Stanley Manthyng and World Gone Wild


Stanley Manthyng had a run of hits at the turn of the 1990s, both as part of the duo World Gone Wild with Michael Caulfield, and as a songwriter for rap group Double J and Twice the T. A tremendous live performer, his gigs with Cactus, Beautiful, and Stan & the Love Gang delivered funky music with a wicked sense of fun.

Stanley spent his childhood in Nelson, where he was inspired to make music by the new wave and pop artists of the time – Blondie, Pat Benatar, The Motels, and Billy Idol. He came out as gay at age 14 and was buoyed by seeing gender-bending acts appearing on television throughout his childhood.

MANTHYNG - Dirty Old Tongue official music video (2013)
Stan and the Love Gang - Dangerous music video (1994)
World Gone Wild - Stand Back 7" (Side B: Cold Winds Face), 1990.
Flyer for Crash, Stan and the Love Gang and Hudson Lusty performing at POD bar, Imperial Arcade, Queen Street, Auckland, New Year's Eve 31 December 1994.
MANTHYNG - The Shaman music video (2011)
Stan and the Love Gang, 1994.
Photo credit: Publicity photo
The Gaps live at Richmond Town Hall, 1983.
Photo credit: Mike Enright
Cactus live at The Gluepot, Auckland, 1990.
Photo credit: Graham Hooper
Double J and Twice the T - Seven Days (1989)
World Gone Wild - Shy Shy Jenny 7" (Side A), 1990.
MANTHYNG - Repeat music video (2014)
World Gone Wild - Touch official music video (1991)
Common room view of Love Gang live at the Quad in Auckland University, 1993.
Cactus live at The Venue, Auckland, 1989.
Photo credit: Graham Hooper
World Gone Wild - Stand Back 7" cover, 1990.
World Gone Wild - Stand Back 7" (Side A), 1990.
World Gone Wild - Stand Back 7" cover, 1990.
Cactus performing at Elam Ball in Auckland, 1991.
Cactus live at The Venue, Auckland, 1989.
Photo credit: Graham Hooper
Stanley Manthyng live at the Cook Hotel in Dunedin, 1987.
Double J and Twice The T - Seven Days 7" (Side A), 1989.
Love Gang live at the Quad in Auckland University, 1993.
World Gone Wild - Stand Back official music video (1990)
Love Gang live at Queen Street, Auckland, 1994.
Beautiful live at the Gluepot, 1992.
World Gone Wild - Shy Shy Jenny official music video (1990)
Poster for Crash and Love Gang at the Midnight Club, Auckland, Friday 16 December 1994.
Love Gang live in Auckland, 1994.
MANTHYNG - Fling Your Hair live (2010)
Stanley Manthyng with Andrew Brough at a Carol Street flat in Dunedin.
Double J and Twice The T - Def To Be Green music video (1990)
Beautiful - Boogie Oogie Queen live at the Gluepot, Auckland.
World Gone Wild - Shy Shy Jenny 7" cover, 1990.
World Gone Wild - Touch 7" (Side A), 1991.
MANTHYNG - Levitate music video (2010)
Stanley Manthyng at the Cook Hotel, 1986.
Stanley Manthyng at the Cook Hotel, Dunedin, 1986.
MANTHYNG - Noni music video (2012)
MANTHYNG - Radio One Control Session (2011)
Double J and Twice The T - Seven Days 7" cover, 1989.
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