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Peter Tork and Sally Field, I think this was taken at her 21st Birthday Party in November of 1967 that Peter attended along with Davy.
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Peter Tork and Sally Field, I think this was taken at her 21st Birthday Party in November of 1967 that Peter attended along with Davy.
Look Blue Go Purple - Look Blue Go Purple (1989)
To my ears, this sounds a lot like a female version of the Bats, not surprising as they're both from Dunedin NZ, and recorded for Flying Nun. In fact, I see that the Bats actually covered this wonderful bitter pop song.
No more insults No more bad fights
The Clean- In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul (book, 384 pages, Feral House)
When I heard there was going to be a book on New Zealand legends, The Clean, I was beyond excited, and the finished product here is brilliant!
The Clean were a New Zealand band that started in 1978 with the Kilgour Brothers, David and Hamish, and their friend Peter Gutteridge (Robert Scott joined in 1980 after Gutteridge left), and the band basically created the blueprint for DIY music for most of what came out of New Zealand (and other parts of the world).
Their Compilation album, a collection of early singles and EPs, was released on Flying Nun Records in 1987 and then released in the U.S. the following year on the Homestead label. I'm pretty sure I heard the US edition first, and thus the first song I'd heard by the Clean was the chattering, excellent "Billy Two." I was hooked.
This book by, longtime New Zealand writer Richard Langston, is easy to dive right ito and hard to put down. It's written in oral history style with all of the members of the band as well as many others telling the Clean story (Chris Knox, Tex Houston, Ira Kaplan, Mac McCaughn, etc).
I learned quite a bit as well, including bits on the Kilgrour brothers' creative process, how Robert Scott needed to build songwriting confidence in the beginning (who knew how amazing a songwriter he would turn into), and just how violent New Zealand was back in the early days of the band.
There are hundreds of great photos, and again, it's a terrific read and one that belongs in the homes of all music fans (not just fans of The Clean).
www.feralhouse.com
www.theclean.bandcamp.com
(posted 4/19/26)
4/15/26.
In honor of the Hungarian election of Péter Magyar, and subsequent ousting of Victor Orbán, let's listen to another band from Budapest label Szégyen Kazetták. Last year we posted about Dehidratált Fejek (there are somehow still cassettes available), but Pletyka sound nothing like them.
Instead, Pletyka ply a gothy/synthy/pop sound reminiscent of Eurythmics, or New Order. But really, each time I hear this, I can't help but think there's a Flying Nun sound buried here. What if Look Blue Go Purple was more dominated by synths? I'm pretty sure this is where they would have landed.
The reach of Mikey Young is long. The master mastered this.
The Flying Nun - Aluminum Foil Sculpture
Remember When... Sally Field Had Two Board Games?
