{"product_id":"alastair-riddells-space-waltz-by-dr-ian-chapman-9781501389511","title":"Alastair Riddell’s Space Waltz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlastair Riddell’s band \u003ci\u003eSpace Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e was a short-lived one-album New Zealand rock act who hit gold with a #1 hit single in October 1974 with the song ‘Out On The Street’, but thereafter failed to achieve anything even close to that feat. While relegated to one-hit-wonder status in the eyes of many, to this day Riddell and \u003ci\u003eSpace Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e epitomise the mid-1970s heyday of glam rock in New Zealand. But in truth, their impact went far beyond this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir generationally divisive nationwide debut on the hugely popular MOR television talent quest \u003ci\u003eStudio One\/New Faces\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrated the power of mass media exposure—they were instantly signed to a record deal with industry giant EMI—while Riddell’s controversial gender-bending image provided a cultural crossroads that greatly impacted the wider youth culture of Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, while the album’s most famous track, ‘Out On The Street,’ is rightly regarded as New Zealand’s glam rock anthem, the wider album demonstrates a compositional and musical depth that goes far beyond glam rock and into the realm of sophisticated progressive rock, ultimately providing an unlikely and highly unique musical amalgam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462589890796,"sku":"9781501389511","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501389511-alastair-riddell-s-space-waltz.jpg?v=1775017075","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/alastair-riddells-space-waltz-by-dr-ian-chapman-9781501389511","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}