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- Peter Dawkins - Give It A Whirl Interview
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Producer Peter Dawkins demonstrated his studio magic on a run of classic Kiwi songs, from 'Nature' in the 1960s to later work with Dragon and Mi-Sex. Dawkins died in July 2014. In this interview for 2003 TV series Give It A Whirl he covered many topics, including: • Persuading The Fourmyula's Wayne Mason that 'Nature' had the makings of a hit (3 minutes in) • Recording bands quickly in the early days, "like lightening"; with some albums completed in only two days (8 minutes) • Dragon toweri...
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