The Quincy Conserve (commonly known as Quincy Conserve) was a
New Zealand
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group that were active from 1967 to 1975. Originating from
Wellington
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, they were one of the biggest bands in the lower North Island.
Background
Among the various lineups, the membership has included
Bruno Lawrence
David Charles Lawrence (12 February 194110 June 1995) known as Bruno Lawrence was an English-born musician and actor, who was active in the industry in New Zealand and Australia.
Initially notable as a musician and founder of 1970s ensemble Bl ...
. For a while trombonist
Rodger Fox was a member. For a period of time they were the house band for Wellington’s HMV Studios.
1960s
The group started out in late 1967, and was formed by Malcolm Hayman. In 1968, they were backing
Allison Durbin
Allison Ann Giles, who performed as Allison Ann Durbin (born 24 May 1950), is a former New Zealand Australian singer, known for her success in the late 1960s and 1970s as the " Queen of Pop". Durbin's visual trademark at that time was her lustro ...
on some of her recordings.
1970s
In 1970, Kevin Furey who had previously been with the group Top shelf joined the group. At a point in time that year, the lineup consisted of Furey, Malcolm Hayman, Bruno Lawrence, Johnny McCormick, Dennis Mason,
Dave Orams and Rufus Rehu. Also in 1970, the Bruno Lawrence composition "Ride the Rain" came in the finals at that year's
Loxene Golden Disc
The Loxene Golden Disc was an annual New Zealand music award. It ran from 1965 to 1972. It was superseded by the Recording Arts Talent Awards (RATA).
Background
The awards launched in 1965 and is the forerunner of the New Zealand Music Awards. It ...
Awards.
In 1971, the group briefly reunited with Allison Durbin to play at the Downtown Club in Wellington. In 1973, they backed
The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson were an American funk and R&B band consisting of American musicians and brothers George ("Lightnin' Licks") and Louis E. Johnson ("Thunder Thumbs"). They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, ...
at the Downtown Club.
In 1974. They released the single, "Song For The Man", composed by Paul Clayton, backed with "Epistolary", composed by
Anderson and Wise. It was released on the
Ode
An ode (from grc, ᾠδή, ōdḗ) is a type of lyric poetry. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three majo ...
label. The following year it was released in Australia on Warner Brothers. Tony Kaye produced both sides of the release. It was also an
APRA Silver Scroll
The APRA Music Awards are several annual and two-yearly award ceremonies run in New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members. APRA hold the annual Silver S ...
nominated song for 1975.
They disbanded in 1975.
Later years
In 1980, guitarist Kevin Furey, who was married to the cousin of
Deane Waretini
Deane Waretini (born c. 1946) is a musician from New Zealand. He had a #1 chart hit in 1981 with the song "The Bridge (Deane Waretini song), The Bridge", a Māori language song set to Nini Rosso's tune "Il Silenzio (song), Il Silenzio". He is al ...
's Manager
George Tait
George Tait (1859 – 25 November 1882) was an English international footballer who played as a centre forward.
Career
Tait played for Birmingham Excelsior, and earned one cap for England on 26 February 1881. The match was a 1–0 loss to Wal ...
, played the trumpet on Waretini's hit "
The Bridge The Bridge may refer to:
Art, entertainment and media Art
* ''The Bridge'' (sculpture), a 1997 sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia, US
* Die Brücke (''The Bridge''), a group of German expressionist artists
* ''The Bridge'' (M. C. Escher), a lithograph ...
". Furey later played for several years with the Royal New Zealand Navy band. In 2013, Furey teamed up with
Larry Morris
Larry Cleo Morris (December 10, 1933 – December 19, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Chicago Bears. The 1950 graduate of Decatur High School ...
to play in his band Larry Morris & Rebellion.
In later years Malcolm Hayman was in a band called Captain Custard which featured Murray Loveridge, Dave Alexander and Don Burke. A later line up of Captain Custard included Peter Whyte, Stu Petrie and Jimmy Dwan.
Line-up
* Malcolm Hayman: lead guitar, vocals, arrangements
* Kevin Furey: guitar, trumpet, vocals
* Ria Kerekere: vocals
*
Dave Orams: bass guitar, vocals
* Graeme Thompson: bass guitar, vocals
* Frits Stigter: bass guitar
* Rufus Rehu: keyboards
* Johnny McCormick: saxophone, flute
* Dennis Mason: saxophone, vocals
* Barry Brown-Sharpe: trumpet, tenor horn
* Raice McLeod: drums
* Earl Anderson: drums
* Brian Beauchamp: drums
* Bruno Lawrence: drums
* Richard Burgess: drums
* Tom Swainson: drums
* Mike Conway: drums
* Billy Brown: drums
* Paul Clayton: guitar, vocals
* Harry Leki: guitar
* Murray Loveridge: bass guitar
* Peter Blake: keyboards
*
Rodger Fox: trombone
* Geoff Culverwell: trumpet
* Peter Cross: trumpet
Discography
Singles
Studio albums
*''Listen To The Band'' (1970 - Regal)
*''Epitaph (Quincy Conserve 1967-71)'' (1972 - Regal)
*''Tasteful'' (1973 - EMI)
*''The Quincy Conserve'' (1975 - Õde Records)
Live albums
*''Live'' with Lutha,
Blerta
Blerta (''"Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition"'') was a New Zealand musical and theatrical co-operative active from 1971 until 1975.
It was the idea of Bruno Lawrence to arrange a group of musicians, actors and fr ...
and
(1973 - EMI)
Compilations
*''The Very Best Of...'' (2001 - EMI)
*''Aire of Good Feeling - Best Of'' (2008 - EMI)
References
External links
The Quincy Conserve on Audio Culture*
Entries at 45cat.com
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1967 establishments in New Zealand
1975 disestablishments in New Zealand
New Zealand rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1967
Musical groups disestablished in 1975