Prime Movers
A hot band on the Auckland live scene in the early 1980s, the Prime Movers first came together at their West Auckland secondary school in March 1981.
Nick Crowther (guitar, vocals), Chris Matthews (drums) and Kevin Howlett (bass) had all played in garage bands prior to the Prime Movers. They rehearsed for two weeks and then played nine songs at a local dance. The "riotous reaction" encouraged them to enter the 1981 Battle of the Bands. Although it was only their second gig, they made it into the finals.
The Prime Movers - Benny Staples, Nick Crowther, Kevin Howlett
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Photo by Murray Cammick
Kevin Howlett, Chris Matthews, Nick Crowther
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Photo by Murray Cammick
Nick Crowther and Kevin Howlett, Mainstreet late 1982
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Photo by Alison Van Der Aarde
Nick Crowther, Chris Matthews, Kevin Howlett - Mainstreet late 1982
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Photo by Alison Van Der Aarde
Nick Crowther, Chris Matthews, Kevin Howlett
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Photo by Alison Van Der Aarde
Nick Crowther
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Photo by Alison Van Der Aarde
The press release announcing Benny Staples replacing Chris Matthews in The Primer Movers, 1982
Early 1982 Propeller poster - Kevin Howlett, Nick Crowther, Chris Matthews
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Members:
Chris Matthews - drums
Kevin Howlett - bass
Nick Crowther - vocals, guitar