The Spats

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The Spats were a New Zealand band operating between 1977 and 1979. Members included Fane Flaws,^[1] Peter Dasent, Bruno Lawrence^[2] and Tony Backhouse. Spats worked with the Limbs Dance Company, a contemporary dance company based in New Zealand. One piece was called New Wave Goodbye.

The band became the nucleus of The Crocodiles, a new wave/pop band.