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The Puddle are a New Zealand rock band originally formed in Dunedin in 1983 by George D. Henderson.Bell, Mark. "Splashing the Surface of The Puddle" , NZ Musician, April/May 2009 They had a mini-album, a live album, a studio album and a single released on New Zealand independent record label Flying Nun Records between 1986 and 1993. The group has continued to exist since then, with several line-up changes and periods of inactivity. Since 2006 the group has released four albums on Dunedin independent record label Fishrider Records. "The Puddle" on Fishrider Records' website
Very early line-ups of The Puddle included Shayne Carter on drums, replaced briefly by current drummer Ian Henderson who is George's brother.Gilchrist, Shane. "Best Kind Of Momentum", Otago Daily Times, 4 July 2009 The first settled line-up of the band, which recorded the min-album Pop Lib, released on Flying Nun Records in 1986, also included Peter Gutteridge (keyboards), Lesley Z Paris (drums), Ross Jackson (bass), Norma O'Malley (flute) and Lindsay Maitland (coronet & French horn). "The Puddle" on Fishrider Records' website"
Maitland died of an accidental drug overdose in 1987 and Gutteridge left to form Snapper. The remaining line-up recorded a live album Live at the Teddy Bear Club released on Flying Nun Records (FN172). It was followed in 1992 by a studio album, Into the Moon (FNCD164), recorded by Alastair Galbraith, which was released on CD together with the "Pop Lib" EP.
Henderson was imprisoned in 1991 for drug-related offending.Dass, Kiran. "Voodoo Rocker", The Listener, 23 August 2008 On his release a new Line-up of The Puddle was formed. This line-up recorded a 7-inch single "Thursday"/"Too Hot to be Cool" released on Flying Nun Records in 1993 (FN278). At this time this line-up of The Puddle recorded an album Songs For Emily Valentine. This album was not released until 2005Chilton, Chris. "Puddle Deep, Mountain High", Southland Times, 8 July 2011 although two songs from it were released as a 7-inch single on French label Acetone in 1993.
In the second half of the 1990s Henderson contributed songs to the Dunedin collective group Mink. 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. Entry for KFJC 89.7 FM Presents The Dunedin Sound on Discogs.com
In 2005 Henderson began to address his health issues. This coincided with a studio recording session in Wellington organised by a friend Richard Steele (which produced the 2010 album Playboys in the Bush). Since then The Puddle have recorded another four albums, all released on Fishrider Records. The current line-up of The Puddle (since 2006) is Henderson (guitar, vocals), his brother Ian Henderson (drums), Gavin Shaw (bass) and Alan Starrett (viola, keyboards). They are occasionally augmented by keyboard/ trumpet player Lucy Hunter from fellow Fishrider Records band Opposite Sex.
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| 1991 | Live at the Teddy Bear Club | Flying Nun | - | - | FN172 | |
| 1992 | Into the Moon (includes Pop Lib EP) | Flying Nun | - | - | FNCD164 | |
| 2005 | Songs for Emily Valentine | Powertool | - | - | PT047 | |
| 2007 | No Love – No Hate | Fishrider | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | The Shakespeare Monkey | Fishrider | - | - | FISH004 | |
| 2010 | Playboys in the Bush | Fishrider | - | - | FISH005 | |
| 2012 | Secret Holiday & Victory Blues | Fishrider | - | - | FISH007 | |
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| 1986 | Pop Lib | Flying Nun | - | - | THIS 001 / PUD 001 | |
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