Blerta (Musical group)

Date: 1973

Reference: Eph-A-FESTIVALS-Aquarius-1973-01

Description: Newsletter discusses forthcoming festival and the recent activities of Blerta. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on folded newsletter.. Physical Description: Letterpress on folded sheet, 207 x 167 mm.

Date: 1980 - 1984

Reference: Eph-C-CINEMA-1980/1984

Description: Includes: Undated: - 13th International Film Festival. Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, 15-24 September. Poster (2 copies). - Animation Film Contest for Young People, Age 8-16. Poster. - Brimstone & treacle. Featuring Sting, produced by Kenith Todd, directed by Richard Loncraine. Poster. 1980? - All the way up there. Directed by Gaylene Preston, photographed by Warrick Attewell. Poster. 1980: - Canterbury Film Society 1980. Poster. - Filmakers cinema. Four films directed by Euan Frizzell, George Rose and Richard Adams, Sam Pilsbury, and Vincent Ward. 18-20 January 1980. Poster. 1981: - The final conflict, the last chapter in the Omen trilogy. Featuring Sam Neill, produced by Harvey Bernhard, directed by Graham Baker. Poster (2 copies). - Kings Centre News. 20 August 1981. Newspaper movie extra. - Smash palace. Written, produced and directed by Roger Donaldson. Pressbook. - Spiritual Film Festival. Wellington Public Library lecture theatre. 20 June 1981. Poster. - The Truffaut Festival. Poster [1981?]. 1982: - The atomic cafe. Produced and directed by Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, Pierce Rafferty. Poster. - Carry me back. Directed by John Reid, produced by Graeme Cowley. Poster. - The herdsman. Produced by the Shanghai Film Studio, directed by Xie Jin. Featuring Zhu Shimao, Cong Shan, Liu Qiong and Niu Ben. Poster. - Kerridge Odeon's Regent Centre, Wellington's first & only shopping complex. 14 April 1982. Evening Post supplement. - Tough love. Presented by Outreach Films, produced by Ardon Albrecht, directed by Thomas Azzari. Poster. 1983: - An extravaganza of the Avant-Garde. Presented by Victoria University of Wellington Film Society & Drama Students. Cotton Building, Victoria University of Wellington, 25-27 July 1983. Poster (2 copies). - The first ever Blerta film festival. National Museum Theatrette, Wellington, 14-16 October 1983. Poster (2 copies). - Free films, a selection of films by independent film makers. Museum Theatrette, 10-12 June 1983. Poster (2 copies). - Scandanavian Films. New Zealand premiere - ten films. Wellington Academy Cinema, 21-27 October 1983. Poster. 1984: - Paris, Texas. A film by Wim Wenders. Poster. - The silent one. Based on the book by Joy Cowley. Poster. - Super 8, VIII. Presented by NZ Students Arts Couuncil. 1984. Poster (3 copies). Quantity: 23 posters and other ephemera. Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying below 500 mm.

Date: 1970-1978

From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera

Reference: Eph-B-ROTH-Alt-Lifestyles

Description: Includes: Flier and brochure for 'Serenity' arts festival to be held near Wanganui, 14-17 December [1973], Flier for 'Serenity' meeting in Auckland, 11 September [1970], Flier for "Son of Earth Soul Food Restaurant at the Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival", 6-8 January [1973], Flier for 'Counter-World' "anti-psychiatry and radical therapy movements". 1977: 'Aeon. A Periodic Braodsheet ofr New Zealand Vol 1, No 3'. Broadsheet with main articles about New Zealand providing spiritual leadership for the world. 1978: Mens Alliance for Liberation and equality. 'Its time for 1st NZ Mens Conference'. Flier advertising conference to be held at Auckland university, 1-3 December 1978. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript cyclostyled and offset print material, sizes varying up to 330 x 220 mm.

