212:, the group have noted as being responsible for being one of the first, if not the first New Zealand band to self-finance their record and be successful with it, which had a flow on effect for other bands. They received an IRANZ award for their EP. In the mid 1980s, Havoc teamed up with singer / keyboardist Suzie Divine, calling themselves Desire. They released a record on
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that as an independent NZ label they had made a first. With the artists on their label having both an album and single at no 1 on the NZ charts, it was the first time an
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in 1985 which featured Mark
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As of 1979, the managing director of the label was Brian Pitts. The
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whose single "Shake It" RTC RTS 701 had climbed from no 28 to 19. Others include
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record label which licensed recordings from overseas
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label was sub-licensing recordings to RTC. However one act
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Punk
Aesthetics and New Folk: Way Down the Old Plank Road
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Stranded in
Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'roll, 1955-1988
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Record Details, Artist: Kevin Blackatini And The Frigids
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Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll, 1955-1988
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313:" / "King"
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332:RTC HRH 1
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171:The Bridge
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