{"id":21738,"date":"1992-06-01T12:35:00","date_gmt":"1992-06-01T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=21738"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:19:50","slug":"skapa-easy-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/1992\/06\/skapa-easy-street","title":{"rendered":"Skapa: Easy Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Easy Street is an album by Wellington band <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/12\/skapa\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"463\">Skapa<\/a><\/strong>, released in June 1992. Side A features 8 tracks recorded at Marmalade Studio, while Side B features 7 tracks recorded live at <strong>The New Carpark<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Released<\/strong><\/td><td>1992, June<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Label<\/strong><\/td><td>self-released<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Formats<\/strong><\/td><td>tape<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Recorded<\/strong><\/td><td>Marmalade Studios,<br>The New Carpark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Producer<\/strong><\/td><td>Skapa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Engineer<\/strong><\/td><td>Brent McLaughlin, Tim Farrant<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Cover art<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y3HFxtbxEOM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Credits<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Alto Saxophone &#8211;&nbsp;Mike Polkinghorne&nbsp;(tracks: A1, A3 to A8),&nbsp;Ron Douglas (5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Backing Vocals [B\/V&#8217;s]&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Trudi Ashford*&nbsp;(tracks: A6, A7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals [B\/V&#8217;s]&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Matthew Beauchamp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Drums&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Chas Mannell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Engineer&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Brent McLauchlan&nbsp;(tracks: A2),&nbsp;Brent McLauchlin&nbsp;(tracks: B1 to B7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Engineer, Mixed By&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Tim Farrant&nbsp;(tracks: A1, A3 to A8)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Guitar&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Kevin Gregory,&nbsp;Mike Gibson&nbsp;(tracks: A1, A3 to A8)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Keyboards&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Hugh Costello<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Mastered By&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Andrew Downes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Mixed By&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Skapa&nbsp;(tracks: A2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Mixed By, Producer&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Andrew Downes&nbsp;(tracks: A2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Producer&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Skapa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Tenor Saxophone &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;James Heffernan&nbsp;(tracks: A1, A3 to A8),&nbsp;Rachel McLarin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Tin Whistle&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;James Heffernan&nbsp;(tracks: A3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Trombone&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Andrew Lee&nbsp;(tracks: A3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Trumpet&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;James Hollings&nbsp;(tracks: A1, A3, A4, A8)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Trumpet, Backing Vocals [B\/V&#8217;s]&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Don Holborrow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Viola&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Mike Gibson&nbsp;(tracks: A3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Vocals&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Craig Chisholm,&nbsp;Mike Polkinghorne&nbsp;(tracks: A6, A7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tracks<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not So Live Side<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A1: Easy Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A2: Suzanne Beware Of The Devil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A3: Ska Jig<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A4: It&#8217;s Your Round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A5: Times Are Hard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A6: Step Lightly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A7: Mr Ed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">A8: Ska Polka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Live Side<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">B1: Jamaica Ska<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">B2: Tear It Up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">B3: These Boots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">B4: Special Brew<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">B5: Rudy Got Married<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">B6: Shame And Scandal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">B7: Nite Klub<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Street is an album by Wellington band Skapa, released in June 1992. 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