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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 113 Flying Nun

There’s been so much written about them already but I thought I’d chime in with my experience with the label and its people. The Spines came to it after being disillusioned at Jayrem. I’d met Roger Shepherd several times over the years at gigs and he’d always expressed interest in the band so it was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged AudioCulture, Carey Hibbert, Chatherine Povey, David Kilgour, Dunedin, Flying Nun, Ghost of Electricity, Ghost Stories, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Idiot Sun, Jayrem, Jon Mcleary, Martin Phillipps, May, Music, New Zealand Music Month, NZ Music Month, NZMM, Painting, R.I.P., Roger Shepherd, Shayne Carter, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Miscreant, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 113, Wellington, Writing, You Seem To Be Happy ·

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May 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 112 Jayrem Records

It was Jim Moss and his Wellington answer to the South Island’s Flying Nun and Auckland’s Ripper or Propeller Records and yet it was totally different. Those other labels had their own style or ethos whereas Jayrem would release any type of music in any given genre – from the Upper Hutt Posse to the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Act Your Age, Art, Body Electric, Brian Kassler, EP, Flesh D-Vice, Flying Nun, Greg Bryce, Guest Blog, Guest Post, James Moss, Jayrem, Jayrem Records, Jon Mcleary, Last Laugh, Lily and I, Lions, Maurice Priestly, Music, Neill Duncan, Propeller Records, Punch/Your Body Stays, Ripper, Roger Shepherd, Ross Burge, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 112 Jayrem Records, The Moon, The Spines, Upper Hutt Posse, War Stories, War Stories # 112, Wellington, Writing ·

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February 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 949

V/A, Songs From Banana Dominion (1984) The Jayrem label – always had a lot of time for it. And these compilations are nice finds, I have a couple others, but this one only came into my collection recently. I know all the songs already though – well, most of them, there were a couple of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1984, Airway Spies, Compilation, Dance Exponents, Jayrem, Kiwi, LP, NZ, Record, Songs From Banana Dominion, The Vinyl Countdown # 949, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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August 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 20 Idiot Sun/Flying Nun

After years of playing together, the jazz influences of Ross Burge and Neill Duncan were really having a bearing on the Spines and my song writing. Odd but funky time signatures and improvisations were becoming central to our sound. We had parted ways with Jayrem Records after The Moon and were now on Flying Nun. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Flying Nun, Idiot Sun, Idiot Sun/Flying Nun, Jayrem, Jon Mcleary, MusicW, Ripper, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 20 Idiot Sun/Flying Nun, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 20, Writing ·

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June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary #12 The Moon

At the end of 1984 the Spines was humming again. Ross Burge and Wendy Calder were both back in the band and it was time to record our first album. Neill Duncan suggested Capture Studios in Gisborne, run by his old mate Maurice Priestly. We took the train. Jayrem Records gave us a budget for […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Debut Album, Guest Blog, Jayrem, Jon Mcleary, Music, Neill Duncan, Ross Burge, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary #11 The Moon, The Moon, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 12, Wendy Calder, Writing ·

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May 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1131

Spines, The Moon (1985) It’s funny how it all falls into place, it all gets tied together – some things make more sense as you get older, you realise you live with bits and pieces and then they take on whole new meanings. I had this album by The Spines, felt like I discovered it […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1985, Jayrem, Jon Mcleary, Lily and I, LP, Neill Duncan, Ross Burge, Spines, The Moon, The Spines, Vinyl ·

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