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FOURMYULA The Very Best Of (EMI) The Fourmyula have been acknowledged as the first pop band to write and record their own original material, Mason was the main songwriter and with songwriting partner Ali Richardson The Fourmyula released hit after hit. The first homegrown number one hit in 1970 was 'Nature' written by Mason and covered in the ‘90s by The Mutton Birds and Margaret Urlich. It’s become something of a New Zealand anthem, many schools now are teaching it to their pupils. Other artists have covered a number of Mason’s songs, Midge Marsden, Tex Pistol, Jon Stevens and the Australian artist Renee Geyer. “The policy of releasing cover versions denied many bands the chance to express themselves throughout the 60’s...if anyone can claim a major role towards homegrown compositions, it was the Fourmyula who cracked the New Zealand Hit Parade on nine occassions, and in 1969 a Fourmyula song featured on every chart of the year. They were huge, they were talented, they wrote all but one of their dozen releases 'Stranded in Paradise'. Click on album image to see larger album cover
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