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Popular-1970s

Description: Includes posters for: Abortion Rights Committee. Roll up, roll up. ARC fund raising concert. Michael Wilson, Dr Geiringer, Rough Justice, Rockinghorse, Redeye and the Sharps. ARC Office, 3rd floor Dolphin Bldg, 296 Lambton Quay. [1978] The Beagles at the Bottom Line (54 Upper Queen St.). Friday 4th Saturday 5th [1979] Dragon, Toy Love, Th'Dudes. Venue: Winter Show Buildings. returning from Australia for one Wellington show only. Sunday Sept. 30th [1979] O.U.S.A. and Radio 4XO present Th'Dudes! With Static. University Union Hall, Thursday 2nd August [1979] The Dudes. Street Talk. The Steroids. Opera House, Thursday 13th December [1979] At last it's here. The Enemy. Friday Sept 29th at Zwines, Durham St - just off Queen St in Auckland somewhere - just off the edge of known universe - a long way from Dunedin [1978] The Enemy and the Rednecks at The Windsor, Saturday 4th, 2 pm [1978?] The Enemy. At The Windsor, Sat 21st. 2-5. [1978?] The Enemy. From Dunedin [1978?] (Very similar to previous) The Enemy. Rock Cafe. October 25th, 26th [1978?] The Enemy and the Scavs [Scavengers]. Sat 2-5, The Windsor. [1978?] Go to the Windsor on the 18th (Saturday) at two o'clock & see The Enemy drop dead (surprise!) RIP RIP RIP RIP and the Idle Idols get a record crowd of zombies & perverts [1978/1979] 'On Stage' presents the Black music revolution show of the decade!; nonstop S O U L excitement! America's queen of soul, the explosive Gloria Gaynor Revue, with the Simon Sisters from New York and City Lights. America's top funky soul backing group. [Tour itinerary 14-30 October 1975?] Hello Sailor at the Rock Corporation, 14310 Oxnard St, Van Nuys [Los Angeles]. 29-30 Sept [1978] Hello Sailor on stage rockin' Whisky a Go Go, Hollywood, 11 Nov [1978] Hello Sailor rockin' the Troubadour, Hollywood, Nov 21 [1978] Hello Sailor. On stage, rockin' the Starwood Hollywood. Nov 29 [1978]. Sound by GEFKE Charley and Anne Gray present The Island of Real Cafe, 7 Airedale St, City. Ph. 31-797 [1978?] Space Rock Promotions presents the South Island's top new wave group The Enemy with Sheerlux + the Scavengers. University cafe, Friday 22nd Sept, 9 pm. $2.50 [1978] Peter Frater and Rodger Fox presents The Singers Concert. Kim Hart, Bridgette Allen, Tony McLaughlan, Malcolm Hayman, Dave Feehan & Snatch, The 1860 band and members of the Rodger Fox Big Band. State Opera House. 26 March 1979. John Lennon wont be at the Windsor on Sat Sept 8th, 2-5 pm, but the Furys and The Clean will be [1979] (2 copies) Gisborne Rock Festival. Blerta, Billy T. K. & the Powerhouse, Dragon. Awapuni Reserve. Sat 11 th Jan, Sun 12th Jan. [1975]. (2 copies, 1 red and 1 yellow) O.K. Suckers, your bring your bodies to The Windsor on Sat 18 at 2 pm and the Idles Idols will bring theirs, and the mortal remains of The Enemy. [1978] In the meantime, George did his usual Saturday afternoon trick, sound asleep with the Spacevision tuned in to the Enemy and Idle Idols playing at the Windsot on 18th November. [1978]. Johnny & the Hookers, Toy Love. The Windsor, this Saturday afternoon. [1979?] Fans making their way to the Windsor Castle in Parnell to see Johnny & the Hookers and Toy Love on Sat May 19 afternoon [1979] Johnny & the Hookers, plus The Enemy, at Zwines. Fri, 10.30 [1978]. (2 copies) Johnny and the Hookers at the Last Resort. Thurs 5 - Sun 8 July [1979]. Otago Theatre Trust in association with Evans Gudinski [Aust.] reluctantly present Mother Goose with a Stuffed concert. Dn Regent - Nov 12th; Chch James Hay - Nov 13th; Wgtn Town Hall - Nov 18th; Akld His Majesty's - Nov 19th; Ham. Founders - Nov 20th. Get it over with - Book today. [ca 1977] (2 copies donated by Greg Christensen, 1985) Cedar Park Amphitheatre presents in concert Mother Goose plus Living Force, Soul Factory, Rocking Horse, Rick Steele, Malcolm McCullum, SPATS (ex-Blerta), Andy Anderson Band. Hinuera Labour Weekend. Sun Oct 23rd [1977?] Panama. Tiger 9-11 Nov [1978?] Ponsonby People's Union & T.P.A. Dance to Th'Dudes. Fri 18th March 8 pm. University Cafe, Princess St. $1.50. [1977]. Radio Manawatu, "the sound of somewhere special". 