Two small series of vinyl releases under Radio New Zealand, subsidiary of the Broadcasting Corporation of NZ.
The 'Radio Trax' releases are branded as being "Produced by the Radio New Zealand Music Production Unit", Wellington.
The personnel lists were squinted at and transcribed from low-res rear photos, there may be a few typos in here.
Radio Trax:
RADIO TRAX (Album 1) - 1860 Band/Chris Brown Group/Coast to Coast/Sharon O'Neill/Merv Owen/Rockinghorse/Cohesion/Malcolm McNeill/Horizon/Captain Custard (1978)
RADIO TRAX (Album 2) - Short Story/Robert Sharp/Joy Yates/Ken Avery/The RNZ Studio ORchestra/Captain Custard/Th' Dudes/Cimaron/Merv Owen/Kelly & Friend/Dick Le Fort/Jade (1979)
RADIO TRAX (Album 3) - Radio Orchestra arranged & conducted by Julian Lee/Ann Pacey/David Fraser/Malcolm McNeill/Denise Harris/Dave MacRae/Joy Yates/Les Toots led by Pat Devlin/Neophonic Orchestra arranged & conducted by Julian Lee/Radio Orchestra arranged & conducted by Tony Baker/Rodger Fox Big Band conducted by Rodger Fox (1979)
RADIO TRAX (Album 4) - Flight X7/Dirt Cheap/Colin Hemmingsen/The RNZ Studio Orchestra/Jeanie Thomas/Rough Justice/Medusa/Bad Brakes/Robert Sharp/Ken Avery/Fire Exit/Mike Gibbs (1980)
Prodzone (jingles):
RNZ:PZ1 - Prodzone (1985)
RNZ:PZ2 - Prodzone: Sale Maker (1985) (
UNCONFIRMED)
RNZ:PZ3 - Prodzone: Sale Maker (1985)
RNZ:PZ4 - Prodzone: Sale Maker (1985)
RNZ:PZ5 - Prodzone: Sale Maker (1985)
RNZ:PZ6 - Prodzone (
UNCONFIRMED)
Composers:
RADIO TRAX (Album 1) - Cobham/Luther/Peacock-McQuillan/Bayley/Tajanue/Scott/Franke/Greenfield-King/Neve-Brown/Mann-Weill-Lieber-Stoller/Pankow
RADIO TRAX (Album 2) - Bayley/Seopardie/Goodrum/Holland-Dozier/Dobbyn-Morris/Lerner-Loewe/Kern-Harbach/Dobbyn-Morris/Black-Stevens/MacRae-Yates/Jaunay
RADIO TRAX (Album 3) - Hartford/Legrand-Bergman-Bergman/Rodgers-Hart/LaBounty-Freeland/Mancini/Gilbert/Scott/Lee/Joel/Mandel-Webster/Mancini-Kusik/Kern-Hammerstein/Aznavour/Cahn-van Heusen
RADIO TRAX (Album 4) - Flight X7/Bill Bevan/Macaulay/no composer listed/Peter Kennedy/Rick Bryant/Grantham/????/Albert/Jennings/????/Mike Winckel/Diamond/????
