{"product_id":"needles-and-plastic-flying-nun-records-1981-1988","title":"Matthew Goody - Needles and Plastic: Flying Nun Records (Book)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles and Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981-1988 - Matthew Goody\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFounded in 1981 by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/blogs\/man-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Nun Records\u003c\/strong\u003e unleashed an extraordinary wave of New Zealand music on listeners in Aotearoa and around the world – from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/the-clean\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/headless-chickens\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadless Chickens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/look-blue-go-purple\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook Blue Go Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/jean-paul-sartre-experience\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Paul Sartre Experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- 438 full colour pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- 500+ images, including tons of never-before published photos.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Entries on every Flying Nun record released from 1981 to mid-1988.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Available in 10th November, 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Flexibind, 280 x 234 mm, 440 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- eBook will be available too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by the \u003cstrong\u003eAuckland University Press.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeedles and Plastic\u003c\/em\u003e is a fully illustrated account of the label, the bands and the songs from 1981–1988 – the critical early years, when the label was based in Christchurch and getting records pressed in New Zealand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Goody\u003c\/strong\u003e tells the story through the records themselves. In entries on over 140 records from \u003cstrong\u003eThe Clean’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTally Ho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7\" in 1981 to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/the-verlaines\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Verlaines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBird-Dog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP in 1988, the book draws on years of research to reveal the stories of the bands, the recordings, the songs, and the audience, with a host of characters contributing along the way – Shepherd, \u003cspan style=\"color: #2382eb;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000001;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000001;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/chris-knox\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/chris-knox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDoug Hood\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHamish Kilgour\u003c\/strong\u003e and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this remarkable tale of creativity and chaos, do-it-yourself innovation and extraordinary attempts at world domination,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeedles and Plastic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the inside story of one of New Zealand – and the world’s – great independent music labels. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMatthew Goody:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Goody\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Nun's\u003c\/strong\u003e early years. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘This is so thoroughly and lovingly researched and written, it reads with the narrative drive and immediacy of a first-hand account. This from a writer and fan who came to the Flying Nun story two decades later and from half a world away. It is a remarkable achievement, and another bizarre twist in the Flying Nun story that its first meticulously written history should be produced in such circumstances.’ – \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Langston\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e‘A fascinating and edifying book that is drenched in a wealth of fabulous photographs and illustrations throughout. And Matthew Goody really gets it: rather than simply expressing exasperation at the idiosyncrasies of the label in its early incarnation, he determines to untangle conundrums presented by them. His inspired methodology and meticulous research have resulted in this marvellous story – told as a series of stories – that is absorbing from go to woah.’\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e– Denise Roughan, Look Blue Go Purple and The 3Ds \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew Goody","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":58596906238287,"sku":"9781869409593","price":8.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/ScreenShot2022-07-14at9.09.05PM.png?v=1787985201","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/needles-and-plastic-flying-nun-records-1981-1988","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}