'Local Groan'. Punk with Toy Love and Alley-oop. Sunday 2nd December [1979] Rock cafe, 54 Upper Queen St. The Scavs & Rednecks, Tues 10th Oct, 9 pm. [1978] Rough Justice. Radio Rough. [Thursday to Sunday. Good Times Rock Theatre, 126 Vivian St (ex Ziggys). 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Nov [1978]] / Flexible Shaft [design or print]. Rough Justice. Here now. [Wgtn Polytechnic Common Room. Saturday February 26, 8.30-12.30 pm. $2.00. / [designed by] B Garden. This must be the greatest *!!@X!? Dance of all time - The Scavengers ... Suburban Reptiles, Rooter and Idle Idols. Above the Classic Cinema, Queen St .... Friday 16th June at 11 pm. Photo by Jeremy Templer [1978] Yes you've seen him before and you can see him again. Sat 21st Oct ... with the Scavengers at the Windsor Castle this Saturday, with our 'mates' The Enemy. [1978] Sheerlux, St Heliers RSA Hall, Saturday night, Sept 30th, 8.00 pm. Also Island of Real, Sunday Oct 1st [1978] State dance. Toy Love, Terrorways, Primmers. Rabbit + Sunset Promotions, July 21st [1979] / T Hogan Stiff Bix Cabaret, plus the Wide Mouthed Frogs / Gary Froot c[opyright] 1979. Rock Theatre every Sunday 8 pm, from Oct 7th [1979]. Suburban Reptiles. Hit and run. Palmerston North Massey University. Thursday 6th April, Awapuni Hotel, Fri, Sat 7th & 8th April. [1978]. Saturday 10th, 2-5 pm. Windsor. Terrorways with Wizz zzzz Kids. [ca 1979]. Listen! Toy Love play Island of Real, 21-23 Sep, fri-Sun. last gigs in Auckland before South Is. tour. [1979] Toy Love [sort of] from Auckland, The Androidss [unmistakably from Christchurch. The Terls [token musical wonderfullness (sic)] from Dunedin. All for $2.50!! The Concert Chamber. Friday 19th [and the same Bored Games] [1979](2 copies) Toy Love at the Cook. April 17.21, Tues. Sat. [1979]. Toy Love at the Basement (Busby's wine cellar), Elliot Street. Wednesday 25 - Sat 28 July [1979]. Toy Love at the Globe, 30th May to 2nd June. Bring your lobes to the Globe [1979?] Listen! Toy Love play Island of the Real. Outrageous! Last gigs in Auckland before South Is tour. 21-23 Sep [1979] (2 copies0 Toy Love at the Windsor, 13th, 14th, 15th [1979?] Toy Love at Windsor, 12, 13, 14 [1979?] (2 copies, one black on white and one black on green) Toy Love. Gluepot Tue 19, Wed 20 [1979] Toy Love & The Furys, Tues 18, Wed 19, at the Liberty Stage [1979?] Toy Love & Russia at The Windsor Castle, Saturday 31st, 2-5 pm [1979?] Toy Love and Snipes. Big Dance, Varsity Cafe. Education Fightback, Fir Jul 29 [1979] Toy Love. Hillcrest Tavern. June 11th - 16th. [1978/1979].(2 copies) Toy Love. Island of real, Sun 8.30. Special guest Norm (the Terror) Clean [1979?] Toy Love. The new Station Hotel. Toy Love special. Wed 12, Sat 15 [1979?] (Picture of Merv Smith at top right) Toy Love on tour. Sunset Promotions. [August - September 1979?] / Colin Wilson. Red and yellow version. (2 copies, 1 faded) Toy Love on tour [Oct-Nov 1979?] Toy Love's great new single Squeeze c/w Rebel out now on WEA [1979] Gren and yellow version (2 copies, 1 faded) Toy Love. Island of Real, Thurs 6, Fri 7, Sat 8. Secret agents [1979?] Toy Love. Windsor Castle. December Wed 19, Thurs 20, Fri 21, Sat 22, plus Assorted Rock Stars, 5 to the Bar, Secret Agents, Proud Scum. Sunset Promotions. [1979]. Toy Love. Maidment Concert. Wednesday July 11th, 1-2 pm. Education Fightback Fines benefit. [1979]. (2 copies, one yellow and black, and one pink and blue) Yes it's Toy Love. Buy the single! Last Resort. 27-29 Thurs-Sat [1979] (2 copies) Tramp. Shock Treatment tour. Hillcrest Tavern July 14-16; Te Mata 17; DB Gisborne 18-19; Albert P-North 22-26; Onekawa Hotel July 30-Aug 2; Ngamatu Tavern Aug 5-9; Willys Wine Bar Aug 11-13; Last Resort 14-17; DB Gisborne 21-23. [Design by] Access Art. [ca 1979]. Windsor Castle, May Saturday 2 till 5 pm Rock rage! 5th Terrorways, Tibet; 12th Shotgun, Loophole, 19th Toy Love, J & the Hookers; 26th Plague, havoc. Sunset promotions [1979] Quantity: 65 Poster(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and screenprints, sizes varying. Provenance: 16 posters purchased from Records Records in 2003; one in 2005; 24 in 2006. Four purchased from Murray Cammick, Auckland, in 2017.

