It was rough, raw and alive, and oh so electric. Chances are if you were a New Zealand teenager and it was a Tuesday night in late 1964, your television would be tuned to Let's Go.
As a tall blond compere in impeccable suit brightly announced, “Hi there, this is Pete Sinclair ... once again Let’s Go with The Librettos,” an attack of handclaps, insistent bass from Brian Peacock, then a surge of guitarist Rod Stone’s surf picking burst forth.
HMV
Sunshine Records
Festival
Rod Stone - guitar
Lou Parun - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Brian Peacock - bass
Dave Diver - drums
Craig Collinge - drums
Roger Simpson - vocals
Dave Clark - piano
Johnny England - guitar
Paul Griffin - bass
Gordon Jenkins - drums
Andy Shackleton - drums
Rod Stone and Andy Shackleton found the name Librettos by randomly poking a pin in a dictionary.
Prior to The Librettos Rod Stone and Andy Shackleton had performed as an Everly Brothers styled duo.