Early on in his career he was the lead guitarist and vocalist with a Wellington group called the Lost Souls.
The following year he had a single "This Old Man" bw "Just You Wait" on the HMV label.
[1] In 1972 the single "Life On Mars" backed with three David Gates compositions was released.
[6] In 2011, working as a real estate agent and having been out of the music business for two decades, he was contacted by Mark Tudehope from Christchurch.
Allen was more than happy to do it, and the song was recorded at Auckland's Montage Studio in June that year.