Date: 1983

From: Clyde Quay School Parents' Collective : records

Reference: MS-Papers-8940-5

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1973

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-Arts-Music-Rock & Pop-B-Blerta-1

Description: Photograph of New Zealand rock group Blerta, taken in 1973 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin-coated paper print 16.4 x 25.4 cm

Date: 16 October 1971

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1971/5080-F

Description: Some members of the group Blerta, Bruno Lawrence Electric Revelation Travelling Apparition, with their families. Photograph taken 16 October 1971 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative 6 x 6 cm

Date: 1975

By: MacDiarmid, Rod, active 1975?

Reference: Eph-D-VARIETY-1975-01

Description: Poster advertising a university campus tour by the music and performance group BLERTA led by Bruno Lawrence, shows the yellow BLERTA bus with the neck of a guitar sticking out one window, and a movie camera mounted on the roof. Below is the itinerary of the tour as follows: Wednesday April 30, Auckland Teachers College - lunch hour Friday May 2, Auckland University Cafeteria Saturday May 3 Hamilton Teachers College Hall Sunday May 4, Palmerston North - University Woolroom Monday May 5, Wellington Teachers College - lunch hour Tuesday May 6, Christchurch - Ilam Ballroom (capping) Friday May 9, Christchurch - Ilam Ballroom (public) Sunday May 11, Dunedin - University Union Hall Friday May 23, Wellington - University Union Hall Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 620 x 420 mm.

