The 3d's - Early Recordings 1989-90

The 3d's - Early Recordings 1989-90

“Sandy Denny and Ozzy Osbourne had a baby, and they called it the 3Ds”

Researched and compiled by Bruce Russell (*Dead C*) The 3D’s - Early Recordings 1989-90 is exactly that - a selection of tracks from the Dunedin band’s formative years. The compilation features seven previously unreleased demo tracks, alongside digitally re-mastered versions of the band’s first two EPs - *Fish Tails* (1990) and Swarthy Songs For Swabs (1991).

Done on a porta-studio, many of these unheard demos were originally recorded for *Xpressway*, and the album also includes a version of *Meluzina Man* off the *Xpressway Pile Up* compilation and the unheard track *The Burrymen*. The compilation also includes a 16pp booklet with liner notes written by Bruce Russell detailing the history of the band.

Having re-released *The 3Ds* three albums - *Hellzapoppin’* (1992), *The Venus Trail* (1993) and *Strange News From The Angels* (1996) - last year, *Early Recordings *show how this melodically noisy outfit, that went on to influence the likes of Superchunk and Pavement, all began.

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*Early Recordings 1989-90** is set for release on Flying Nun Records in New Zealand on May 30 and the United States on June 14. *

In the meantime, you can preview tracks from the album, including the demo version of* ‘Evocation of W.C. Fields’ *at: *flyingnun.bandcamp.com*

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