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[[image:lawnmowers.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Wetbacks''. Nexus, March 1986]]
''Wetbacks'' formed in mid-1983, and featured [[Dianne Archer]] (guitar, vocals), [[Pateriki Hura]] (bass, vocals), [[Jeff Sinnott]] (drums) and [[Chris Corby]] (guitar), although the latter was replaced in 1986 by [[Murray Hintz]] (keyboards). [[Paul Donnelly]] of [[Two White Eyes]] also played bass at some time. <br>

''Wetbacks'' released one six track mini-album, [[Out of the Swamp]], in 1985. They also have a song, ''Don't get Caught'', on the 1985 compilation [[Weird Culture, Weird Custom]], released by "National Student Radio" (now B-net), distributed by ''Jayrem''. They played support to a number of popular New Zealand bands of the time, including ''Netherworld Dancing Toys'', ''The Mockers'', ''The Narcs'' and ''Coconut Rough''. In 1986 they flew to Melbourne in an attempt to crack the Australian market.

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 [[image:lawnmowers.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Wetbacks''. Nexus, March 1986]]
-''The Wetbacks'' formed in mid-1983, and initially featured [[Dianne Archer]] (guitar, vocals), [[Paul Donnelly]] (bass, vocals), [[Jeff Sinnott]] (drums) and [[Chris Corby]] (guitar). They evolved out of a band called ''Rhythm and Skins'' who played one gig in late 1982. The bands first gig as ''The Wetbacks'' was at a 21st party in Tirau.  [[Pateriki Hura]], who had earlier auditioned for the band as a guitarist, replaced ''Donnelly'' on bass later in 1983. ''The Wetbacks'' released one six track mini-album, [[Out of the Swamp]], in 1985. Soon after, ''Corby'' left the band and was replaced by [[Murray Hintz]] on keyboards.
+''Wetbacks'' formed in mid-1983, and featured [[Dianne Archer]] (guitar, vocals), [[Pateriki Hura]] (bass, vocals), [[Jeff Sinnott]] (drums) and [[Chris Corby]] (guitar), although the latter was replaced in 1986 by [[Murray Hintz]] (keyboards). [[Paul Donnelly]] of [[Two White Eyes]] also played bass at some time. <br>
-The band played the University [[Orientation]] festival in 1985 and 1986. Soon after the 1986 Orientation performance, the band flew to Melbourne in an attempt to crack the Australian market. In Australia they recorded the song ''Don't get Caught'', which was released on the 1986 compilation [[Weird Culture, Weird Custom]]; a compilation released by "National Student Radio" (later B-net), distributed by ''Jayrem''.
+''Wetbacks'' released one six track mini-album, [[Out of the Swamp]], in 1985. They also have a song, ''Don't get Caught'', on the 1985 compilation [[Weird Culture, Weird Custom]], released by "National Student Radio" (now B-net), distributed by ''Jayrem''. They played support to a number of popular New Zealand bands of the time, including ''Netherworld Dancing Toys'', ''The Mockers'', ''The Narcs'' and ''Coconut Rough''. In 1986 they flew to Melbourne in an attempt to crack the Australian market.
-The band played support to a number of popular New Zealand bands, including ''Netherworld Dancing Toys'', ''The Mockers'', ''The Narcs'' and ''Coconut Rough'', and played at an event called the [[Rockfurly Shield]]. The band split up after a year in Australia.
-==Published Articles==
-*''A Retrospective Interview with ‘The Wetbacks’'', [[Hamilton Underground Press]], 9 April 2018 [https://www.hamiltonundergroundpress.com/features/a-retrospective-interview-with-the-wetbacks]
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