The Swingers

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), Wayne Stevens (aka Bones Hillman) (bass), and Mark Hough (aka 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 Hough on drums. The band released the 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 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, including the addition of Pop Mechanix and Coconut Rough vocalist Andrew Snoid, before it split up in March 1982.

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Certification	Catalog Number
Albums
1981	Practical Jokers	NZ: Ripper, AUS: Mushroom	2	-
1982	Counting The Beat	NZ: Ripper, AUS: Mushroom, USA: Backstreet	-	-

Singles

Year	Single	Album	Charted	Certification
1979	"One Good Reason"		#19 (NZ)	-
1981	"Counting the Beat"		#1 (NZ) #1 (AUS)	-
1981	"It Ain't What You Dance, It's The Way That You Dance It"		#4 (NZ)	-
1981	"One Track Mind"		# 27 (NZ)	-
1982	"Punch and Judy"		-	-

External links

• Frenz.com Swingers biography
• Swingers discography at Australian Rock Database by Magnus Holmgren
• The Swingers at IMDb