Tall Dwarfs

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Tall Dwarfs
Background information
Origin	New Zealand
Genre(s)	Rock
Years active	1979-????
Members
Chris Knox Alec Bathgate

Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1979 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate who, through their do-it-yourself ethic, helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music.

[edit] Discography

Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Certification
Albums
	1985	That's The Long And Short Of It	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1987	Fork Songs	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1988	Hello Cruel World	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1990	Weeville	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1992	The Short & Sick Of It	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1996	Stumpy (as the International Tall Dwarfs)	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1998	Fifty Flavours of Glue	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	2002	The Sky Above The Mud Below	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	2005	Hello Cruel World (rerelease)	Flying Nun Records	-	-
EPs
	1982	Louis Likes His Daily Dip	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1986	Throw A Sickie	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1987	Dogma	Flying Nun Records	-	-
	1994	3 EPs	Flying Nun Records	-	-

[edit] Featured appearances

The group have appeared on many compilations and soundtracks since their inception in both New Zealand and Australia. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by the Tall Dwarfs.

(1987) - Tuatara (Flying Nun Records) - The Brain Wouldn't Die
(1991) - Getting Older (Flying Nun Records) - Crush
(1995) - Abbasalutely (Flying Nun Records) - On And On And On (ABBA cover)
(2002) - Under The Influence: 21 Years Of Flying Nun Records (Flying Nun Records)
(2003) - It's Bigger Than Both of Us (Propeller Music) - Nothings Gonna Happen