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[[image:Hgpaper041.jpg|right|thumb|Hollow Grinders in the City Weekend]] | [[image:Hgpaper041.jpg|right|thumb|Hollow Grinders in the City Weekend]] | ||
− | The Hollow Grinders (briefly called "the Sandhoppers", and playing their first gig | + | The Hollow Grinders (briefly called "the Sandhoppers", and playing their first gig as "the Blublockers") proclaimed themselves "New Zealand's best and only instrumental surf band", a claim few could deny. They started as a trio of [[Biff Bangle]], [[Andrew Dean|Eddie Hodad]] and [[Dean Ballinger|Dirk Thrust]], later joined by [[Gordon Bassett|Hank 'Family Man' Special]] and -- after Biff allegedly faked his own death to avoid further contractual obligations to the group -- [[Stan Jagger|Otis Uhh!]]. |
− | The Hollow Grinders have | + | The Hollow Grinders have one CD, [[The Hollow Grinders Dig Chicks]], one 7" record, [[Bradley's Dunny Crouch]], and several other releases. A second album of material was recorded in 2001 but has not been released. In 1999, Californian surf band ''The Neptunas'' released a song dedicated to ''The Hollow Grinders'' called [[Thee Phantom 5ive|Hollow Grinders are Go!]]. |
==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
− | + | [[Live FM]] cassette, 1997<br> | |
− | + | [[Bradley's Dunny Crouch]] 7" single<br> | |
− | + | [[Dig Promos]] EP<br> | |
− | + | [[The Hollow Grinders Dig Chicks]] album, 2001<br> | |
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− | + | ''Repo Man'' featured on the 1997 compilation [[Reef Madness]]<br> | |
− | + | ''Rhythm & Swing'' appears on the 1997 compilation [[Green Eggs and Hamilton]]<br> | |
− | + | ''Two Suits'' appears on [[Indie Hit Disc 8]], 1998 (NZ on Air promo)<br> | |
− | + | ''Te Harinui (Not on a Snowy Night)'' appears on the 1998 compilation [[Christmas in the Summertime]]<br> | |
− | + | ''Piha Death Rip'' appears on the 1998 compilation [[Fiberglass Jungle]]<br> | |
− | + | ''Pania (of the Reef)'' appears on [[Indie Hit Disc 10]], 2000 (NZ on Air promo)<br> | |
− | + | ''Piha Death Rip'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Year Zero]]<br> | |
− | + | ''When a Child is Born'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Christmas On The Rocks: A New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll Christmas]]<br> | |
− | + | ''Shoot the Pukeko, Hank'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[Zero.one]]<br> | |
− | + | ''Toe Tag Point'' appears on the 2007 compilation [[Area 07]]<br> | |
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==External Sites== | ==External Sites== | ||
− | [http:// | + | [http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~joblin/ Hollow Grinders website]<br> |
− | + | [http://www.instromania.net/ART/ART_H/HOLLOW%20GRINDERS%20The.php Hollow Grinders on Instromania site] | |
{{Band-Stub}} | {{Band-Stub}} | ||
[[Category:bands]] | [[Category:bands]] |