Johnny and the Hookers (Musical group)

Date: 1978 - 1981

From: [Collection of punk music posters, 1978-1982]

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Baker-6

Description: Includes: Undated: 52 at Zwines on Frid & Sat, 10 pm. Suburban Reptiles live, plus imported punk films featuring Sex Pistols BBC interview. Classic Cinema, Jan 14th 11pm - 3 am. $2.50. Tickets from Taste Music City Proff. Longhairs Warning. Underground emerges. 8 bands: Down in Flames, After Shock, 5th Column, Moleman, Final Solution, Suspect, Device, Vietnam. Newtown Community Centre, Saturday 22 Wrecks. Zwines. Dec 8th 9th 1978: "The fan club"; photographs by Jeremy Templer. Snaps Gallery, 30 Airedale St, City, May 15 - June 3. Opening 6pm Monday May 15 [1978] Johnny and the Hookers, Idle Idols. Oratia Settlers Hall, Saturday June 3rd, 8 o'clock [1978] Oh no it's the Atrocities, plus Get Smart and the Idle Idols. Masonic Hall, Thursday 21 September [1978] This is getting boring. I want to go and see Rooter. Friday 16th June above Classic Cinema, with the Scavengers [1978] Suburban Reptiles - words for "Desert Patrol"? [1978?] 1979: The Aliens. Rock Cafe (Upper Queen St), 5-6-7 Feb [1979] Come to the Gluepot and see the Hookers. Thur-Sat 3rd 4th 5th May [1979] Windsor Castle August/September [1979 Schedule] (Lists 3-D, Rick Steele and the Hot Biscuit Band, Short Story, Ariel, Gary Havoc and the Hurricanes, Proud Scum, Hard Facts, Picture This, Golden Harvest, Sheerlux, Strait Flash, Wide Mouthed Frogs, Primmers, Terrorways, The Front Line, Loophole, Electrabeat, Snipes, Flight X7, Appaloosa, Midnight Oil, Phil Manning Band with Midge Marsden, Pirana) 1980: Empty Heads. Auckland's only real fanzine. No. 2 (1980) (Inside: Suburban Reptiles, Shoes This High, Diplomats, Toy Love, Spelling Mistakes, Gordons, Exhibit 350) The Features, The Respectables and the Sloth Creatures. Dance, Knox Hall, Parnell, Saturday 3rd May [1980] Who better to advise you on your new oven than the Gordon Bennetts, Last Year's Youth + 3YS's + Herco Pilots. "They seem like nice boys to me". Lynnfield Community Hall. + Garth + Neil. Friday 12 [1980-1981?] Secret Agents at the Windsor Sat 26th, 2-5 [1980?] Screaming Meemees, Killjoys, Rebel Truce, Ainesworthes [Ainsworths], at Xs, 11th 12th 13th Dec. Olimpic Presentations [1980?] 1981: Blam Blam Blam, Screaming Mee Mees, Otis Mace. Stop the Smelter Dance. Friday Cafe 8 pm [1981?] (Small green flier) Invitation: You are invited to Florence's birthday party, Friday 24th April. 3 bands: Herco Pilots, Gordon Bennetts Mk III, The Killjoys [Small folded sheet. 1981] (2 copies) REM Records, REM Recordings. Head Office [Sign. 1981?] Taxi for Mr Nelson. REM. Rumba Bar, 27, 28, 29. A.P.P.P. [1981?] Small flier Quantity: 21 Poster(s) and fliers. Physical Description: Photocopies, offset prints, screen prints, sizes varying Provenance: Previously sold on Trademe by a collector who had taken the posters from walls and lampposts in the late 1970s-early 1980s

Date: 1979 - 1980

From: [Collection of punk music posters, 1978-1982]

