The Strange Loves "See your Colours" 1987

Certainly not one of the best-known references within the so-called 'Dunedin sound' scene, revolving around New Zealand's Flying Nun Records, this is nonetheless one of the very best records out of this country and label. - popphil…Stepping out fresh as David Kilgour in 1990, the guitarist and singer had two members of third wave Flying Nun band The Strangeloves backing him. Drummer Tane Tokona and bassist Noel Ward became Kilgour’s offsiders for many years. But for now, both groups were out playing the main centres, including Christchurch’s Zetland in July 1990 and Wellington’s Carpark in August. They were in Wellington that month to record The Strangeloves’ first and only album at Writhe Studios with David Kilgour producing. Hamish Kilgour had recorded The Strangeloves’ first single in 1987, the shambolic and joyous ‘When Judy Gets Out’. His younger brother now added another minor classic in ‘John Lennon’, the flipside of the lead single from the new album. A student orientation show with The Strangeloves followed in Christchurch in early March 1991… - Andrew Schmidttrax:

01 The Big Deep 02 John Lennon 03 When I See You Again 04 Smile 05 Your Misery 06 See Your Colours 07 Yeah You 08 Turn Your Lights On 09 Some Feeling 10 I Like You 11 Where Has She Gone 12 Sideshow

…served by Gaius...