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In recognition of their contributions to music, The Clean was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame in September 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy the music of *The Bats*, *The Verlaines*, or other artists like *David Kilgour* and *Tall Dwarfs*, then you will definitely appreciate the unique sound of The Clean.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"anthology-14","title":"Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Anthology' serves as a celebration of The Clean, a band whose influence extends so far beyond their New Zealand home that even if you have never heard of The Clean before, you have surely heard of some of the bands (Pavement, Yo La Tengo, and Superchunk, to name a few) who have been influenced by their unique blend of homemade garage rock, hook-filled melodies, and psychedelic experimentalism. The album is a compilation from across The Clean's legendary career, which began in 1981 and continues today. 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(Subject to availability).\u003cbr\u003e\n                            Don’t forget: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003cbr\u003e\n                            \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a run of acclaimed albums released via New Zealand's Flying Nun label through the 1980's, The Verlaines signed a deal with Los Angeles based Slash Records. By mid 1992 the band were regrouping after touring in support of Ready To Fly, their frst album with their new label Second guitarist and vocalist Paul Winders joined and new drummer Darren Stedman was recruited. With Graeme Downes and Mike Stoodley, they began rehearsals at home in Dunedin, New Zealand, working on a new set of songs that would become Way Out Where. The resulting set of songs was a bigger, denser and more muscular sounding recording compared to earlier efforts, with exhilarating distorted guitars and drums and vocals to the fore. Chicarelli pushed the band in more of a rock direction, typifed by songs like the rollicking This Valentine, the monolith Blanket Over The Sky, the pop perfection of Lucky In My Dreams, and the stirring, now classic Dirge. On the tail of these sessions Chicarelli joined the band in Sydney, Australia where they cut their contribution to the No Alternative compilation, Heavy 33. Pressed on Transparent Black color vinyl. Way Out Where has never been issued on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schoolkids Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50408982446411,"sku":"2182122","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_09dcb20c_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726609248"},{"product_id":"foothills","title":"Foothills","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bats release their 10th full-length album, \u003ci\u003eFoothills\u003c\/i\u003e. Spanning the last 38 years, The Bats have clocked nine incredible albums; each one seeing the band evolve with new material from the prolific songwriting hand of Robert Scott. Add to that tally the extra singles, b-sides, EPs, compilations and tribute songs they’ve recorded, creating a succinct setlist is a nearly impossible task. \u003ci\u003eFoothills\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded in Spring 2018 at a country retreat pop-up studio. At that time, 15 songs were captured and immortalised in the Canterbury foothills of the Southern Alps, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Only too well, The Bats know the possibilities, potentialities and sonic vistas that arise when one takes the reins for the recording process in a beautiful place that’s on home turf. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bats must hold a record in New Zealand (perhaps the whole world, once The Rolling Stones throw in the towel) as a band that has survived with the same line-up for 38 years. No split ups, no reforming for nostalgia’s sake. So far, half the band have spots in The New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame, vocalist\/ guitarist Robert Scott (The Clean) and bassist\/producer Paul Kean (Toy Love), and it’s only a matter of time before lead guitarist Kaye Woodward and drummer Malcolm Grant find themselves in there too. The four-piece has created twisted wistful folk, psychedelic rock, bouncy twee pop, and everything in between, but whatever the genre, their sound is always distinctively, unmistakably The Bats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flying Nun","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50454136914251,"sku":"1100820","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50454137897291,"sku":"1100821","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/32591581-f672-4482-931c-469bc427b6a7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727181408"},{"product_id":"daddy-s-highway","title":"Daddy's Highway","description":"\u003cp\u003eLP with download. The 1987 debut album from New Zealand indie-pop pioneers The Bats, 'Daddy's Highway' has now been re-issued and remastered. 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Formed in 1981 by principle songwriter Graeme Downes, the band was named after the French poet Paul Verlaine, from from whom Television’s Tom Verlaine also lifted his stage name. The Verlaines are also one of the pioneers of the cult-followed 'Dunedin Sound' which was lifted from the explosion of talent coming out of their hometown in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The Chills, The Clean, Bailter Space, The Bats, The 3D's and the Straitjacket Fits all came roaring out of this University town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Verlaines’ angular sound made them favorites of bands like Pavement, R.E.M., Superchunk, Cat Power, The Mountain Goats, Will Oldham, Yo La Tengo, Lou Barlow and many others. 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After the band’s initial rush of activity between 1978 and 1982, the trio lay dormant until the end of the ’80s, when a string of reunion shows inspired the Kilgours and Scott to start recording again. After three well-received albums in the first half of the nineties - 1990’s \u003ci\u003eVehicle\u003c\/i\u003e, 1994’s \u003ci\u003eModern Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, and 1996’s \u003ci\u003eUnknown Country\u003c\/i\u003e - The Clean disappeared again until the end of the decade, when another tour inspired another record. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeed and spontaneity defined Getaway. Robert says, “I remember writing ‘Silence or Something Else’ while the others went for a long walk. It was done by the time they got back. 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It was this tour that Rough Trade Founder Geoff Travis saw the band play and offered to record the bands new material.Also included are extensive liner notes from the band as well as a full booklet of flyers, news clipping and art from this period. Vehicle confirmed that The Clean were not just a band worth reforming to play live but also, one still capable of writing quality jangle pop that was synonyms with both Flying Nun and The Clean.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Captured Tracks","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50492011970891,"sku":"365263","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/07a1e427-d603-4f75-a7d6-4c6804f887ff_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727690360"},{"product_id":"mister-pop","title":"Mister Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kiwi Pop giants and lo-fi all-stars return with, incredibly, only the fifth LP in their storied career from 2009. 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The \"Tally Ho!\" b\/w \"Platypus\" 7-inch and the Boodle Boodle Boodle 12-inch EP, the Dunedin trio's first official recordings as a band, both celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. These reissues have been remastered by Tex Houston with assistance from the Alexander Turnbull Library New Zealand, and The Clean's David Kilgour and Robert Scott oversaw the careful re-creation of the original packaging. Merge is thrilled to make these records globally available for the first time since their original release in 1981. Pitchfork described \"Tally Ho!\" as \"a classic of immense proportions, from its Velcro melody, absurdly mixed garage organ and motorik beat, to the crusty, hiss-laden home eight-track recording that embodies it.\" Recorded in the middle of a New Zealand tour for a humble NZ$60, the song broke into the country's Top 20 singles chart at #19, surprising everyone including the band. Its B-side \"Platypus\" was recorded live at a show just days prior, capturing the band's buoyant and elastic sound on stage. The 7” reissue will be available on limited-edition silver Peak Vinyl and standard black vinyl, as well as limited clear vinyl exclusively in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merge Records","offers":[{"title":"Silver | 7\"","offer_id":50513484939595,"sku":"1134490","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1e272af2-13ec-425b-b2f7-e277bf413eda_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727933129"},{"product_id":"bird-dog","title":"Bird Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird Dog\u003c\/i\u003e is an album by The Verlaines, released in 1987. 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