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[[image:flightx7.jpg|right|thumb|''Don't get too Close'' single]] | [[image:flightx7.jpg|right|thumb|''Don't get too Close'' single]] | ||
| − | ''Flight X-7'' was a band from the late 1970s to early 1980s that were for a time were based in Hamilton. Formed in Hamilton in | + | ''Flight X-7'' was a band from the late 1970s to early 1980s that were for a time were based in Hamilton. Formed in Hamilton in 1977, the band were initially called ''Flight 77'', and evolved out of another band, [[Euphoria]], following their break up. Their initial lineup was [[Jeff Clarkson]] (who travelled down from Auckland for performances), [[Warwick Keay]] (bass), [[Philip Smart]] ('Smartie'; drums) and Simon Page (keyboards). Bruce Leighton (guitar) joined soon later. The band played the ''Nambassa Music Festival'' in front of 45,000 people in 1979 (as ''Flight 77''), and appeared on the associated compilation "[[Festival Music]]". |
| − | In | + | In 1979, the band changed their name to Flight X-7. They released two singles in 1980, and on 15 September that year supported English new wave band ''XTC'' at the Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland. In 1982 Flight X-7 played support for Roxy Music at the Sweetwaters Festival in Ngaruawahia to a crowd of over 75,000. Their single "I Lose Control" spent three weeks in the New Zealand charts, peaking at #30. |
| − | [[Tim Powles]] and bassist [[Warwick Keay]] | + | After ''Flight X-7'' broke up, [[Tim Powles]] and bassist [[Warwick Keay]] went on to Wellington band ''The Knobz'', while ''Powles'' currently plays in Australian band ''The Church''. [[Paul Turney]] moved to the UK in 1995 as an audio engineer who later specialized in audio and video archives. |
==Band Members== | ==Band Members== | ||
* [[Jeff Clarkson]] (lead vocals; 1977-1982) | * [[Jeff Clarkson]] (lead vocals; 1977-1982) | ||
| − | * [[Warwick Keay]] (bass; 1977- | + | * [[Warwick Keay]] (bass; 1977-1982) |
* [[Simon Page]] (keyboards; 1977) | * [[Simon Page]] (keyboards; 1977) | ||
* [[Bruce Leighton]] (guitar; 1977) | * [[Bruce Leighton]] (guitar; 1977) | ||
| − | * [[Phil Smart]] (drums; 1977 | + | * [[Phil Smart]] (drums; 1977) |
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* [[Bill Hill]] (guitar) | * [[Bill Hill]] (guitar) | ||
| + | * [[Paul Jamieson]] (guitar) | ||
* [[Noel Lamberton]] (drums) | * [[Noel Lamberton]] (drums) | ||
| + | * [[Tim Powles]] (drums) | ||
| + | * [[Mark Stubbs]] (keyboards) | ||
| + | * [[Paul Turney]] (keyboards; 1980-1982) | ||
| + | * [[Alan Johnson]] (drums) | ||
==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
