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With such a strong line-up The Secrets took the opportunity to go to Wellington at the behest of Ken Cooper who was working for Phil Warren's Prestige Promotions Company.  They started an extended tour as a full-time professional group moving through Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt and Palmerston North en route to Auckland's prestigious "Beatle Inn", again with support from Phil Warren's Prestige Promotions. Newspaper advertisement for Teenarama
For a short time they were contracted to promoter Paul Newbury, who by day was a mortician and funeral director - at that point they were living at Newbury's crematorium whilst appropriate digs were found !  They eventually moved up north to Club 46 and The SkyLounge in Whangarei, where they encountered some considerable resistance from local musicians who fundamentally objected to a group of "carpetbaggers" in their midst, however, as Paul pointed out in a far-north newspaper interview, the playing field was level "'cos the locals had the same opportunities to work in other centres as The Secrets did."
Newspaper advertisements for Club 46, SkyLounge and Hora Hora Hall
In 1965 The Secrets recorded a single - It's You // You're Wrong - on the Allied International label.  Paul wrote It's You for his love at the time, Mara Romans, and co-wrote the flipside You're Wrong with fellow Secret Gary Thain (who was later to become bassist with the legendary Uriah Heep).  It's You was among the nominations received in 1965 (the first year of presentation) for the prestigious Loxene Golden Disc Awards, but the record did not make it through to the list of finalists.  That first year the glory went to Ray Columbus and The Invaders for Til We Kissed.
The Secrets - "It's You"
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"It's You" was nominated for the prestigious Loxene Golden Disc Award in 1965
Nominee 1965
The Secrets - "You're Wrong"
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Bananamania with The Secrets
The Secrets - Bananamania advertisement appearing in Playdate Magazine
Paul Muggleston, Wayne Allen, Gary Thain, Derek Wright
Early in 1965 Dave Chapman was lead guitarist for a new group The Others, started by former Strangers drummer Peter Dawkins, and they became resident group along with Les Street and The Alleys at The Pride of Place nitespot in Christchurch.  The Others were soon joined at The Pride of Place by the newly formed Secrets who had not long since returned to Christchurch as The Dynamics, after the Searchers Tour.  The Secrets had quit their long-standing Plainsman gig and moved in as the replacement group for Les Street and The Alleys, which had just disbanded and gone to the winds.
Promotional shot of The Dynamics Paul, Derek, Gary and Wayne     Promotional shot of The Dynamics Paul, Derek, Gary and Wayne
The Secrets  —  Promotional shots  .....
Newspaper advertisement for The Pride of Place Newspaper advertisement for The Pride of Place
  The Secrets returned to The Pride of Place on Saturday September 25th, 1965, and after a short while time working there, The Secrets and The Others split up and Gary Thain and Paul Muggleston joined forces with Peter Dawkins and Dave Chapman, taking the on the newly-constituted name Me and the Others and eventually headiing off to Europe, touring England, Scotland, and Germany.

As from that time The Secrets were no longer using their original name and Geoff Cavendar and his band members moved into the Plainsman in Lichfield Street, Christchurch adopting their old name.  Geoff's band consisted of himself on bass and vocals, Wayne Allen (from the original Secrets) on drums, and Stan White on keyboards.  During their time, Wayne was replaced by Chris Fox and Stan by Harry Gilmour (Neville Claughton had done a brief stint on organ as well, as had latent superstar Ledlie Cleland - later of Chapta fame).  The Secrets Mk 2 went on to record a single called Soothe Me // Fool On The Hill in 1969 on the Festival label.
Circa 2012 Grant Gillanders of Auckland, New Zealand established the Frenzy Records, NZ re-issue label and subsequently, Frenzy has re-issued the works of many major New Zealand 60s artists and groups, but the company has never lost sight of the less conspicuous acts that were around in this wonderful era.  The Secrets appear here on a Frenzy compilation CD with two numbers originally recorded for the Allied International Label.
Frenzy Records - Compilation CD 108 featuring 2 tracks by The Secrets Frenzy Records - Compilation CD 108 featuring 2 tracks by The Secrets Frenzy Records - Compilation CD 108 featuring 2 tracks by The Secrets
What Did You Do In The Beat Era ..... Daddy !!!  —  Frenzy Records CD 108
The Secrets make two appearances on this compilation CD with "It's You" (Track 15) and "You're Wrong" (Track 29)
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