RNZ:PZ1 - no composers listed
RNZ:PZ2 -
RNZ:PZ3 - Clinton Brown/Robert Hooper-Smith/John Dickson/Cliff Walker/Rob Winch
RNZ:PZ4 - Dick le Fort/Bob Jackson/Robert Hooper-Smith/Clinton Brown
RNZ:PZ5 - Rob Winch/Robert Smith/Clinton Brown/John Dickson
RNZ:PZ6 -
Personnel:
RADIO TRAX (Album 1):
1860 Band
Rodger Fox (trombone)
Geoff Culverwell (trumpet/vocals)
Bob Winch (guitar/vocals)
Peter Blake (keyboards)
Billy Brown (drums/percussion)
Producer: Dick LeFort
Engineer: Robert Hagen
Chris Brown Group
Chris Brown (vocals/keyboards)
Dave Luther (guitar)
Gilbert Egdell (mandolin)
Kevin Pindlater (bass)
Producer: Dick LeFort
Engineer: Garry Clark
Coast to Coast
Gavin Peacock (vocal)
Bruce Robinson (guitar)
Alastair McQuillan (guitar)
Dick White (bass)
Paul Boyes (keyboards)
Darryl Fidd (drums)
Producer: Kevin Oliff
Engineer: Gerry Smith
Sharon O'Neilly & Merv Owen
Sharon O'Neill & Merv Owen (vocals)
Brent Thomas (guitar)
Brian Waugh (keyboards)
Mark Hornibrook (bass)
Kevin Strange (drums)
Producer: Dick LeFort
Engineer: Garry Clark
Rockinghorse
Kevin Bayley (guitar/vocals)
Wayne Mason (keyboards)
Clinton Brown (bass)
Barry Bounders (backing vocals)
Jim Lawrie (drums)
Producer: Dick LeFort
Engineer: Garry Clark
Cohesion
Colin Hemmingsen (sax)
Kevin Clark (keyboards)
Bob Finch (guitar)
Russell Good (bass)
Maurice Phillips (drums)
Malcolm McNeill (vocal on "Monkey See, Monkey Do")
Producer: Kevin Oliff
Engineer: Garry Clark
Horizon
Darryl Neve (flute/mandolin/bass/vocals)
Stefan Brown (guitar)
Charlie Thomas (drums)
Rick Drakeford (keyboards)
Producer: Kevin Oliff
Engineer: Tony Burns
Captain Custard
Malcolm Hayman (vocals/guitar)
Murray Lovedrige (bass)
Fred Loveridge (guitar)
Peter Walker (drums)
Producer: Dick LeFort
Engineer: Robert Hagen
RADIO TRAX (Album 2):
Short Story
Kevin Bayley (vocals/guitar)
Colin Bayley (guitar)
Steve Garden (drums)
Leon Keil (bass)
Robert Sharp
Robert Sharp (vocal)
Dick Le Fort (piano/synth.)
Chris Salmon (cello)
Joy Yates
Joy Yates (vocals)
Dave MacRae (keyboards)
Colin Hemmingsen (saxes)
Martin Winch (guitar)
Dave Pearson (bass)
Maurice Phillips (drums)
Captain Custard
Malcolm Hayman (vocals/guit.)
Simon Clayton (drums)
Fred Loveridge (guitar)
Nick Basalay (bass)
Th' Dudes
Ian Morris (vocals/guitar)
Pete Urlich (vocals)
Lee White (bass)
Bruce Hambling (drums)
Dave Dobbyn (vocals/guitar)
Merv Owen
Merv Owen (vocals)
Kevin Strange (drums)
Dennis Mason (sax/percussion)
Brian Waugh (keyboards)
George Barris (guitar)
Kelly & Friend
Kelly Levy (vocals/piano)
Len Fifield (keyboards)
John Mayhew (drums)
Jade (recorded Nelson/Wgtn)
Dave Connock (vocals)
Val Jessiman (vocals)
Warren Collins (vocals)
Steve Jaunay (vocals)
Stefan Brown (guitar)
Charlie Thomas (drums)
Darryl Neve (bass)
Cimaron (recorded Auckland)
Rod McAuley (vocals/guitar)
Pauline McAuley (vocal)
Peter Howearth (bass)
Zak Harper (drums)
Peter Bailey (keyboards)
Produced by Dick Le Fort, except Joy Yates produced by Kevin Oliff and Cimaron produced by Peter Fyers
