Fan Club

aka Aishah & The Fan Club


After the darned and plaited idealism of the hippies, punk’s nihilistic filth, and the brutalist gloom of post-punk; after the rugby riots, the Rainbow Warrior and Rogernomics — by the late 80s a fair number of fellas and gals just wanted to have fun.

So a new crop of poppers popped up in EnZed, with product in their hair and angular jackets on their padded shoulders. The most successful of these — though not quite so much in Aotearoa — was Fan Club, whose future-focused ambition and professionalism brought them an international profile, playing to tens of thousands in arenas and broadcasting to millions overseas. 

Soul On Ice
Photo credit: Murray Cammick
Soul On Ice - I Want Love 7" single, back cover (WEA, 1986). Back row, L-R: Claire Bennett, Liz Diamond, Nikki Blakey. Front row: Scott Whineray, Mark Chapman, Malcolm Smith, Paul Moss, Glenn Peters, Dave Larsen, Cameron McKenzie
Fan Club - Paradise (CBS, 1988)
The Fan Club's 7" single Paradise - includes Paradise and Colour Me Blue (CBS, 1988).
Fan Club (L-R): Dave Larsen, Paul Moss, Malcolm Smith, Aishah, Glenn Peters
Pepsi commercials featuring The Fan Club's I Feel Love. Filmed in Malaysia in 1991.
Soul On Ice - Summer Love (WEA, 1987)
The Fan Club's Malcolm Smith and sound engineer Mike Weston, Apra Silver Scroll, 1990
The Fan Club feat. Aishah and Paul Moss - Never Gave Up On You music video (1990)
Soul On Ice - I Want Love 7" single sleeve (WEA, 1986)
Fan Club - Colour Me Blue (CBS, 1988)
Soul On Ice - back cover of Summer Love 7" (WEA, 1987)
Fan Club on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fan Club on the cover of RTR Countdown Magazine
The Fan Club - Sensation (CBS, 1988).
Phil Warren with The Fan Club's Paul Moss (left) and Paul Ellis (then head of A&R at Sony Music, later a TV personality and publicist)
Soul On Ice (from left): Glenn Peters, Scott Whineray, Mark Chapman, Liz Diamond, Paul Moss, Kirsten Michael, and Malcolm Smith
Fan Club and friend
Fan Club - I Feel Love, 1989 (NZ On Screen)
Fan Club holding a python
Soul On Ice - No One's Taking The Place Of You (WEA, 1987)
Fan Club at the NZ Music Awards in 1990 accepting the NZ Top International Performer Award.
Fan Club - Respect The Beat (CBS / Epic, 1990)
Fan Club - W.G.A.F. 12" album cover from 1988.
Fan Club - I Feel Love (CBS, 1989)
Fan Club - Sensation (CBS, 1988)
The Fan Club feat. Aishah - Sensation music video (1989)
Soul On Ice - I Want Love (WEA, 1986)
Fan Club / Pepsi collectable buttons
Tray insert from Fan Club's 1988 album Sensation on CD.
Fan Club in-store appearance, Kuala Lumpur
Fan Club being interviewed for a Malaysian morning TV show
Soul On Ice - Summer Love (WEA, 1987)
The Fan Club and Aishah performing Tiada Penggantimu live, the Malay version of No One's Taking The Place Of You circa 1988.
Fan Club in a publicity photo (L-R): Paul Moss, Dave Larsen, Glenn Peters, Aishah, Malcolm Smith
Photo credit: Murray Cammick
Fan Club (L-R): Malcolm Smith, Dave Larsen, Aishah, Paul Moss, Glenn Peters
7" single of Sensation by Fan Club released in 1988, including (A) Sensation and (B) Take Me Now.
The Fan Club - Call Me (CBS, 1988)
The Fan Club feat. Aishah and Paul Moss - Paradise music video (1988)
Members:

Aishah - vocals

Paul Moss - guitar

Malcolm Smith - synthesiser

Glenn Peters - bass

Dave Larsen - drums

Labels:

CBS


WEA


Epic


Mascot


Propeller

Malcolm Smith, Fan Club
Dave Larsen, Fan Club

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