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Baker-1

Description: Includes: 1979?: Friday June 8th. Proud Scum plus Johnny and the Hookers. Zwines, Durham Lane 10.30 pm $2.50. Saturday June 9th, Proud Scum plus the Spelling Mistakes [1979?] Spelling Mistakes, Primmers. Dance Fri 31, St Heliers RSA Hall. / D.L. 79 [1979] The Spelling Mistakes. St Heliers RSA Hall, Friday 31st August, with the Primmers (With illustration of Prince Charles: "Believe me these fellows deserve an O.B.E.") [1979?] Undated: Groove to the Spelling Mistakes at the Oxidental. Fri-Sat 29th-30th [Shows Doris Day and another woman dancing] (3 copies, all different colourings) [Monster]: I 'ate the Spelling Mistakes. Tue 5th, Wed 6th Spelling Mistakes at the Cavern (Darby St). Fri 14th - Sun 16th. Save the Spelling Mistakes concert. "Believe me it ain't a bowl of cherries for these lads". Tues 24th, Little Theatre. 1 pm. $1.00 (5 copies, all slightly different colourings) See The Clean, Head Over Heels, the Primmers & the Spelling Mistakes at the Elam Casualty Ball. Functions Room, Thurs 27th 8 pm (3 copies, all different colourings) The Spelling Mistaik. Headquarters Rock Cafe, Monday Tuesday & ANZAC Day The Spelling Mistakes & Proud Scum. H.Q. Cafe, Mon 28th to Sat 3rd Quantity: 10 Poster(s). Physical Description: Photocopies, offset prints, screen prints, sizes varying Provenance: Purchased from a private vendor in September 2017; previously sold on Trademe by a collector who had taken the posters from walls and lampposts in the late 1970s-early 1980s

Date: 1979 - 2012 - 1980

By: Bathgate, Alec, 1959-; Cammick, Murray E, 1953-; Cross, Helen, active 1980; Hogan, Terence, active 1970-1981; Knox, Chris, 1952-; Walker, Jane, active 1980s; Wilson, Colin, 1949-; Wylie, Gerald, 1948-2022

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Popular-2012-02

Description: Includes postcards reproducing the following posters: #1. Toy Love at the Windsor Parnell, June 28-30 [Windsor Castle, Parnell Auckland, 28-30 June 1979]. By Jane Walker #2. Toy Love & Russia. At the Windsor Castle, Saturday 31st 2-5 pm. [31 March 1979]. By Mike Dooley #3. Johnny & The Hookers, Toy Love. The Windsor this Saturday afternoon [1979]. Photo by Murray Cammick #4. Toy Love at The Cook. April 17-21 Tues-Sat [Dunedin, 17-21 April 1979]. Photo by Murray Cammick #5. Toy Love (sort of ) from Auckland; The Androidss (unmistakably) from Christchurch; The Terls (token musical wonderfullness) from Dunedin. ... Concert Chamber Friday 19th [October 1979] (and the same Bored Games). By Chris Knox #6. Toy Love. Windsor Castle, May 23rd [1979. Flyer]. By Alex Bathgate #7. Toy Love. Last Sydney gig for yonks! Sat 27 Aug, Chequers [2 August 1980]. By Chris Knox #8. Fans making their way to the Windsor Castle to see Johnny & the Hookers and Toy Love [Sat March 10 1979]. By Mike Dooley' Toy Love, DB Gladstone, Capt Cook, Hillsborough, Rock Theatre [3 Oct-3 Nov 1979], by Alex Bathgate #9. The new Station Hotel. Toy Love, Wed 12-Sat 15 [September 1979]. By Alec Bathgate #10. Isl. of Real Sun 8.30. Toy Love, special guest Norm (the Terror) Clean [Island of Real, 1979]. [By Terence Hogan, rather than Mike Dooley as stated] #11. The Hookers!! Toy Love!! At the Windsor (Parnell). Sat 10 March 1979. By Chris Knox #12. Toy Love, Hillcrest Tavern 11-16 June [1979]. By Terence Hogan #13. Toy Love. Civic every Friday [1980]. By Alec Bathgate #14. New Music Management Ltd presents Toy Love. 'Toy Love' the album, on Deluxe through WEA. [Last NZ tour poster, Aug-Sept 1980]. By Chris Knox #15. Toy Love & The Fury's, Tues 18 Wed 19 at the Liberty Stage [September 1979. By Alec Bathgate #16. Toy Love. Island of Real, 29, 30, 31 Thurs-Sat [March 1979]. By Alec Bathgate #17. Toy Love. Gluepot Fri 9, Sat 10 [1979 generic poster]. Designed by Joe Wylie / Shaft #18. State Dance. Toy Love, Terrorways, Primmers. July 21st [1979] [By Terence Hogan, rather than Alec Bathgate as stated] #19. Toy Love on tour [3 Oct - 3 November 1979]. Toy Love's great new single 'Squeeze' c/w 'Rebel' - out now on WEA. By Colin Wilson #20. Toy Love. Maidment concert, Wednesday July 11th 1-2 pm [1979]. By Paul Kean #21. State dance, Symonds Street. Toy Love, Johnny & The Hookers [9 March 1979]. By Terence Hogan #22. Toy Love. Let's watch them ... do it again! Sunset Promotions, [Tour 7 Feb - 1 March 1979]. By Helen Cross #23. Toy Love. Squeeze, Rebel, Don't ask me, Sheep. New E.P. out now. DeLuxe records & Tapes [Australian EP release poster 1980]. By Deluxe Records #24. Toy Love. Rebel / Squeeze. You need yours. Elektra / WEA. [Flyer 1979]. By Terence Hogan Quantity: 1 set of 24 cards. Physical Description: Offset prints on cards 148 x 106 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: 1979 - 1980

