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New Zealand band formed in 1962 while attending Rongotai College in Wellington.
Members included Line-Up: Roger Simpson (Vocals and Piano), Rod Stone (Guitar), Paul Griffin (Bass), Gordon Jenkins (Drums), Johnny England (Guitar). Other members included Lou Parun, Dave Clark, John England, Brian Peacock, Craig Collinge and Andy Schakleton.
Rod Stone and Andy Shackleton found the name Librettos by randomly poking a pin in a dictionary.

APPEARANCES +


Various
New Zealand @ 33⅓ Volume One The Sixties
2023, CD, Comp, Frenzy Music, ,
Ballad/Beat/Rock & Roll
Various
The Kiwi Music Scene 1964
2022, 2xCD, Comp, Frenzy Music
Various
The Kiwi Music Scene 1965
2021, 2xCD, Comp, Frenzy Music,
Various
Soul Time (New Zealand Style) (1966-1971)
2021, CD, Comp, Frenzy Music, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Various
How Is The Air Up There? (80 Mod, Soul, RnB & Freakbeat Nuggets From Down Under)
2018, 3xCD, Comp, RPM Records (2), Frenzy Music, ,
Mod/Beat/Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Diggin' For Gold Volumes 1-5 (A Collection of Demented 60's R&B/Punk & Mesmerizing 60's Pop)
2018, Box, Cla + 5xCD, Comp, Mono, Rubble (2), ,
Garage Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Punk
Various
Too Much Monkey Business (Wild Beat, R&B And Fuzzy Pop Nuggets From The HMV Vaults 1965-1969)
2015, LP, Comp, Ltd, His Master's Voice
Various
What Did You Do In The Beat Era ...Daddy!!! (The Kiwi Beat Music Scene 1963-1966)
2014, CD, Comp, Mono, Frenzy Music
Various
The Very Best Of Kiwi Instrumentals
2004, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., EMI, EMI, EMI
Various
Of Hopes & Dreams & Tombstones (Beat 'n' R&B From Down Under)
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, Big Beat Records, ,
Garage Rock/Beat
Various
So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
1998, 3x CD, ,
Beat/Rock & Roll/Garage Rock/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Kiwi Nostalgia Hits Of The 60's
1997, CD,
Various
Diggin' For Gold Vol 5 Downunder
1996, LP, Comp, Smorgasbord Records (3)
Various
Kiwi Rock (Volume Three)
1995, 2x CD, ,
Beat/Garage Rock/Bubblegum/Pop Rock
Various
Get The Picture (1964-72)
1992, CD, ,
Beat/Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Out From The Cold (1964-72)
1992, ,
Beat/Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Sixties Downunder Vol.1
1988, 2x Vinyl, ,
Beat/Garage Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Kicks
1984, LP, Comp, Raven Records, ,
Beat/Pop Rock
Various
How Was The Air Up There?
1980, ,
Garage Rock/Pop Rock/Beat/Psychedelic Rock
Various
EMI (50 Years In New Zealand)
1976, LP, Comp, His Master's Voice
Various
So You You Wanna Be A Rock'N'Roll Star - The "Scream Years" Of Australian Rock 1964-1966
1974
Various
Sunshine All Star Spectacular
1967
Various
Buried Alive!! 2 (More Demented Teenage Fuzz From Down Under 1964-1968)
2019, Box, Comp, Unofficial + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Particles (2), ,
Beat/Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock
Various
Buried Alive!! Part 7 (Demented Teenage Fuzz From Down Under 1965-1967)
2018, CD, Comp, RM, Unofficial, Particles (2), ,
Garage Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Beat
Various
It's A Go-Go World!
2004, LP, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Gre, Psychodelic Records, Psychodelic Records
Various
Untitled (New Zealand 60s Beat Compilation)
2000, LP, Comp, TP, Unofficial, Feathered Apple Records, ,
Beat/Garage Rock/Rhythm & Blues