Extended Play: The Classic Flying Nun EPs
The 'classic' EPs released by Flying Nun Records in the 1980s are an important part of New Zealand arts and popular culture history, both individually and collectively. It has been said these EPs are far more than a handful of songs issued on the 12” vinyl format, but self-contained little art pieces that could not have come from anywhere else in the world at any other time.
Often obscured by such generalisations as 'the Dunedin Sound' and other assumptions, Extended Play highlights the creativity and very different approaches taken by the groups who made these 'classic' EPs in the 1980s.
The EPs themselves are investigated in-depth, hour-long programmes. Participants tell the stories of their creation and place them within the context of the life and times of those involved.
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Extended Play: Gordons - Future Shock
Remembered now as volume dealers of the loudest order and as the progenitors of Bailter Space, Christchurch trio the Gordons was a case of accelerated progress. Future Shock was a key record in Flying… Read more Audio
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Extended Play: Tall Dwarfs - Three Songs
Tall Dwarfs Three Songs EP cover imageIn the history of Flying Nun releases, the importance of Chris Knox's TEAC 4-track recorder cannot be understated. The very first record recorded on the machine… Read more Audio
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Extended Play: The Clean - Boodle Boodle Boodle
Recorded in a tiny hall in Auckland on Chris Knox's 4-track, The Clean's first EP Boodle Boodle Boodle ended up in the New Zealand charts for almost a year. In the 31 years since its release, it has… Read more Audio
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Extended Play: Pin Group - Go To Town
Guitarist and singer Roy Montgomery, bassist Ross Humphrey, Bruce Russell and Arnie van Bussel, tell the story of recording Pin Group Go To Town. Read more Audio
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Extended Play: Children's Hour - Flesh
One of the first Auckland acts signed to Flying Nun, Children's Hour were also considerably darker and more sonically-challenging than most of their label-mates. Read more Audio
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Extended Play: Look Blue Go Purple - LBGPEP2
It seems as though more local women began playing in bands in the early days of Flying Nun than ever before and Look Blue Go Purple were ahead of the game. Band members Kath Webster, Denise Roughan… Read more Audio
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Extended Play: Double Happys - Cut It Out
Following the dissolution of their respective groups The Stones and Bored Games, Wayne Elsey & Shayne Carter re-joined forces to create a two guitar/one drum machine "trio". Adding John Collie on… Read more Audio
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Extended Play: Exploding Budgies Goblin Mix
David Mitchell, Glenn Eisenhut and Phil Moore with the story of the Exploding Budgies 1985 E.P. 'The Grotesque Singers' and Goblin Mix's self-titled E.P., released in 1986.31 August 2012. Read more Audio
