If you were a fan of local music in Whanganui in the mid-1960s, chances are you have heard of The Cresendos.
Maybe you have heard of their song Now She's Mine?
If not, you may hear it soon, because it has been successfully rereleased as part of a compilation album in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
How Is The Air Up There? is a compilation album put together by Grant Gillanders and distributed by his record label, Frenzy Music.
The 3CD set features more than 70 New Zealand bands performing 80 songs and it sold out in the UK within just two days of its release.
The Cresendos drummer, Bryan Stewart, did not expect it.
"I'm surprised that it's gone so well in the UK, Grant Gillanders is quite staggered by the response," Stewart said.
"We were really surprised that he got in touch with us to be honest, we never thought of anything like this happening."
Made up of lead guitarist Graham Johnston, rhythm guitarist Max Johnston, bass guitarist Ian Irvine and Stewart, The Cresendos started out in Whanganui in about 1964.
Together they would tune into Top of the Pops on a Thursday night, which they would record and then learn from, inspired by English bands like The Beatles and The Kinks.
"In those days they had talent quests around and bands got picked to go and do some recording. Fortunately enough, we were one of them," Stewart said.
"We made a couple of records, they got a bit of airplay, but nothing really came of it."
One of those records was a 45RPM featuring Now She's Mine and I Want Your Love. Fifty-three years later the former is part of an album now in its third pressing overseas.
Stewart thought the band was together for eight years, but probably ended when Irvine, who was also their songwriter, passed away in a car accident.
He said it was a "brilliant time" when they were together.
"Ian and I were mad surfers. We used to surf every Saturday, then get changed down the beach and rush off to wherever we were playing.
"We used to play at dances and we would have two or three hundred people there, easily.
"We played a number of gigs in the Memorial Hall. Whanganui was a big band place and a number of touring New Zealand bands played here," Stewart said.
He put the success of the album down to collectors in the UK that love "garage band" music.
"It doesn't mean fame and fortune for us, but it's a bloody nice feeling actually. In a lot of people's opinion in my generation, that kind of music has never died," he said.
"It's a real privilege to be on this. There are some really great New Zealand bands in this CD set, like The La De Das and The Underdogs.
"I'm just glad that people get enjoyment out of that period of music. I could listen to that stuff all day."