Th' Dudes
When Chillum folded in 1975, he and Dobbyn formed Th' Dudes, with Ian Morris. After Th' Dudes split in 1980, Urlich headed off to the UK where he was fascinated by the rise of club culture. Returning to NZ in 1981, he approached writer Mark Phillips and they opened their first club in a run down bar in Auckland's Albert Street. A Certain Bar was an immediate success and over the next decade, he and Phillips ran a succession of successful clubs. These were hugely influential in establishing a contemporary club scene in Auckland.
In 1986 Urlich and Phillips were partners in Stimulant Records, with Simon Grigg. The label released the album Eight Arms To Hold You, the first Club Collection in NZ.
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