Flying Nun Records Celebrates 30 Years This November

For Immediate Release:

Thursday 15 Sept 2011

Flying Nun Records Celebrates 30 Years This November

We can’t believe it either (or some flying nun quote)

Throughout the month of November, Flying Nun Records will celebrate their 30th Anniversary. With over 20 shows throughout New Zealand, the anniversary features both old and new Flying Nun acts, along with some very special guests paying tribute to 30 years of the NZ iconic label.

While, it wouldn’t be a party without live music, Flying Nun Records also have exciting new releases and re-releases soon to be available on CD, digitally and on Vinyl. Plus the exciting announcement of aa handful of new bands signed to the label.

Legendary Flying Nun bands THE CLEANTHE CLEAN, HDUHDU, THE BATSTHE BATS and GHOSTCLUB GHOSTCLUB will all havebe tourings throughout NZ inthis November.

To launch the month in Auckland (Friday Nov 4) and Wellington (Sat Nov 5) we have a showcase of ‘the new face of Flying Nun Records’ ‘the new face of Flying Nun Records’ with performances from Grayson GilmourGrayson Gilmour, PopstrangersPopstrangers, T54T54, Surf FriendsSurf Friends – and more to be announced.

While down south, F IN MathF IN Math and turntabilist AlphabetheadAlphabethead launch their tour which promises to include an interesting mix of Flying Nun covers, having given Alphabethead a bunch of Flying Nun vinyl to cut up, re-mix and re-write.

There will also be a series of Flying Nun Records Tribute Nights across the country and Australia, featuring some well- known characters and local acts.

In turn, , there will be some very special releases, including ‘Tally Ho!’‘Tally Ho!’ - a double disc 30 Year ‘Best Of’ compilation.

The brilliant 8th Studio album from THE BATSTHE BATS ‘Free The Monsters’ will be released on 17th October.

Vinyl re-releases of the debut albums by The BatsThe Bats - Daddy’s Highway and Tthe 3DsTthe 3Ds - Hellzapoppin and singles from our new signings: Pop StrangersPop Strangers, Surf FriendsSurf Friends and T54T54 with more to be announced.

We are also working on ‘Time to Go’ – a double LP compilation exploring the label’s early South Island History, along with a complete vinyl compilation of the Pin GroupPin Group’s material, and re-releases of HDUHDU’s ‘Metamatics’ and The Shocking PinksThe Shocking Pinks first album ‘Dance, the Dance Electric’.

In the long tradition of Flying Nun Records birthday celebrations, this year EPIC BEER are making us a 30 Year Ale. Available at the shows and selected supermarkets in November.
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