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Bill Direen is a legend of the New Zealand underground. We're not overstating this. He has given us poetry, novels and a slew of recorded material. Weaned on a garage band youth in the late 60's, Direen started producing 7" records in the early 80's, all of them stunners These releases - Six Impossible Things, Die Bilder, Soloman's Ball and High Thirties Piano - were self-financed and distributed though Flying Nun (and recently reissued by the benevolent Unwucht label). Beatin Heartsis his ultimate, unforgettable debut album, not to mention Flying Nun's first full-length album release. Seventeen tracks, all brilliant short pieces of energy, harmony and spite. Anyone with an appreciation for Flying Nun's early recordings can find its genesis here, the dawning of one of the greatest music scenes to ever exist.
Tracklist A1 - 1,000,000 Hearts (Written by Tom Scully) A2 - Moderation A3 - Bedrock Bay A4 - Same Old Story A5 - Heartbeats-A-Go-Go A6 - Blue Sand Lonely A7 - Dirty & Disgusting A8 - Alien (Backing Vocals, Organ - Chris Knox/Drums - Mike Dooley) A9 - Accident B1 - Wanganui With A White Face B2 - Magpies (Written by Denis Glover) B3 - Outer Date World B4 - Evidence B5 - Inquest B6 - Magazine B7 - Kicks B8 - Friend
Bass - Campbell McLay Drums - Malcolm Grant Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Whistle, Viola, Organ, Bass, Harmonica - Bill Direen Written by Bill Direen
Engineer - Doug Hood, Terry King Recorded at Progressive Music Studios except A5, A8, B1, B5, B8 on a 4-track.
