’ did receive airplay in London and the North of England...to be continued... - Murray Cammick and AudioCulture
trax:01 I'm Crying Too 02 Remains To Be Seen 03 Happy Song 04 This Moment Here 05 Tony 06 Shooting Stars 07 Someone Like Me 08 I Want You 09 Now I Know 10 A Room 11 Not So Long Ago 12 Rainbow 13 Happy Song (Bonus)
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Shona Laing "Shooting Stars are only seen at Night"
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gitit! no pw
https://www.mediafire.com/file/c0ifuc56r9owp3h/ShoLaiShoStaSeNig.rar/file
Thanks!
Thanks! I find it interesting that you keep finding all these NZ/Aussie singers I've never heard if but should have! :)
Gaius said:
@cdelint
Thanks for all your comments. I don't know where you live, but I'm living on the opposite side of the world (New Zealand view). Don't have any friends or relatives living down there, don't have any fanzines, magazines, newspaper, in fact, never have been there.
As you might know, I startetd the Kiwi section with an overview of the legendary 'Flying-Nun-label' before going on with that solid disco of New Zealand music from the 60's until know. It isn't very easy, but New Zealand has some info-sites like audioculture.nz or muzik.net.nz, where you can get an overview. At least Wiki.
Then you had to look for what's available in the net and collect it together. Last but not least I had a lot of help from the zoners which you can read if something is 'served by Gaius + somebody else'.The rest is work.
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