Headless Chickens - Untitled Label: Flying Nun Records Catalog#: FN061 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: New Zealand Released: 1986 Genre: Rock Style: Indie Rock Tracklist A1   Monkey Jar A2   Axe A3   The Slice B1   Hedge Song B2   Totalling Dad's Car B3   Agit Pop B4   The Ghost Of Some Cold Street Credits Engineer - Mark Tierney The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown (1988), Body Blow (1991), and Greedy (1997), plus various EPs for Flying Nun Records in the 1980s and 1990s. The band first became known in New Zealand when they won the 1987 Rheineck Beer Rock award. The prizemoney from the award went into the funding for their innovative (for its use of sampling) 1988 debut album Stunt Clown. The 1988 CD release of Stunt Clown compiled the vinyl release of this name with the 1986 Headless Chickens EP. A 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's 1980 single "Tears". At the time, the band's use of electronic elements and sampling in a "rock" setting was out of the ordinary and probably had an influence that outweighed the band's modest sales success; certainly the bandGarbage credit the Headless Chickens as a major influence and they were sampled on that band's debut album.[1] The followup 1997 Greedy album took several years to complete, and during that time several band members left, including singer McDonald. Greedy contained the track "George" which became a No. 1 hit single in their home country; "George" was the first (and so far, only) track from the Flying Nun Records label to achieve No. 1 status. The Headless Chickens split up soon after Greedy's release. In 2002 Flying Nun Records released a 2CD best-of compilation named ChickensHits. In July 2008 it was announced that the band would reform to play the Homebake Festival in Sydney, Australia on December 6. The line-up would feature both Chris Matthews and Fiona McDonald.[2] They played further concerts in Australia and New Zealand and were scheduled to play at the Auckland Big Day Out in January 2009.[3] condition: Sleeve:EX+ Vinyl: NM the sleeve shows very light creasing and minor ringwear while the vinyl  got only very few tiny light paper scuffs per side Vinyl Looks and  Sounds great, as new ! I do accept Bank transfer from EEC countries, BUT NOT IMO or any other type of CHECK. Post I do offer money guarantee….IF FOR ANY REASON YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM YOU WON , And You think The Description was not correct, WE GIVE YOU A FULL REFUND ON YOUR MONEY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF ITEM RETURN. I DO NOT REFUND BEFORE ITEM IS BACK. NO EXCEPTIONS ON THIS RULE.