NEEDLES AND PLASTIC - Matthew Goody

NEEDLES AND PLASTIC

FLYING NUN RECORDS, 1981–1988

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
400 Seiten
2023
Third Man Books (Verlag)
978-1-7373829-8-0 (ISBN)
36,15 inkl. MwSt
In this remarkable tale of creativity and chaos, do-it-yourself innovation and extraordinary attempts at world domination, Needles and Plastic tells the inside story of one of New Zealand – and the world’s – great independent music labels. Hundreds of full color & black and white photos illustrate the story!






Founded in 1981 by Roger Shepherd in Christchurch, New Zealand, Flying Nun Records unleashed an extraordinary wave of music that had an impact around the world.Needles and Plastic is the first comprehensive history of the early years of the label and its bands covering the critical period from 1981–1988 when many of the most influential and critically acclaimed artists emerged on Flying Nun, bands like – from The Clean, The Chills, The Verlaines, Straitjacket Fits and Bailter Space. The influence of the obscure label became apparent in the 1990s, when big-time indie acts like Pavement, Cat Power or Yo La Tengo started covering Flying Nun bands.






In entries on over 140 records from The Clean’s ‘Tally Ho!’ 7" in 1981 to The Verlaines Bird-Dog LP in 1988, Matthew Goody tells the story through the records themselves. His book draws on years of in-depth research to reveal the stories of the bands, the recordings, the songs, and the audience, with a host of significant characters contributing along the way – Shepherd, Chris Knox, Doug Hood, Hamish Kilgour and many more.



In this remarkable tale of creativity and chaos, do-it-yourself innovation and extraordinary attempts at world domination, Needles and Plastic tells the inside story of one the world’s great independent music labels.

Matthew Goody is a Canadian editor and publisher who has worked in the book industry for over a decade. A fanatical record collector and researcher, he has spent years combing through the archives and records stacks to compile this comprehensive discographic history of Flying Nun's early years. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 100+ black and white and color images including photographs, flyers, articles; Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort TN
Sprache englisch
Maße 203 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Fotokunst
Kunst / Musik / Theater Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-7373829-8-9 / 1737382989
ISBN-13 978-1-7373829-8-0 / 9781737382980
Zustand Neuware
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