The Scavengers / VA - AK•79

The Scavengers were a New Zealand Punk band that formed in 1977. They moved to Melbourne, Australia, in November 1978 and became Marching Girls. The band was formed in 1976 at Auckland Technical Institute by graphic design students Ken Cooke, Simon Monroe, Mike Simons and Marlon Hart, under the name The 1B Darlings. They were heavily influenced by British R&B, Glam Rock and 1960s US Garage Rock. In 1977, they renamed themselves the Scavengers and gave themselves Punk stage names (Cooke as Johnny Volume, Monroe as Des Truction, Simons as Mike Lezbian and Hart as Mal Icious). Their style mutated in the direction of the US Punk Rock and Proto-Punk acts. Through much of 1977, they and Suburban Reptiles were the only Punk bands in Auckland. In June 1977 they, along with Suburban Reptiles and the Masochists, played New Zealand's first major Punk gig, at the University of Auckland. Their repertoire during this time was mostly covers, but by early 1978, they had written a set of original tunes. In late 1977, bassist Hart left to be replaced by Brendan Perry, who performed under the stage name "Ronnie Recent". In March 1978, they began a residency at Zwines, a new Auckland Punk club. Simons soon left (inspiring their signature song "Mysterex"), and Perry moved to vocals. Two Scavengers tracks appeared on the Ripper compilation "AK•79" and a retrospective album was released in 2003.

The Scavengers (2003)

01 - Mysterex
02 - Born To Bullshit
03 - True Love
04 - Twentyone
05 - Brick In The Wall
06 - Money In The Bank
07 - Routine
08 - Supported By The State
09 - Violence
10 - Mysterex (Alternate)

AK•79 (2019)

01 - The Scavengers - Mysterex
02 - The Terrorways - Never Been To Borstal
03 - Proud Scum - I Am A Rabbit
04 - The Scavengers - True Love
05 - Proud Scum - Suicide
06 - The Terrorways - She's A Mod
07 - Swingers - Certain Sounds
08 - Primmers - Funny Stories
09 - Toy Love - Squeeze
10 - Swingers - Baby
11 - Primmers - You're Gonna Get Done
12 - Toy Love - Toy Love Song
13 - Suburban Reptiles - Megaton
14 - Suburban Reptiles - Coup D'Etat
15 - The Scavengers - Routine
16 - Proud Scum - Suicide 2
17 - The Terrorways - Short Haired Rock And Roll
18 - Toy Love - Frogs
19 - Suburban Reptiles - Saturday Night Stay At Home
20 - Features - City Scenes
21 - Spelling Mistakes - Feel So Good
22 - Marching Girls - First In Line
23 - Spelling Mistakes - Hate Me Hate Me
24 - Features - Victim
25 - Marching Girls - True Love (Marching Girls Version)

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