Songs From The Departure Lounge

by Able Tasmans

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davidwh A great compilation of the best Flying Nun pop band... baroque pop music with interesting lyrics. Favorite track: Hold Me I.

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1.	What Was That Thing? 02:38	buy track
2.	Sour Queen 03:50	buy track
3.	Buffalos 04:51	buy track
4.	Michaels 03:37	buy track
5.	Hold Me I 04:32	buy track
6.	Grey Lynn 02:35	buy track
7.	Dileen 02:18	buy track
8.	Michael Fay 04:25	buy track
9.	Angry Martyr 03:30	buy track
10.	The Theory of Continual Disappointment 05:13	buy track
11.	Fault in The Frog 03:22	buy track
12.	The Cliff 01:37	buy track
13.	School Is No Good For You 06:40	buy track
14.	Not Fair 02:30	buy track
15.	Coming Up For Air 03:37	buy track
16.	The Shape of Dolls 03:35	buy track
17.	That's Why 02:51	buy track
18.	Dog Whelk 03:35	buy track
19.	Mary Tyler Moore 04:56	buy track
20.	My Name is Peter Keen 04:24	buy track

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For over a decade, the Able Tasmans were one of the most-loved New Zealand bands around. While that love never translated into the commercial success sometimes associated with this level of adoration, their fans knew why they made music and responded accordingly.Able Tasmans fans will be delighted with Songs From The Departure Lounge - a generous 20 track selection that picks out the best of their Flying Nun recordings with a couple of never-heard-before rarities thrown in for good measure...‚

This album is a ticket to the Ables' world of baroque-and-roll adorned with rich melodies and huge, warm arrangements. It features some of the greatest songs ever written - tracks like "What Was That Thing", "Hold Me 1", "Shape Of Dolls", as well as "Michael Fay" - alongside those selected by the band as their more modest but highly significant musical achievements from the four albums, two EPs and a single they released.

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released January 1, 1998

Recorded:‚Tracks 1,2 released on the 'A Cuppa Tea And A Lie Down' LP (FN075/1987). Track 3 released on the 'Able Tasmans / Raucous Laughter' 7' Single (FN063/1986). Track 4, Unreleased.Tracks 5-11 released on 'Hey Spinner' LP (FN162/1990). Tracks 12 - 15 released on 'Somebody Ate My Planet' CD (FNCD233/1992). Tracks 16, 17 released on 'The Shape Of Dolls' EP (FNCD280/1993). Tracks 8 - 21 released on 'Store In A Cool Place' LP (FN312/1995).‚

Band Members: Leslie Jonkers, Graeme Humphreys, Craig Mason, Peter Keen and Jane Dodd

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