Golden Harvest (band)

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Golden Harvest was a New Zealand band, which formed in Morrinsville and moved to Auckland in the mid 1970s. [1] They are best known for their lone top-ten hit, "I Need Your Love", from 1977, which was Single of the Year at the 1978 NZ Music Awards. [2] The band was led by singer Karl Gordon. The four Kaukau brothers, Gavin, Mervyn, Eru and Kevin were the other members. [3] By 1980 the group had split up, with Gordon embarking on a solo career and Mervyn and Kevin moving to Australia. [3]

Discography

Singles
TitleRelease infoYearNotes
"Come Together" / "I Feel Good"Impact IR 10881976
"I Need Your Love" / "The Music Man"Impact I.R. 20011978#7
"Love Is Everything" / "To My Lady"Key K911978
"Hollywood Dreams" / "Dance"Key K 941979
"Give A Little Love" / "Nite Lite"Impact IR 20021979
"Live My Life" / "Mrs G"Key K 991979
Albums
TitleRelease infoYearNotes
Golden Harvest Key L 366811978 NZ No. 38

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References

  1. "Golden Harvest". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. NZ On Screen - I Need Your Love
  3. 1 2 Audio Culture - Golden Harvest Profile
  4. Discogs Golden Harvest Discography