George D. Henderson
| The Puddle | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 1983 – present |
| Members |
George D. Henderson Ian Henderson Gavin Shaw Alan Starrett |
| Past members |
Shayne P. Carter Peter Gutteridge Lesley Z Paris Ross Jackson Norma O'Malley Lindsay Maitland Alan Haig Heath Te Au Jenny Crooks Richard Cotton Norman Dufty Vicki Wilkinson |
The Puddle are a New Zealand music group originally formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1983 or 1984 by George D. Henderson. 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.
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. In 1980 he relocated to Christchurch and formed The And Band who self released one 7-inch single.
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. 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).
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. 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 2005 although two songs from it were released as a 7-inch single on French label Acetone in 1993.
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