Headless Chickens

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For the Radiohead precursor band of the same name, see Headless Chickens (UK band)

Headless Chickens
Background information
Origin	New Zealand
Genre(s)	Rock
Former members
Chris Matthews Fiona McDonald Johnny Pierce Michael Lawry Grant Fell Bevan Sweeney Anthony Nevison Rupert E. Taylor Bevan Larsen Flex Angus McNaughton John McDermott

The Headless Chickens are a New Zealand band.

1 History
2 Discography
- 2.1 Featured appearances
- 2.2 Singles
3 External links

[edit] History

The New Zealand band named Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown (1988), Body Blow (1991), and Greedy (1997), plus various EP's for Flying Nun Records in the 1980's and 1990's. Body Blow went double platinum and Greedy contained "George", a No. 1 hit single, both in their home country. In 2002 Flying Nun released a 2CD best-of compilation named ChickensHits. The band was headed by Chris Matthews and had a revolving cast of members, including vocalist Fiona McDonald who is featured on the Body Blow album and also appears briefly on the Greedy album. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments, or "abused technology" in their own words, in their music.

[edit] Discography

Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Certification	Catalog Number
Albums
	1988	Stunt Clown	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FN100
	1991	Body Blow			Platinum x2 (NZ)
	1997	Greedy	Flying Nun Records/Festival Music	-	-
	2002	ChickensHits	Flying Nun Records	-	-

[edit] Featured appearances

The group have appeared on many compilations and soundtracks since 1991 in both New Zealand and Australia. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by the Headless Chickens.

(1991) - Aotearoa: Stand Strong '91 (Festival) - Cruise Control
(1991) - Getting Older 1981-1991 (Flying Nun Records) - Totalling Dad's Car
(1993) - Collision (White) - Cruise Control
(1994) - Abbasalutely (Flying Nun Records) - Super Trouper (ABBA cover)
(1996) - In The Neighbourhood (Warner Music) - Cruise Control
(1996) - Popeyed (Flying Nun Records) - George
(1999) - Scarfies (Flying Nun Records) - George
(2002) - Absolute Bliss (Festival) - Cruise Control
(2003) - Give It A Whirl (Universal Music) - Gaskrankinstation
(2003) - Natures Best 3 (Sony Music Entertainment) - Cruise Control
(2005) - V8 Supercars Australia: A Full Tank Of Rock (Festival Mushroom Records) - Cruise Control

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
1988	"Soulcatcher"/ "Donka"		-	-
1989	"Expecting To Fly"		-	-
1990	"Gaskrankinstation"/"Crash Hot"		-	-
1991	"Cruise Control"		-	-
1992	"Donde Esta La Pollo"		-	-
1992	"Juice"		-	-
1993	"Mr. Moon"		-	-
1994	"George"	Greedy	#1 (NZ)	-
1997	"Magnet"	Greedy		-
1997	"Dark Angel"	Greedy		-
1998	"Secondtime Virgin"	Greedy		-