[2] Prior to forming The Puddle George D. Henderson had been a key member of Wellington, New Zealand experimental avant-garde punk groups The Amps and The Spies.
Very early line-ups of The Puddle included Shayne P. Carter on drums, replaced briefly by current drummer Ian Henderson who is George's brother.
In 2000 The Puddle (with Ross Jackson back on bass and Alan Haig on drums) performed at the Dunedin Sound music event organised and broadcast live on California's KFJC radio station, and are included on the double CD released by the station as KFJC 89.7 FM Presents The Dunedin Sound.
[7] This coincided with a studio recording session in Wellington organised by a friend Richard Steele (which produced the 2010 album Playboys in the Bush).
They are occasionally augmented by keyboard/ trumpet player Lucy Hunter from fellow Fishrider Records band Opposite Sex.