The Terminals

New Zealand alternative rock band

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The Terminals

Origin| New Zealand
Genres| Rock
Labels| Xpressway, Flying Nun Records
Members| Stephen Cogle
Mick Elborado
Peter Stapleton
Brian Crook
John Chrisstoffels
Past members| Ross Humphries
Susan Heney
Maryrose Crook

The Terminals were a New Zealand alternative rock band. They released material on the Xpressway and Flying Nun labels.

## History

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The band was formed in 1988, with several members being veterans of other bands. Vocalist Stephen Cogle and drummer Peter Stapleton had both been members of The Victor Dimisich Band in the early 1980s, Stapleton also playing with The Pin Group and Scorched Earth Policy.[1] Guitarist Ross Humphries was an ex-member of The Pin Group, and Mick Elborado played bass and keyboards with Scorched Earth Policy.[1] Signing to Flying Nun, the band's debut release was the Disconnect EP in 1988, followed by two albums for the label. Humphries was replaced by former Scorched Earth Policy guitarist Brian Crook. The band moved to the Xpressway label for their third album, Touch.[1] Little Things followed in 1995.[1]

Drummer and lyricist Peter Stapleton died in 2020.[2]

## Band members

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### Original line-up

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* Stephen Cogle (guitar/vocals)
* Ross Humphries (guitar/vocals)
* Susan Heney (bass)
* Mick Elborado (organ)
* Peter Stapleton (drums)

### Middle line-up

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* Stephen Cogle (guitar/vocals)
* Brian Crook (guitar/vocals)
* John Chrisstoffels (bass)
* Mick Elborado (organ)
* Peter Stapleton (drums)

### Last line-up

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* Stephen Cogle (guitar/vocals)
* Nicole Moffat (violin/vocals)
* John Chrisstoffels (bass)
* Mick Elborado (organ)
* Peter Stapleton (drums)

## Discography

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Date of Release  | Title  | Label  | Charted  | Certification  | Catalog Number

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Albums
1990 | Uncoffined | Flying Nun Records

Festival Records

| \-  | \-  | FN116

L30424

1991 | Disease | Xpressway | \-  | \-  |
1992 | Touch | Raffmond Records  | \-  | \-  |
1995 | Little Things | Raffmond Records  | \-  | \-  |
2007 | Last Days Of The Sun | Last Visible Dog | \-  | \-  | LVD 116
2017 | Antiseptic | Ba Da Bing Records | \-  | \-  | BING129
EPs
1988 | Disconnect | Flying Nun Records | \-  | \-  | FN091
Compilations
1992 | Cul-de-sac | Flying Nun Records | \-  | \-  | FN231
2014 | Singles & Sundries  | Ba Da Bing Records | \-  | \-  | BING 104
Live album
1997 | Live | Medication Records | \-  | \-  |

### Featured appearances

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The group have appeared on a few compilations since their inception in New Zealand and Australia. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by The Terminals.

* (1992) – What's That Noise (xpressway)

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Album  | NZ Singles Chart  | Certification

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1990 | "Do The Void"  |  | \-  | \-
1993 | "Black Creek"  |  | \-  | \-
1992 | "Witchdoctors"  |  | \-  | \-
1996 | "Medusa"  |  | \-  | \-

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 1024
2. ^ "Peter Stapleton (25 April 1954 – 22 March 2020)". Audio Foundation. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

## External links

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* Interview with The Terminals
* The Terminals entry at Trouser Press

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