The Fourmyula were a New Zealandrock group formed in 1967 in Upper Hutt. They achieved considerable local success in the late 1960s, with ten of their fourteen singles reaching the New Zealand Top 20.
The group initially consisted of Wayne Mason (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Martin Hope (guitar and vocals), Ali Richardson (bass and vocals), and Chris Parry (drums), who founded Fiction Records (UK) in 1978. They were joined in 1968 by Carl Evensen as lead vocalist.
Their first release, "Come With Me" made it to number 2 in August 1968. They released fourteen singles (ten of which reached the New Zealand Top 20) and five albums and won the New Zealand Entertainers of the Year award in 1970.
The Fourmyula's best known song, "Nature", written by Wayne Mason and produced by Peter Dawkins, reached number one in the New Zealand charts in December 1969.[1] It won the APRA Silver Scroll Award for the year. The Mutton Birds released a rockier version of "Nature" in 1995, and in 2001 the original version was voted New Zealand's greatest pop song ever - becoming the title track of the best-selling Nature's Best compilation.
Reunion (2010)edit
In 2010 the band reformed to promote the compilation The Complete Fourmyula, a 4-CD set which includes a previously unreleased album Turn Your Back on the Wind, originally recorded for Decca. They played two concerts, one in Auckland on 18 February 2010 and another in Upper Hutt, on 20 March 2010.[2]
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Fourmyula news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Fourmyula were a New Zealand rock group formed in 1967 in Upper Hutt They achieved considerable local success in the late 1960s with ten of their fourteen singles reaching the New Zealand Top 20 The FourmyulaOriginUpper Hutt New ZealandGenresRockYears active1967 1971 2010LabelsEMI 1992 present Past membersWayne MasonMartin HopeAli RichardsonChris ParryCarl Evensen Contents 1 Career 1967 1971 2 Reunion 2010 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Live albums 3 2 1 Compilation albums 3 3 Extended Plays 3 4 Singles 4 Awards and nominations 4 1 Aotearoa Music Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer 1967 1971 editThe group initially consisted of Wayne Mason guitar keyboards vocals Martin Hope guitar and vocals Ali Richardson bass and vocals and Chris Parry drums who founded Fiction Records UK in 1978 They were joined in 1968 by Carl Evensen as lead vocalist Their first release Come With Me made it to number 2 in August 1968 They released fourteen singles ten of which reached the New Zealand Top 20 and five albums and won the New Zealand Entertainers of the Year award in 1970 The Fourmyula s best known song Nature written by Wayne Mason and produced by Peter Dawkins reached number one in the New Zealand charts in December 1969 1 It won the APRA Silver Scroll Award for the year The Mutton Birds released a rockier version of Nature in 1995 and in 2001 the original version was voted New Zealand s greatest pop song ever becoming the title track of the best selling Nature s Best compilation Reunion 2010 editIn 2010 the band reformed to promote the compilation The Complete Fourmyula a 4 CD set which includes a previously unreleased album Turn Your Back on the Wind originally recorded for Decca They played two concerts one in Auckland on 18 February 2010 and another in Upper Hutt on 20 March 2010 2 The Fourmyula was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards 3 Discography editStudio albums edit Title DetailsThe Fourmyula Released 1968 Label HMV CSDM 6283 Green B Holiday Released 1968 Label HMV CSDM 6296 Creation Released 1969 Label HMV CSDM 6309 Live albums edit Title DetailsA Live with Shane Released 1970 Label HMV CSDM 6313 Compilation albums edit Title Details Chart PositionsNZ 4 A Portrait of the Fourmyula Released 1974 Label Axis AXIS 2003 The Most of the Fourmyula Released 1992 Label EMI 435403 2 The Very Best of the Fourmyula Released 1999 Label EMI 521924 2 The Complete Fourmyula Released May 2010 Label HMV 50999 6265042 7 Note 4xCD 35Turn Your Back on the Wind Released 2010 Label HMV CSDM 6324 Note Unreleased album recorded in London 1970 Inside the Hutt New Zealand s Pop Psych Kingpins 1968 1969 Released September 2013 Label RPM Records Retro932 Extended Plays edit Title DetailsFour Hits of the Fourmyula Released 1969 Label HMV GESM 6138 Singles edit Year Single Chart PositionsNZ 5 1968 Come with Me 2 Alice Is There 4 I Know Why 71969 Start by Giving to Me 21 citation needed Home 8 Forever Lady Scorpio 7 I ll Sing You a Song 3 Nature 11970 Make Me Happy 19 Otaki 15 Turn Your Back on the Wind 1971 Lullaby 21 citation needed Awards and nominations editAotearoa Music Awards edit The Aotearoa Music Awards previously known as New Zealand Music Awards NZMA are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965 Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 1968 Alice Is There Single of the Year Nominated 6 1970 Nature Single of the Year Nominated2010 The Fourmyula New Zealand Music Hall of Fame inductee 7 See also editNature s BestReferences edit Wayne Mason and the song Nature New Zealand History online The return of The Fourmyula Stuff co nz 18 March 2010 Retrieved 21 November 2011 Sundae Hugh 6 September 2010 The Fourmyula to enter NZ music hall of fame The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 21 November 2011 charts org nz The Fourmyula Nature charts nz Retrieved 2 July 2020 flavour of new zealand search listener www flavourofnz co nz Retrieved 2 July 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards aotearoamusicawards nz Retrieved 18 August 2021 HOME INDUCTEES www musichall co nz Retrieved 16 August 2021 External links editThe Fourmyula profile at AudioCulture Collection of band associate Les Gruebner s Fourmyula recordings at the Alexander Turnbull Library nbsp This article about a New Zealand band or other musical ensemble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Fourmyula amp oldid 1123661549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
