If you tuned into Auckland student station Radio B in March 1981 for any extended period you would have found it almost impossible to miss a strident but melodic power-pop tune called ‘Danger Man’. One of the inner-city anthems of the moment, the song and the band that recorded it were briefly everywhere.
Recorded by The Ainsworths, the band were one of the charge leaders in the so-called North Shore Invasion of fresh post-punk bands that dominated the Auckland city band scene between late 1980 and mid 1981, and the song was the lead track on the March 1981 compilation Class Of '81, a collection of many of these new bands put together by local indie Propeller Records and Radio B.
Hilary Hunt - vocals
Adam Holt - bass, guitar
Carol Speedy - keyboards
Sue Speedy - backing vocals
Dave Donahue - bass
Rowan Shedden - guitar
Bruce Leyland - saxophone
Phil Jackson - drums