Date: 1971 - 1972

From: [Programmes and other ephemera for popular music events, bands and singers. 1970-1974]

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-Popular-1972-01

Description: A small poster advertising a performance by BLERTA shows an illustration of a smiling cartoon dog head above an inset picture of a bus parked behind a tree. The backgound shows clouds and stars, and the names of the performers. Estimated to date from the beginning or end of the 1971-1972 tour. Tony Littlejohn left the group in early 1972. Other Titles - Electric; Beaver Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier.. Physical Description: Photocopy, with felt pen additions, 336 x 207 mm.

Date: 1983

From: Cooke, Peter, fl 1979-1998 : Sound recordings

By: Clear Light (Musical group); Borscht (Musical group); Dedikation (Musical group); Hogsnort Rupert (Musical group); Blerta (Musical group); The Swingers (Musical group); Pop Mechanix (Musical group); The Skeptics (Musical group); Go Cats (Musical group)

Reference: MSC-007065

Description: Other - This tape was one of Peter Cooke's master tapes for `Music to do the dishes to'. Variations in title - Palmerston North compilation master Other Titles - Fragment of a sunrise / Clear Light Other Titles - Journey to Iksland / Clear Light Other Titles - Waiting game / Borscht Other Titles - Domestic nightmare / Borscht Other Titles - Wait for me Mary Anne / The Dedikation Other Titles - Sally had a party / The Dedikation Other Titles - Pretty girl / Hogsnort Rupert's original flagon band Other Titles - Aunty Ada / Blerta Other Titles - Everybody has their day / Blerta Other Titles - It ain't the way you dance it / Swingers Other Titles - Flack / Swingers Other Titles - Now / Pop Mechanix Other Titles - Murder / Skeptics Other Titles - Bang go the guitars / Go Cats Other Titles - Bit o' romancin / Go Cats Other Titles - Shout at you / Go Cats Other Titles - Blues shoos swayed / Go Cats Other Titles - Go cat go / Go Cats Other Titles - D y' (?) / The Hepers Other Titles - Age of mercy / The Hepers Responsibility - This compilation was dedicated to The Minutemen Quantity: 1 audiocassette(s).

Date: 1973

Reference: Eph-D-VARIETY-1973-01

Description: Poster advertising a performance by Blerta in the Paddington Town Hall Sydney. Shows a fantastical illustration of a cowgirl on a hobby horse, soliders marching, bands playing, a film cameraman, cannon firing, a devil with pitchfork and other graphics. Date confirmed by perpetual calendar. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screen print, 520 x 735 mm. Provenance: Acquired in 1977.

Date: 1973

By: Flaws, Fane Michael, 1951-2021

Reference: Eph-D-VARIETY-1973-02

Description: Shows a fantastical illustration of the red Blerta bus. Other Titles - Coming Blerta phonographic recording "This is the life" (1973) uses a very similar graphic. This poster may have been designed for an Australian tour. Attribution to Fane Flaws - see http://www.faneflaws.com/history.html, where it is reported that Flaws spent five years from 1973 onwards "touring NZ and Australia extensively with the NZ multi-media circus [ie Blerta] as guitarist, songwriter and resident poster artist. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint, 760 x 510 mm. Provenance: Acquired in 1977.

Date: 1973

From: Opera-Technique Inc :[Posters and large programmes. 1970-1990s]

By: Opera-Technique Inc

Reference: Eph-C-OPERA-OT-1973-01

Description: Poster promoting a rock opera production at University Memorial Theatre, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25 March 1973. Shows a stylised stand of trees, green on a blue background. Two copies held. Other Titles - McDonald Other Titles - March Dated from programme at Eph-B-OPERA-1973. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint on sheet 510 x 300 mm.

Date: 1975

From: Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, musicians, and rock bands performing in New Zealand in the 1970s].

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Popular-1975-01

Description: An arrangement of text, all in lower case. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint, black on red paper, 445 x 335 mm.

Date: December 1972

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-Arts-Music-Rock & Pop-B-Blerta-2

Description: Photograph of New Zealand group Blerta performing at the Wanganui Serenity Festival in December 1972, taken by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin-coated paper print 16.5 x 21.6 cm