Headless Chickens - 1997 - Magnet FLAC

Signed to Flying Nun Records, Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown (1988), Body Blow (1991), and Greedy (1997) which included the NZ #1 ‘George’.

These had a major impact on the growing industrial, electronic and sampling scenes of New Zealand and Australia.



Tracks.



01 Magnet
02 Smoking Big Ted
03 Monster
04 Magnet (Browning Version)

Headless Chickens - 1994 - George FLAC

"George" is a single by New Zealand rock band Headless Chickens released in 1994. Charting as a double A-side with the Eskimos in Egypt Mix of their 1991 single "Cruise Control", it reached number-one in their native New Zealand for two weeks in December 1994 and received a Gold certification from RIANZ (now Recorded Music NZ). Despite its success, it did not reach the top 50 on either year-end chart. In 1997 the song was released in Australia, where it reached number 67 on the ARIA Singles Chart.



Tracks.



01 George
02 Cruise Control [Eskimos In Egypt Mix]
03 Bestiary
04 Milton Babbit's Rarotongan Holiday

Headless Chickens - 1994 - Cruise Control FLAC

The Headless Chickens was a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music. Their second album, Body Blow, appeared in 1991 which featured singer Fiona McDonald. It was during this time with McDonald that the Headless Chickens would attract their widest audience. Two versions of Body Blow were released, with the revised and expanded 1993 version going double platinum in New Zealand.

This album spawned the single "Cruise Control" which became a hit in New Zealand and (in a remixed form) Australia. "Cruise Control" was notable for its sampling, particularly for elements of Shona Laing's 1973 single "1905" and The Crocodiles' 1980 single "Tears".



Tracks.



01 Cruise Control (Eskimos In Egypt Mix)
02 Railway Surfing (Octane Mix)
03 Cruise Control (Original Mix)
04 Inside Track