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The Terminals | |
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| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Rock |
| Labels | Xpressway, Flying Nun Records |
| Members | Stephen Cogle Mick Elborado Peter Stapleton Brian Crook John Chrisstoffels |
| Past members | Ross Humphries Susan Heney Maryrose Crook |
The Terminals were a New Zealand alternative rock band. They released material on the Xpressway and Flying Nun labels.
The band was formed in 1988, with several members being veterans of other bands. Vocalist Stephen Cogle and drummer Peter Stapleton had both been members of The Victor Dimisich Band in the early 1980s, Stapleton also playing with The Pin Group and Scorched Earth Policy. [1] Guitarist Ross Humphries was an ex-member of The Pin Group, and Mick Elborado played bass and keyboards with Scorched Earth Policy. [1] Signing to Flying Nun, the band's debut release was the Disconnect EP in 1988, followed by two albums for the label. Humphries was replaced by former Scorched Earth Policy guitarist Brian Crook. The band moved to the Xpressway label for their third album, Touch. [1] Little Things followed in 1995. [1]
Drummer and lyricist Peter Stapleton died in 2020. [2]
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Certification | Catalog Number | |
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| Albums | ||||||
| 1990 | Uncoffined | Flying Nun Records | - | - | FN116 L30424 | |
| 1991 | Disease | Xpressway | - | - | ||
| 1992 | Touch | Raffmond Records | - | - | ||
| 1995 | Little Things | Raffmond Records | - | - | ||
| 2007 | Last Days Of The Sun | Last Visible Dog | - | - | LVD 116 | |
| 2017 | Antiseptic | Ba Da Bing Records | - | - | BING129 | |
| EPs | ||||||
| 1988 | Disconnect | Flying Nun Records | - | - | FN091 | |
| Compilations | ||||||
| 1992 | Cul-de-sac | Flying Nun Records | - | - | FN231 | |
| 2014 | Singles & Sundries | Ba Da Bing Records | - | - | BING 104 | |
| Live album | ||||||
| 1997 | Live | Medication Records | - | - | ||
The group have appeared on a few compilations since their inception in New Zealand and Australia. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by The Terminals.
| Year | Single | Album | NZ Singles Chart | Certification |
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| 1990 | "Do The Void" | - | - | |
| 1993 | "Black Creek" | - | - | |
| 1992 | "Witchdoctors" | - | - | |
| 1996 | "Medusa" | - | - | |
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