An updated edition, Stranded In Paradise: New Zealand Rock And Roll, 1955 to The Modern Era, was published in 2005.
[2] The book covers how New Zealand's culture has developed,[3] as well as early Māori music.
[4][5] Acts such as Dragon, Split Enz, Bruno Lawrence, and Hello Sailor are included.
[7] John Dix (born 1951), migrated with his family from Wales to South Australia in 1967.
He was a fan of soul music as a youth, and frequented gigs in Cardiff and then in Adelaide and Melbourne, gradually coming to appreciate some Australian bands.