Flight X-7
Flight X-7 was a band from the late 1970s to early 1980s that are widely reported to have been for a time based in Hamilton. They were initially called Flight 77, and evolved out of another band, Euphoria, following their break up. They played the Nambassa Music Festival in front of 45,000 people in 1979 (as Flight 77), and appeared on the associated compilation "Festival Music". They released two singles in 1980, and on 15 September that year supported English new wave band XTC at the Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland. Flight X-7 played support for Roxy Music at the Sweetwaters Festival in Ngaruawahia 1982 to a crowd of over 75,000.
Their single "I Lose Control" spent three weeks in the New Zealand charts, peaking at #30.
After Flight X-7 broke up, Tim Powles and bassist Warwick Keay went on to Wellington band The Knobz, while Powles currently plays in Australian band The Church. Paul Turney moved to the UK in 1995 as an audio engineer who later specialized in audio and video archives.
Band Members
- Jeff Clarkson (lead vocals)
- Simon Page (1979)
- Bruce Leighton (1979)
- Bill Hill (guitar)
- Paul Jamieson (guitar)
- Warwick Keay (bass; 1979-1981)
- Noel Lamberton (drums)
- Phil Smart (drums; 1979)
- Tim Powles (drums)
- Mark Stubbs (keyboards)
- Paul Turney (keyboards; 1980-1982)
- Alan Johnson (drums)
Releases
- I Lose Control single, 1980
- Don't get too Close single, 1980
- Rendezvous appears on the 1979 compilation Festival Music (as Flight 77)
- Numbers appears on the 1980 compilation Radio Trax
- I Lose Control appears on the 2006 promo CD Kiwi Gold Disc III
