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Nambassa Festival

Television (Full Length) – 1979

16 Apr 2015 - 02.32pm
Hubby did lighting at Nambassa and we have a Nambassa record signed Rick Steel.
PK
PK
19 Mar 2015 - 01.16pm
What I love about this intro is freeze-framing at 34 seconds and seeing old Waikino town before it was washed away in the flood of 1980. You can even read "Bit a sole" on Steve Pardy's leather craft store.
19 Dec 2014 - 08.31pm
Ok, this was my first and last pop festival! I think I hitchhiked there and hoped to meet a friend who naturally I couldn't find. It was as hot as, and the loos were a little frightening but it sure beats Glastonbury! Wonderful NZ on Air - thanks so much! So groovily alternative and good natured...
26 Jul 2014 - 02.02pm
Sheerlux and The Plague stand out...slept through LRB woke up for I think it was an encore...Split Enz looked dated in the face of the new wave, as did many other acts.
Paul Moss
Paul Moss
4 May 2013 - 09.23pm
found myself in two places, first, from behind, at the breadmaking scene, where LittleJohn and I were rigging sound, and second, engineering foldback for The Plague.. I also did FOH for Flight 77 but that footage isnt in this version. Flight 77 did make it to the Record Album though. www.paulmoss.co
4 May 2013 - 06.25pm
excellent, been waiting a long time.. thanks Peter.
Andrew P Nichols
Andrew P Nichols
14 Feb 2013 - 01.44am
Ah such memories. 21 yrs old, The Enz, Eddie Hansen, Schtung, the dire bogs,the showers, the beach and getting food poisoning from the Hari Krishnas strawberry yoghurt.
pete colonna
pete colonna
13 Jul 2012 - 11.14am
wowie zowie.I thought the film was lost.But to see this brings it all home again.Thanks muchly
Dan Randow
Dan Randow
2 Jul 2012 - 08.15pm
Love this doco. Brings back many memories. Clip 3 is unavailable at the moment, tho,
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