After the break-up of The Pleazers in June 1967, singer Shane Hales joined the Auckland band The Jamestown Union. After a few months Shane formed his own band called Shane with ex-Pleazer Gus Fenwick (bass), Mike Wilson (guitar) and Glen Absolum (drums) and they held down a residency at Auckland’s 1480 Village.
'St. Paul' was a Top 10 hit in Germany in 1969, making Shane one of only three New Zealanders to have a major hit outside Australasia in the 1960s (the other two were John Rowles and Jay Epae)