The Enemy (Musical group)

New Zealand punk band from Dunedin formed in 1977 by Chris Knox (vocals), Alec Bathgate (guitar) and Mike Dooley (drums) with Mick Dawson (bass). The band lasted until late 1978, when with changes in several band members it became 'Toy Love'.

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[Posters of around A3 size for music gigs featuring Proud Scum, Enemy, Primmers and oth...

Date: 1978 - 1979

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

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Baker-4

Description: Includes: Enemy: The Enemy + The Scav. Windsor, Sat. 2-5 The Enemy at the Windsor. Sat' 21st., 2-5 [1978?] The Enemy and The Rednecks, at The Windsor, Saturday 4th, 2 pm [1978?] The Enemy from Dunedin [1978?] Space Rock Promotions presents the South Island's top new wave group, The Enemy with Sheer Lux + The Scavengers. University Cafe, Friday 22nd Sept, 8 pm. $2.50 [1978] Obituary notice. Go to the Windsor on the 18th (Saturday) at two o'clock & see The Enemy drop dead (surprise!), and the Idle Idols get a record crowd of zombies +& perverts [1978?] OK suckers, you bring YOUR bodies to the Windsor on Sat 18 at 2 p.m. and the Idle Idols will bring THEIRS, AND the mortal remains of The Enemy [1978?] Proud Scum: Proud Scum at the Windsor. Saturday 2.00 pm. Proud Scum plus Quick (formerly known as Spelling Mistakes). Headquarters Rock Cafe, 54 Upper Queen St., Mon 28 May - Sat 2 June [1979] Proud Scum and Gary Havoc + The Hurricanes. At the Windsor, 4 August, 2pm Saturday [1979] Proud Scum at the Rock Cafe, Upper Queen St., with the Sharpies on Thurs 16th August, and with the Dentists 17th + 18th [1979]. Bum-Genital Promotions. Dance. Proud Scum, Primmers. May Rd War Memorial Hall, Fri Sept 21st 8-12 pm / T Hogan [1979] [Beagle Boys comic strip]: I feel like jumping off the Grafton Bridge. Sniffle, sob, puke. Why did Proud Scum have to break up ... Proud Scum and Toy Love at Station Hotel Fr...14 December [1979] Primmers: The Primmers and The Snipes. Windsor Castle, July 14, Saturday afternoon [1979] Primmers. Windsor Castle, Sat afternoon Aug 18 [1979] / D.L. 79 Party on Wednesday night: Primmers, Superettes, Secret Agents, The Anaesthetic. Cavern (Darby St), 17 October [1979] Quantity: 16 Poster(s). 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

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Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, mu...

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.

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Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, mu...

Date: 1970 - 1979

By: Christensen, Greg, 1956-1991

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

Description: Alex Harvey Band. Auckland & Wellington, Christchurch, 25-31 August 1976. Buffy Saint Marie. Wellington, Christchurch & Auckland, December [1975?]. Benny Levin and Russell Clark on behalf of Impact Entertainment Co. Ltd present live! in concert Cheap Trick. Auckland Town Hall 16 October; Wellington Winter Show Bldg 18 October; Christchurch Town Hall 21 October [1979] Craig Scott. [197?]. Bogle, Andrew, 1951- :Dance. Brown Street - 7 piece soul band; Murray Grindlay; Frupture - 10 piece commune group. Sunday 10 August, 6 pm, Ponsonby Community Centre. Design by Bogle [1975?] Dragon and the Red Hot Peppers. Town Hall 14 November [1976]. (2 copies) First National Blues / Rock concert: Spacefarm (Underdogs), Farmyard, Serenity, Ticket. Friday October 8th [1971], Wellington Opera House. Presented by Robert Raymond and 2ZM. Freedom for Sheep / Coalition / Fish School. Never-Learn To-tour. 12-13 August (Fri & Sat). 230 Wakefield St. Gloria Gaynor Revue. Christchurch, Wellington, Rotorua & Auckland, October [197?]. Greg Christensen. The all new Slack Alice, Plimmer Steps, [197?]. John Rowles. Wellington State Opera House, 6 April [1978]. (2 copies) Kamahl in concert. March [1979]. The Knack. Wellington, 13-14 [1979]. Leo Kottke. Australian concert entertainment. Auckland & Wellington, 15-16 April [1978]. Lite Promotions presents Rock Concert. 3 bands, St James Theatre 12 October [197?]. Manhattan Transfer. New York's finest hit town. Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington & Auckland. 31 August - 6 September [197?]. (2 copies) Manhattan Transfer. In NZ's first superstar cabaret. Trillos, Downtown 8-9 November [1978]. (2 copies) Mayall. [1972 or 1973]. Nambassa Festival. Waihi, 27-29 January 1979. (2 copies) Neil Diamond in concert. Auckland & Christchurch, 13 & 15 February [1976]. OL'55. Australia's No 1 rock 'n' roll band. Majestic Cabaret, 24 April [1977?]. Prince Tui Teka. Napier Soundshell, 4 January [1976]. Ragnarok Nooks. 1970s. Reel to Real. Royal Tiger, 14 June - 1 July. Red Hot Peppers in concert. James Hay Theatre, 24 October 1976. Red Rose. Slack Alice, Wellington [197?). Rock + Roll Acc Incident. Christchurch Town Hall Sunday 11th Nov, featuring the best of local bands in the world Working Class Heroes; Toy Love, Splash Alley, Adroidss, Sheerlux. Promoted by Salisbury Street Foundation. /B.M.T. [1979]. Scavengers farewell New Zealand. Welcom back Zero. Suburban Reptiles, Enemy invades North Island. Saturday 28th October, 8 pm State Theatre. State Dance. Snake Studios. Space Promotions [1978]. Space Waltz on campus. Presented by the New Zealand Students Arts Council. "Space Waltz" by Alastair Riddell, released by EMI (NZ) Ltd (with portrait of Alastair Riddell). [ca 1975]. Split Enz. Give it a twirl. Auckland, Palmerston Nth & Wellington, 25-27 May [1979]. (2 copies) Split Enz. Give it a whirl tour. 1979. Split Enz. [NZ Tour], 7-15 September [1977]. (2 copies) Split Enz. Trooping the Colours [tour], 14-26 February [1979]. (2 copies) The Steroids. The Last Resort this week Fri 14 - Sun 16 [ca 1979]. Glo Signs Productions Ltd. "Till death us do part" (Frank Zappa). 1970s. Tapestry. Coming soon (Poster shows monkey with a drum on which there are labels: "Gonville Hilton", "Cuddles on fire", "Instant emu", "The dirty orange", "Piranha high") [ca 1973?] Toy Love. Civic everyFriday [1979-1980] 'U.K. squeeze' live in concert, and Toy Love. Town Hall Auckland, Wellington, 5th and 7th February [1979?] Quantity: 35 colour art print(s) plus seven duplicates on posters.. Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying.

