The Swingers

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The Swingers
Background information
Origin New Zealand
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1979–1982
Label(s) Mushroom Records
Former members
Phil Judd
Bones Hillman
David Key
Buster Stiggs
Ian Gilroy

The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band. Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd (guitar, vocals), Bones Hillman (bass), and Buster Stiggs (drums). Formed in 1979, the band released the single, One Good Reason which was a top 20 hit in New Zealand. They also appeared on the Ripper Records sampler AK79 and established a large live following after a residency at Auckland's Liberty Stage club.

In 1980 the band moved to Australia, and signed for Mushroom Records for that country although their New Zealand releases remained on Ripper.

After some band dissension, Ian Gilroy of The Crocodiles replaced Stiggs on drums. The band released a single, Counting The Beat which became a No. 1. hit in Australia. A second single released in 1981, It Ain't what you Dance, It's the way that you Dance it (which had the immortal outro repeat line "oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah") was only a moderate hit, reaching the top 30. An album, Practical Jokers, produced by David Tickle was released. The band also performed songs in the film Starstruck. The band underwent a couple more line-up changes before it split up in March 1982.

Cover Date of Release Title Label Charted Certification Catalog Number
Albums
Practical Jokers - -
Counting The Beat - -

Year Single Album Charted Certification
1979 "One Good Reason" - -
1981 "Counting The Beat" #1 (NZ)
#1 (AUS)		 -
1981 "It Ain't What You Dance, It's The Way That You Dance It" - -
1981 "One Track Mind" - -
1982 "Punch and Judy" - -

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