Engineers Tony Burns (S1/Tks 2,3,5, S2/Tks 1,2,5,7), Robert Hagen (S1/Tks 1,4,5, S2/Tks 4,6), Garry Clark (S1/Tk 6, S2/Tk 3), Paul Streekstra (S1/Tk 7)
RADIO TRAX (Album 3):
Radio Orchestra
Tony Baker (alto on "Come Fly With Me")
Jan Kessell (trumpet on "Dreamsville")
Julian Lee (piano on "The Shadow of Your Smile")
Producer: Don Scott
Engineers: Keith Jolly & Bruce Danke
Denise Harris/Malcolm McNeill/Ann Pacey
David Fraser (keyboards)
Kevin Watson (guitar)
Terry Crayford (bass)
Bruno Lawrence (drums)
Colin Hemmingen (sax)
Stephen Popperwell (oboe)
Peter Schaffer (concertmaster)
Producer: Kevin Oliff
Engineer: Robert Hagen
Dave MacRae & Joy Yates
Dave MacRae (keyboards)
Joy Yates (vocal)
Martin Winch (guitar)
Dave Pearson (bass)
Maurice Phillips (drums)
Producer: Kevin Oliff
Engineer: Tony Burns
Les Toots
Pat Devlin (guitar)
Bobby Heinz (guitar)
Stu Buchanan (sax)
Ian Edwards (sax)
Brent Stanton (sax)
Gerry Marston (trumpet)
Bruce McKendry (trumpet)
Malcolm Norcliffe (trombone)
Barry Brinson (piano)
Ted Heager (drums)
Doug Petrie (percussion)
Rob Carpenter (bass)
Producer: Frank Berens
Engineer: Kevin Newcombe
Neophonic Orchestra
Crombie Murdoch (solo piano)
Julian Lee (solo flugel)
Neil McGough (solo trombone)
Producer: Don Scott
Engineer: Keith Jolly
Rodger Fox Big Band
Chris Fox (solo trombone)
Producer: Kevin Oliff
Engineer: Garry Clark
Album compiled by Kevin Oliff
Compilation Engineer: Garry Clark
Mastering: Frank Douglas (EMI Studios)
RADIO TRAX (Album 4):
Flight X7
Jeff Clarkson (vocals/guitar)
Noel Lambertson (drums)
Warwick Keay (bass)
Simon Page (keyboards)
Paul Jamerson (guitar)
Dirt Cheap
Paul Weaver (guitar)
Steve Laffon (drums)
Rob Parata (bass)
Bill Bevan (vocals/guitar)
Jeanie Thomas
John O'Connor (guitars)
Maurice Phillips (drums)
Dick Le Fort (piano)
Russell Good (bass)
Rough Justice
Tony Backhouse (guitar)
Nick Bollinger (bass)
Martin Hyland (drums)
Mike Gubb (piano)
Rick Bryant (vocals)
Peter Kennedy (guitar)
Bad Brakes
Chris Holthan (vocals)
Vic Singe (drums)
Roy Love (bass)
Shane Hava (guitar)
Joe Hallam (guitar)
Robert Sharp
Rob Winch (bass)
Dick Le Fort (keyboards)
Fire Exit
? ? (bass)
Ian Scherper (drums)
Mike Winckel (vocals/guitar)
Dave Ozzy (saxophone)
Stella Blyde (backing vocals)
Produced by Dick Le Fort
Engineers: Tony Burns, Robert Hagen (S1/Tk3, S2/Tks 3&6)
Mastering: Frank Douglas (EMI STUDIOS)
RNZ:PZ3:
Bass: Clinton Brown
Keyboards/Synth: Robert Hooper-Smith
Guitar: Rob Winch
Percussion: Ross Bunge
Sax: Dennis Mason
Vocals: Robert Hopper-Smith, Rob Winch, Gina Stevenson, Wanda van der Hoofd
Engineer: Neil Maddever
RNZ:PZ4:
Bass: Clinton Brown, Bob Jackson
Keyboards: Robert Hooper-Smith, Dick le Fort, Bob Jackson
Guitars: Bob Jackson, Clinton Brown
Vocals: Gina Stevenson, Wanda Van der Hoofd, Barry Saunders, Robert Hooper-Smith, Bob Jackson
Engineer: Neil Maddever
Executive Producer: John Dickson
RNZ:PZ5:
Bass: Clinton Brown, Rob Winch
Keyboards: Robert Smith
Guitars: Rob Winch
Vocals: Rob Winch, Robert Smith, Wanda Van der Hoofd, Karen Holland
Engineer: Neil Maddever
Executive Producer: John Dickson
