The Scavengers - Mysterex

Brendan Perry aka Ronny Recent-Vocals, Bass Guitar.
John Cooke aka Johnny Volume-Guitar.
Simon Monroe aka Des Truction-Drums.
Auckland NZ 1978

[@banangnang]

I have been looking for this song for bloody decades.

[@horrorgardener]

DCD brought me here! Love discovering new punk rock in 2024!

[@dq6365]

I have the single.....one of those tunes that still has it....the riff.....

[@Clash5100]

A deserved entry in the great NZ songbook.

[@ROYBATTY2019]

Oh my God, Brendan Perry was a punk rocker...!

[@robertwhitford2145]

Of course!

[@noisepollution6761]

❤❤❤❤

[@philipgolding3672]

Love it heard it back in the day ORK 79!!!!!

[@LeTissierlegend]

Fantastic memory, love to see the Dr Rock introduction to this song. So lucky to be a teenager during this time

[@denisealderton9791]

loved this song when I was young and still love it now

[@kevinadams6036]

god i still love this after 30 years ..

[@zubrycky]

Such an amazing song! The D4 version is awesome too.

[@2true359]

Wow they sound just like the Buzzcocks....

[@PascalKayser]

I can't believe this is Brendan Perry on vocals ..!

[@mozdickson]

nor can he

[@karmaleon2430]

I have almost 30 years listening DCD, this my first time that a listen The Scavengers! Funny!!

[@mikes6970]

The marching girls after this ... good old days ... some one pinched my copy of ak 79 😅😄 fuckers ...

[@PaulLea]

When this first came out I saw it on Radio With Pictures hosted Dr Rock AKA Barry Jenkins, he turn me & NZ on to Punk. I thought this was the best Kiwi song ever. I still love it.

[@robdison2780]

Paul Lea ever?

[@keesvanrijssen805]

Good Evening Citizen.

[@Dunshaggin]

one of the best punk songs ever, shame, the ppl dont know

[@MroovkahDesigStudio]

Just came back from DCD spectacular evening in Dublin and I have to say: Big Respect to Brendan! My 14 years of dedication and support to those people paid off! My dreams came true! My life will never be the same...

[@VaughnBrown1965]

This is perfect punk rock LOL, lyrics and everything. Almost comical. Of course downward picking furiously fast.

[@WestAucksNZ]

Ronnie Recent 🙌

[@VaughnBrown1965]

hilarious name

[@Castielover]

Wow...I couldn't believe that was Brendan. Amazing!

[@donthideyourhate]

had this song stuck in my head the last few years, and then to stumble on to this video suprised the hell outta me. SOO SICK!

[@doctor.vinilo]

God...this song is amazing and has been in my head all this day!

[@indoctrinado]

yes it is, brendan perry before dead can dance years

[@ev2707]

priceless video..

[@paulcarr4435]

Miss those days.

[@AlternativeLifestyleBulgaria]

Classic!

[@tronjavolta1505]

So this is a huge influence of the Mint Chicks. Still gets ya toes tapping all these years later. It has room for a synth.

[@songsamsung]

What a gem! Huge thanks for posting this!

[@Punketeria1369]

Incredible tune, yeah!!!

[@goldbugnz]

Brilliant!!!!!!

[@jamie1707]

Oh, man, that was great!

[@da22070]

For a small town boy in the late 1970's, seeing this on RWP simply changed my view of the world. At uni, AK79 was up there with Neverming the Bollocks. One thing that has bugged me for years - the lyrics to Mysterex and True Love. Anyone help??

[@aldarko9487]

This is soooooo f'in awesome!

[@ianyoung645]

They played a lunchtime concert at my secondary school, Takapuna Grammar, in 1978. The teachers were all freaking out because a "punk band" were coming to the school! I enjoyed it but they were too loud and the acoustics in the school hall were so bad it was just noise.

[@stephendennis5911]

I was there at takapuna grammar from 1976 to 79.

[@terebi916]

*AMAZE*

[@glenntaylor238]

my youth

[@philliphunter2189]

oh yeah.!

[@unstuck4x4]

Good days. :-)

[@marklines2599]

WOO HOOO...19 again!!!!

[@mozdickson]

yep - hi Mark (SHC???)

[@jumblyman]

“Bloody” good.

[@FGP_Pro]

Very Buzzcocksesque...

[@LarzGustafsson]

I really like this.

[@doctor.vinilo]

Do you sometimes miss those years?

[@mikes6970]

Mainstreet days ... miss dem muchly .... 😅😄😃

[@philliphunter2189]

YEP BIG TIME

[@rossjackson7130]

Mustang bass!

[@Musicmyvideo]

AK79 … oi oi oi!

[@amrita92]

Don't lie I know you wanted to search some sleepykinq trash.

[@pocketslushy]

Limeloey *COUGH*

[@amrita92]

HA

[@maltaylor8853]

What year was this

[@eddieoi9444]

79…

[@jarshizayak4969]

So, next to Brendan, what did the other two members end of doing?

[@Dunshaggin]

Perry later formed Dead Can Dance and Monroe (aka Des Hefner) played briefly for The Birthday Party during the latter band's final tour of Australia and New Zealand. Monroe went on to play in a series of Melbourne-based acts including The Slaughtermen and Maurice Frawley. Both Cooke (Go Public and Daisy West) and Monroe are still working musicians in Melbourne.

[@rems7474]

I don't think Brendan Perry knew how to play bass guitar.

[@praszu]

It is impossible to recognise him! Hedoesn't loo nor sound like Brendan!