The Avengers - Everyone's Gonna Wonder - The Complete Singles Collection....plus (2016 Frenzy Music) 1967 - 1969

Biography One of the more successful New Zealand pop bands of the late 1960s, the Avengers were formed in Wellington in mid-1966. (Confusingly, another group with the same name -- a backing unit for singer Ray Woolf -- emerged in Auckland at much the same time.) The Avengers were formed at the behest of promoter Ken Cooper, who was seeking a house band for his nightclub the Place; he first approached guitarist Dave Brown, who in turn recruited guitarist Clive Cockburn, bassist Eddie McDonald and drummer Hank Davis. With their name decided as a result of a local newspaper contest, the quartet amassed a repertoire of some 75 Beatles songs in addition to covers of hits by Herman's Hermits and the Hollies; within a year, they were easily Wellington's most popular group, and in mid-1967 issued their debut single, the Top Ten hit "Everyone's Gonna Wonder." A series of smashes followed, including "Only Once in My Life," "1941," "Love Hate Revenge" and "Days of Pearly Spencer." However, the Avengers' success remained confined to New Zealand's shores, with all attempts to crack the lucrative Australian market proving futile; they disbanded in mid-1969, leaving a legacy which included the LP The Avengers Live at Ali Baba's (the first live album in the annals of Kiwi rock). allmusic.com

Tracklist
01.Everybody's Gonna Wonder
02.Midnight Visitation
03.Summer Set Morning
04.Sunshine Lady
05.Love-Hate-Revenge
06.Days of Pearly Spencer
07.1941
08.Daniel the Postman
09.You Don't Understand
10.Waterpipe
11.Only Once in My Life
12.I Wouldn't Do That
13.Night Time
14.Fisherwoman
15.Take My Hand
16.You Better Come Home
17.Night in the City
18.Sally
19.September Winds
20.Only Last Year
21.What Price Love
22.Flower Girl
23.Out of Sight, Out of Mind
24.Love Is a One Way Ticket
25.Top 20 (Radio Spot)
26.Top 20 Time Check (Radio Spot)
27.This Show Is Groovy (Radio Spot)

Line-up
Ian (Hank) Davis - drums, vocals
Eddie McDonald - bass, vocals
Dave Brown - rhythm guitar, vocals
Clive Cockburn - lead guitar, organ