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Tim Armstrong Band

Tim Armstrong band was formed in 1986 by Tim Armstrong after leaving The Politicians. The band was resident first at Zaks Nitepub, followed by Roxoff, in Hamilton. They later moved to the Forge Niteclub in Papakura. Moving to the USA and England they changed their name to The Kiwi Bandits, which lasted for several years, before returning to New Zealand and changing their name back to the Tim Armstrong band.

Tim Armstrong won the 'Best Waikato Male Vocalist' award 1993 at the Rock 93 FM Waikato Rock Awards. The band also won the 'best recorded work' award with the song My New House.

Members

• Tim Armstrong - guitar/vocals
• Don McClumpha - bass/vocals
• Alan Grady - drums/vocals
• Campbell Hapi- Keyboards/guitar(1986-1988)
• Paul Alderton- drums/vocals (1986-1996)
• Lance Healey- Bass (1986-1990)

Releases

• Photograph single, 1986
• Christmas Day single, 1986
• Guilty single, 1991
• Grantham Street single, 1993
• Wondering Why album, 1995
• Back to the Basics album, 1998
• Disconnected album, 1999
• Burning Up album, 2001
• Words of Truth album, 2002
• Covers 1 album, 2002
• Palmtrees in Greenland album, 2003
• Portrait (Greatest Hits) album, 2004
• Covers 2 album, 2004
• Liberty album, 2004
• Through the Ages album, 2005
• Days of Black Leather album, 2006
• Covers 3 album, 2006

• Here Comes the Sun appears on the 1995 compilation Bark Number One
• Separate Lives by Tim Armstrong & Jacqui Keelan-Davey appears on the 1995 compilation Bark Number One

External Sites

Official Tim Armstrong Site