Inside the Hutt: New Zealand's Pop Psych Kingpins

Inside the Hutt: New Zealand's Pop Psych Kingpins

2013 collection from the NZ hitmakers. The Formula formed in 1967 in Upper Hutt, a short distance from New Zealand's capital Wellington. In New Zealand, they actually were as big as the Beatles and had sessions in London at Abbey Road, encountering the Fabs while there: even recording with the Mellotron used on Strawberry Fields Forever - their complete Abbey Road recordings are included on Inside the Hutt: New Zealand's Pop-Psych Kingpins 1968-69. The Formula's poppy take on Psychedelia was infectious. Yet they had their own sound, with hints of Soul and Americana. They were one of New Zealand's most influential bands. During the Punk and New Wave Era, when living in the UK, their drummer Chris Parry went on to work with the Jam and the Cure & form Fiction Records. The definitive liner notes tell his and the Formula's story.