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This article is about the record label. For the TV show, see The Flying Nun. The Flying Nun is a Sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios

Flying Nun Records is a formerly independent record label in New Zealand. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The label was formed in Christchurch in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand The intention was to record the original local music of Christchurch, but soon the label rose to national prominence by championing the emerging music of Dunedin. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of

The Pin Group' "Ambivalence" 7" was the first release from Flying Nun, although it is widely assumed that "Tally Ho" by The Clean was the first release, as it unexpectedly reached number nineteen in the New Zealand charts, bringing the label unexpected profile and income. The Clean were an influential first-wave punk band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978 This was followed by the seminal Dunedin Double EP, a release which cemented the place of the southern city in the forefront of New Zealand independent music. The Dunedin Double EP was a seminal record in New Zealand music.

Many of the most prominent kiwi rock and alternative bands have been signed to Flying Nun at some stage in their careers. Kiwi rock is a term used informally to describe New Zealand Rock music and the culture surrounding Rock music in New Zealand. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In 2000 Australian youth radio network Triple J produced a list of the thirty "Greatest New Zealand acts of all time", twenty of which were Flying Nun artists. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed

The label has been home to various styles of music including the much-debated Dunedin Sound, "high-end pop with a twist", lo-fi experimentation, strongly Velvet Underground influenced pop, minimalism, industrial, and rock-electronic crossover. The southern New Zealand university city of Dunedin spawned a style of indie pop music in the early 1980s known as "The Dunedin Sound " "Lo-fi" redirects here For the music genre see Lo-fi music Lo-fidelity redirects here This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design especially Visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres

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Roster in the 1980s to the mid-1990s

Roster from the mid 1990s

Since the mid-1990s many of the original stable of artists have split up or moved to other labels including Xpressway Records (Port Chalmers, New Zealand), Arch Hill Recordings, (Auckland), Powertool Records (Auckland) or Matador Records (United States). Chris Knox (born September 2, 1952) is a New Zealand Rock and roll musician and cartoonist who emerged during the Punk rock era with This article is about the New Zealand band for the film of the same name see Toy Love. Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate who through their do-it-yourself ethic helped pioneer the David Kilgour is from Dunedin, a city in the South Island of New Zealand. The Clean were an influential first-wave punk band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978 The Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, later renamed JPS Experience after a Lawsuit by the estate of Jean-Paul Sartre, were an Indie rock band on The Headless Chickens were a New Zealand band Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time the Bailter Space (aka Bailterspace) is an atmospheric Noise rock band that formed in Christchurch New Zealand in 1986 as Nelsh Bailter Space The Verlaines are a rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand notable for combining rock passion with classical compositional ideas The Able Tasmans were an indie band from Auckland, New Zealand. Sneaky Feelings were a 1980s New Zealand pop/rock band led by Matthew Bannister, who recorded on the Flying Nun label The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean (bass Malcolm Grant The 3Ds was an alternative pop/rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand, together from 1988 to 1997. The Gordons may refer to The Gordons (duo (1973 - Present - Folk/bluegrass duo consisting of Gary Gordon and Roberta Gordon The Terminals are a band from New Zealand. They released material on the Xpressway and Flying Nun labels The Bird Nest Roys were a Rock group born in the hills west of Auckland New Zealand, who released one self-titled album on Flying Nun Records. The Dead C are a New Zealand based Noise rock trio made up of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats. Xpressway was a Record label run by New Zealand musician Bruce Russell. Port Chalmers is the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Arch Hill Recordings, formerly Arch Hill Studios is a New Zealand recording studio and Record label in Auckland. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Matador Records is an Independent record label, famous for a roster of highly-respected Indie rock artists and bands The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A similarly eclectic new generation of bands is signed to Flying Nun, including:

Compilations

In addition to supporting the albums of emerging artists, Flying Nun also released many compilations of a cross-section of their artists, in some cases now the only easy-to-find document of some artists. The Mint Chicks are an experimental Noise rock / Power pop (the band have begun to refer to their style of music as "troublegum" group originally The D4 were a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their music is released by Hollywood Records in the US Flying Nun Records in A hard disk drive ( HDD) commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a Non-volatile storage device Garageland was an Indie rock band on New Zealand 's Flying Nun Record label. Gerling are an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. Betchadupa is a New Zealand pop / rock groupFormed in the 1990s in Auckland, the band features Liam Finn, son of Neil Finn Ghost Club are an Alternative rock / pop band based in London, England but from New Zealand. Adam Brand (born Perth) is an Australian Country musician Brand first began playing drums at age ten and followed his father a Traveling salesman The compilations are:

In 1990 Festival Records bought a fifty percent stake in Flying Nun, and then in 2000 merged with Mushroom Records bringing Flying Nun into the Festival Mushroom Records family of companies. The Dunedin Double EP was a seminal record in New Zealand music. Tuatara – A Flying Nun Compilation is a compilation of previously released songs by artists on New Zealand based Flying Nun Records. In Love With These Times is a compilation of previously released songs by artists on New Zealand based Flying Nun Records. Pop Eyed is a New Zealand compilation album released in 1996 by Flying Nun Records containing only artists signed to the label at the time Topless Women Talk About Their Lives is the soundtrack to the New Zealand film Topless Women Talk About Their Lives. "Scarfies" is the soundtrack to the New Zealand film of the same name Scarfies released alongside the movie in 1999 Under the Influence &mdash 21 Years of Flying Nun Records is a Double album including tracks by various bands signed or related to the Flying Nun Records Festival Mushroom Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005 Mushroom Records is an Australian Record company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972.

In 1999 Matthew Bannister of The Sneaky Feelings wrote Positively George Street: A Personal History of the Sneaky Feelings and the Dunedin Sound covering the New Zealand music industry of the 1980s, including Flying Nun. Sneaky Feelings were a 1980s New Zealand pop/rock band led by Matthew Bannister, who recorded on the Flying Nun label

Flying Nun was bought 100% as part of the purchase of FMR (Festival Mushroom Records) by Warner Music Group in 2006. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal [1]

Further reading

Bannister, M. (1999). Positively George Street. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-7900-0704-5

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