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Space Rock Promotions presents the South Island's top new wave group The Enemy with She...

Date: 1978

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-1978-03

Description: Red and green poster showing a highly contrasting photographic image of a man playing a guitar in front of a microphone. 23 posters returned to Mr Colbert, 14 December 2006 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 415 x 280 mm.

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Snake Studios :The Scavengers farewell New Zealand. Welcome back Zero, Suburban Reptile...

Date: 1978

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

By: Snake Studios (Auckland, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Popular-1978-03

Description: Posters shows a photograph of two young women posing suggestively beside a geometrically patterned wall, probably on a footpath. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 590 x 432 mm.

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Obituary notice: Go to the Windsor on the 18th (Saturday) at two O'clock & see The Enem...

Date: 1979

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

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Baker-4-1978-01

Description: Handprinted poster for an event at the Windsor Castle shows a row of four tombstones after the words "drop dead (surprise!)". At lower right is the comment: "This is an advertisement designed to make you spend money & us get it". At the left side is the word "Newsflash". Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, on wash, 407 x 288 mm.

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Tall Dwarfs / The Enemy

Date: Date unknown

From: Knox, Chris, 1952-: Recordings

By: Tall Dwarfs (Musical group); The Enemy (Musical group)

Reference: CKT10-019

Description: Tall Dwarfs, The Enemy and possibly one other. Track listing: Take Your Money To The Dri Cleaners Mike & Bill T[all]. Dwarfs Instrumental #2 (400) splices The Enemy, 'Nothing' [The Enemy], 'I'm In Love' T[all]. Dwarfs Instrumental #1 Wayne's Teddy - The Radishmen (?) A Couple Of Aliens Title transcribed from item. Track listing transcribed from item. Label sticker on back of tape box reads "Miscellaneous Tall Dwarfs & …. Enemy & ….?". Quantity: 1 10" reel(s). Processing information: Description created from item label/housing and donor inventory.

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Live Enemy / Iggy

Date: Date unknown

From: Knox, Chris, 1952-: Recordings

By: The Enemy (Musical group)

Reference: CKT5-001

Description: [The] Enemy, 'Iggy Told Me'. Live. Title transcribed from item. Label sticker on front of tape box gives Chris Knox's address in Grey Lynn, Auckland and phone number. Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). Processing information: Description created from item label/housing and donor inventory.

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The Enemy, 1

Date: May 1978

From: Knox, Chris, 1952-: Recordings

By: The Enemy (Musical group)

Reference: CKT7-013

Description: The Enemy, 1. Title transcribed from item. Inscription on tape reel reads: "1st Enemy". Quantity: 1 7" reel(s). Processing information: Description created from item label/housing and donor inventory.

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The Enemy, 2

Date: May 1978

From: Knox, Chris, 1952-: Recordings

By: The Enemy (Musical group)

Reference: CKT7-012

Description: The Enemy, 2. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 7" reel(s). Processing information: Description created from item label/housing and donor inventory.