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The Avengers Everyones Gonna Wonder Complete Singles Plus

The Avengers Everyones Gonna Wonder Complete Singles Plus Reviewed by Nathan Ford While theyre relatively unknown internationally - even to psych collectors - the Avengers were genuine stars here in New Zealand during the latter part of the sixties. Their versions of the Episode Sixs "Love Hate Revenge" and David McWilliams "The Days of Pearly Spencer" still crop up regularly on classic hits radio and are regarded by many (myself included) as definitive. This collection from New Zealand sixties reissue specialists Frenzy & RPM gathers up the the majority of the bands two pricey studio albums along with a few single sides and curios for the bands first international CD release. Impressively, the bands legacy was all put to tape between 1967 and 1969, with the bands two studio albums and sole live album all released in one calendar year (1968). Assembled by manager Ken Cooper as houseband for his club, "The Plaice", the Avengers were essentially a manufa...