From: [Collection of punk music posters, 1978-1982]

By: Cross, Helen, active 1980

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Baker-2

Description: Includes: Undated: Isl of Real. Sun 8.30. Toy Love. Special guest Norm (The Terror) Clean Telethon concert. Spice Promotions presents N.A.K. Recording artists Toy Love, on June 21st in the hall! 50c. Toy Love. Rebel, Squeeze. You need yours / Elektra 1979 (in date order): Toy Love, Terror Way [sic]. Dance y'arse off. Student Union Cafe, 8.30 pm, Sat 3 March [1979] The Hookers!! Toy Love!!! at the Windsor (Parnell). Sat 10th March 1979 (Shows illustration of two groups arguing over the Hookers and Toy Love) Toy Love. Island of Real, 29, 30, 31 Thurs-Sat [March 1979] Toy Love & Russia at the Windsor Castle Saturday 31st 2-5 pm [March or May 1979] Toy Love. Hillcrest Tavern. June 11th - 16th. [1979] Toy Love. Gluepot Tue 19, Wed 20 [June 1979] Toy Love dance, North Shore Teachers Training College Tues 10 July; The Snipes. Takapuna Rugby Club Tues 10 July / Sunset Promotions [1979] Toy Love. Maidment concert. Wednesday July 11th. Education Fightback Fines Benefit [1979] (2 copies, varying colouring) Toy Love at Windsor, 12, 13, 14 [July 1979] BIG Dance. Toy Love and Snipes. Varsity Cafe. Benefit ... the excuse for a party, Education Fightback. Fri Jul 20 [1979] / Radical Posters Inc State dance. Toy Love, Terrorways + Primmers. State Theatre, Upper Symonds St, Sat 21st [July 1979](Small postcard-sized flier) State dance. Toy Love, Terrorways, Primmers. July 21st 8.30. Rabbit + Sunset Promotions / T. Hogan [1979] Toy Love at the Basement (Busby's Wine Cellar), Elliot St. Wed 25 - Sat 28 July [1979] Toy Love & The Furys. Tues 18, Wed 19 [September 1979] at the Liberty Stage / Pathetic Posters Production. Listen! Toy Love play Island of Real, 21-23 Sep. Last gigs in Auckland before South Is. tour [1979] Toy Love, the Primmers, the Terrorways. Mainstreet, 29 Nov - 1 Dec [1979] 1980: Toy Love. Windsor, Parnell, Jan 9-12 Marching Girls Fri-Sat only Island of Real. Toy Love and the S.O.B. Thurs 24, Fri 25 Jan [1980] (damaged) Toy Love. Let's watch them ... do it again! / Helen Cross 80 [February 1980](Venues and dates pasted over) Dates established from list retrieved 10 November 2017 from https://www.audioculture.co.nz/stories/stepping-out-toy-love-s-live-dates Quantity: 22 Poster(s). Physical Description: Photocopies, offset prints, screen prints, sizes varying Provenance: Purchased from a private vendor in September 2017; previously sold on Trademe by a collector who had taken the posters from walls and lampposts in the late 1970s-early 1980s