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    Back out on the street

    May 28, 2023 2 minutes

    For a band which enjoyed a hit single, recorded just one album, then fell apart almost 50 years ago, myths, misinformation and questions still surround Auckland’s Space Waltz. Not least is: were they even a band?

    They were introduced as such on September 1, 1974, when they appeared on television talent show performing an outrageously confident appearance in which singer Alastair Riddell – mascara, lipstick, salacious grin, camp strut – shocked many in the audience at home.

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