"The Librettos"@en . . . . . . "The Librettos was a New Zealand pop/R&B group, active from 1960 to 1966. They were one of New Zealand's most popular bands in 1964-65, and after relocating to Sydney they gained recognition in Australia for their polished live performances and their 1966 version of the Paul Revere & The Raiders song \"Kicks\". Several members of the group went on to other notable bands of the 1960s and 1970s - bassist Brian Peacock co-founded the highly regarded Anglo-Australian \"progressive pop\" band Procession, Rod Stone joined popular Australian '60s soul group The Groove, and drummer Craig Collinge (the only Australian-born member) later played with Manfred Mann Chapter Three and UK 1970s \"proto-punk\" band Third World War."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The LP Let's Go with The Librettos , showing the 1965 lineup of the band: Lou Parun, Dave Diver, Rod Stone, Brian Peacock"@en . . . "Pop, R&B"@en . . . . . . "1960"^^ . . . . . . "Wellington, New Zealand"@en . "11434"^^ . . "43763976"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Librettos"@en . "The Librettos was a New Zealand pop/R&B group, active from 1960 to 1966. They were one of New Zealand's most popular bands in 1964-65, and after relocating to Sydney they gained recognition in Australia for their polished live performances and their 1966 version of the Paul Revere & The Raiders song \"Kicks\". Several members of the group went on to other notable bands of the 1960s and 1970s - bassist Brian Peacock co-founded the highly regarded Anglo-Australian \"progressive pop\" band Procession, Rod Stone joined popular Australian '60s soul group The Groove, and drummer Craig Collinge (the only Australian-born member) later played with Manfred Mann Chapter Three and UK 1970s \"proto-punk\" band Third World War."@en . "1966"^^ . "The Librettos (band)"@en . . . . . . . . "1960"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "1118614016"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .