VERLAINES 10 O'Clock In The Afternoon MLP FLYING NUN 1984 NZ orig+insert FN022
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THE VERLAINES
The literate and dramatic New Zealand guitar pop band the Verlaines formed in 1981; led by singer/guitarist
Graeme Downes, the group's original roster also included guitarist Craig Easton, keyboardist Anita Pillai,
bassist Philip Higham, and drummer Greg Kerr. Both Easton and Pillai quickly exited, and the Verlaines
remained a three-piece for the remainder of the decade. The early lineup remained in a constant state of flux,
however, and of the original group, only Downes and Kerr remained by the time of their debut on the 1982
Dunedin Double compilation EP, recorded with bassist Jane Dodd. Drummer Alan Haig then replaced
Kerr for the 1983 single "Death and the Maiden," for many fans the archetypal Verlaines song;
the lineup was finally cemented with the substitution of Haig for drummer Robbie Yeats,
who first appeared on the 1984 EP 10 O'Clock in the Afternoon
"10 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON E.P."
1984 12"EP FLYING NUN RECORDS FN 022
MADE IN NEW ZEALAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE + INSERT
BLACK/YELLOW LABELS (also with B&W labels)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: FLYING NUN - BLACK/YELLOW LABELS - BLACK/YELLOW TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) FN 022
Catalog on labels: (Side A only) FN 022
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): FN 022 A.......
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): FN 022 B......
On labels: A Flying Nun Record
On Insert: Lyrics
On Back Cover: Recorded at Easter 1984 at Progressive Sudios Auckland
Produced by Doug Hood
All songs by the Verlaines
A Flying Nun Record
tracklisting
Side A: BAUD TO TEARS - PYROMANIAC - JOED OUT
Side B: BURLESQUE - WIND SONG - YOU SAY YOU
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
This mini-album made legend in the '80s to followers of the sophisticated pop movement
coming from the small country of New Zealand during that decade. The Flying Nun label
was the epicenter for this scene, and the Verlaines were arguably the most eloquent
animators of this jangle pop sensibility. While they produced very fine albums for the label,
such as the 1987 masterpiece Bird Dog and its sister album Halelujah All the Way Home,
this EP is considered by many to be their defining document. It's post-punk Baroque pop;
what appears to be a simple formulaic indie sound in retrospect, one must consider that
in the era 1983 to 1986, this would have sounded fresh if not revolutionary.
All time considered, Ten O'clock in the Afternoon still sounds as vibrant as the day it was recorded.
While main man Graham Dowenes' songwriting became more complex on subsequent recordings,
the simplicity of Death and the Maiden is the song that put them on the map.
As their fans Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, and Pavement have all attested to,
the Verlaines were not simply onto something new, they wrote the book
for the ensuing two decades of guitar pop...(AllMusic)price rating
