Mockers "Swear it's true" 1984

The Mockers and their very entertaining front man Andrew Fagan were high on the NZ pop music charts in the 1980s and were one of the few local bands to be embraced by commercial radio.
First known as Ambitious Vegetables, the band got together at Rongotai College in 1979. The songwriting core was lyricist Andrew Fagan and melody writer Gary Curtis. They recorded their first single, a double A-side 'Murder On Manners Street' c/w ‘The Good Old Days’ in May 1980 when the band were 17 years of age and sold 400 copies, mostly by mail order. 'Murder On Manners Street', written about an actual incident, was an instant student radio hit and established the band...
...When The Mockers played the Sweetwaters Festival in January 1981, Rip It Up magazine’s Mark Phillips wrote, “The Mockers turned in a set of enjoyable originals and covers that saw vocalist, Andrew Fagan, make good use of the available stage space. Standing out was the excellent 'Murder On Manners Street', while sadly missing was ‘The Good Old days’.”
Also missing from the Sweetwaters stage was the band’s regular bassist and co-songwriter Gary Curtis who had decided to give up the touring life and be a stay-at-home Mocker in Wellington. Filling in on bass was the band’s manager Donald Mackay...to be continued... - Murray Cammick & audioculture
trax:
01 Woke up Today 02 My Girl Thinks She's Cleopatra 03 Something's Changed 04 Ancient Times 05 Destiny 06 The Good Old Days 07 Another Day 08 You Only Live Once 09 George Henry Swan 10 Swear It's True 11 Alvison Park 12 After The Rain
…served by Gaius…