[{"id":399999205614,"handle":"flying-nun-records","updated_at":"2024-02-24T10:15:24+11:00","published_at":"2022-02-08T16:04:47+11:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Flying Nun Records","body_html":"","image":{"created_at":"2022-02-08T16:04:46+11:00","alt":null,"width":300,"height":300,"src":"\/\/flyingnunaustralia.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/L-20365-1498236818-5866.jpg?v=1644296686"}},{"id":400005529838,"handle":"look-blue-go-purple","updated_at":"2023-10-25T09:00:19+11:00","published_at":"2022-02-08T20:07:12+11:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Look Blue Go Purple","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLook Blue Go Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e were part of Flying Nun’s ‘second wave’ (along with \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoublehappys\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Straitjacket Fits\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbel Tasmans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e). Formed in 1983\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, they honed their sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in a Dunedin practice room under a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erecord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e shop, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhere they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e developed a distinctive style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e layered vocal harmonies, keyboards (and even flute) over trademark Dunedin guitar strum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and solid tribal beats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. They released three EPs before calling it a day. Though they'd made a conscious call to play with other women, LBGP never labeled themselves as a “feminist” or “girl” band, and grew tired of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e being\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e endlessly asked about gender in interviews. “G\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eender has nothing to do with it,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e they said.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559739\":240}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLook Blue Go Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e comprised Canadian-born bass player, Kathy Bull (now \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrancisca Griffin\u003c\/strong\u003e) and keyboard player and vocalist, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorma O’Malley\u003c\/strong\u003e, who were both in the band Permanent Tourists with Martyn Bull (The Elevators, The Chills). Inspired by British bands such as The Slits and The Raincoats and wanting to play with other women, they drafted guitarists \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDenise Roughan\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKath Webster\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLesley Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e. Whilst the quintet certainly had the distinctive jangly, gently psychedelic, lo-fi Flying Nun sound, the combined vocals of Roughan, Webster and O'Malley found their own striking synthesis that made them stand out from other groups of the time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey released their debut EP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBewitched\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein 1985, which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erecorded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and produced by Terry Moore. It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e reached \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo.21 on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Zealand’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e pop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echarts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand remained in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e the Top 50 for eight weeks. Their second EP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLBGPEP2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eclimbed to No.26 in January 1987, propelled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e by the infectious folk pop of “Cactus Cat”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estayed in the pop charts for five weeks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir third EP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is This\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewas released late 1987 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003earound the time the band broke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e up. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey played live frequently and toured New Zealand extensively, often with their label mates including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Chills, The Bats and Straitjacket Fits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNearly thirty years later, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esurprised and delighted by the ongoing and renewed interest in the band, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethey began the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e process of compiling the reissues. Pulling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeverything \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etogether \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echallenging, taking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efour years from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eseed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of the idea to actual fruition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was partly due to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e the nature of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe band’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e highly democratic relationship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, but\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e also\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebecause \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eso much time had\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e passed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eall five\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewomen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e busy with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etheir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e own\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e far, far removed from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1980s Dunedin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559739\":240}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhilst selecting the tracks and going through the archives, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e some\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e quite intense h\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eistory to wade th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erough. Despite being a big challenge, it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea chance to reflect and reconnect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e with each other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. It was ultima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etely a very positive experience as they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eshared in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e the nostalgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof listening closely to their songs again. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe wisdom of distance they,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eas a group\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e were able \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto appreciate the part their music \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehad \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eplayed in that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e particular time and place – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eespecially considering the unusual arrangement of being an all-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewomen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhich was such a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e rarity in New Zealand’s legendary Dunedin scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XtmlfuEukMs\" height=\"630\" width=\"1120\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XtmlfuEukMs\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2022-02-10T10:46:47+11:00","alt":null,"width":1000,"height":1000,"src":"\/\/flyingnunaustralia.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Look_Blue_Go_Purple.jpg?v=1644450408"}},{"id":400000024814,"handle":"merch","updated_at":"2023-11-27T11:50:52+11:00","published_at":"2022-02-08T16:37:12+11:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Merch","body_html":"","image":{"created_at":"2022-02-12T12:26:37+11:00","alt":null,"width":1200,"height":1200,"src":"\/\/flyingnunaustralia.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/0019162175_10.jpg?v=1644629198"}}]