The 3Ds

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This article is about New Zealand pop/rock band. For for other uses of 3ds acronym, see 3ds.

The 3Ds
Background information
Origin	Dunedin, New Zealand
Genre(s)	Rock Pop Indie
Years active	1988-1997
Former members
Dominic Stones Denis Roughan David Saunders Dave Mitchell

The 3Ds was an alternative pop/rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand, together from 1988 to 1997. The band was formed in May 1988 by

Dominic Stones — drums, tea
Denise Roughan — bass, keyboards, tambourine, vocals
David Saunders — guitar, vocals

The band's name referred to the members names all starting with "D". At the end of 1990 they were joined by another "D",

David Mitchell — guitar, mandolin, vocals

All had been in other New Zealand bands, Stones was in Snapper and Roughan had been in Look Blue Go Purple. The band believed that making music ought to be about friends getting together, an attitude they maintained throughout their time together.

In 1992 the band briefly toured America supporting their first album Hellzapoppin. In 1994 they toured Australia. The cover art on the band's albums was designed by Mitchell, who is also a graphic artist. The cover of The Venus Trail was drawn by him left-handed.

The band drifted apart after releasing their final album, Strange News from the Angels, in 1997. Mitchell and Roughan soon moved to London, where they went on to form the Ghost Club.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Featured appearances
- 1.2 Singles
2 Notes
3 External links

[edit] Discography

Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart	Certification	Catalog Number
Albums
		Hey Seuss		-	-
	1991	Fish Tales/Swarthy Songs for Swabs	Flying Nun Records (NZ) First Warning Records(US)	-	-	FNMC187 FN188
	1992	Hellzapoppin'	Flying Nun Records (NZ) First Warning Records (US)	-	-	FNCD281 FN181
	1993	The Venus Trail	Flying Nun Records (NZ) Merge Records (US)	-	-
	1996	Strange News from the Angels	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FNCD351
EPs
	1990	Fish Tales^[1]	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FN150
	1990	Swarthy Songs For Swabs	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FN167
	1993	Beautiful Things		-	-
	2001	Caterwauling		-	-

[edit] Featured appearances

The group have appeared on a few soundtracks in New Zealand. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by the The 3D's.

(1999) - Scarfies OST (Flying Nun Records) - Outer Space.
(1997) - Topless Women Talk About Their Lives OST (Flying Nun Records) - Hey Seuss, Animal & Spooky.

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	Charted	Certification
????	"Outer Space/Baby's On Fire"^[2]			-
1993	"Beautiful Things"^[3]		#49 (NZ)	-
1993	"Hey Seuss"	The Venus Trail		-
???	"Caterwauling"		-	-
????	"Dust"			-

[edit] Notes

^ Recorded in a Dunedin studio called Fish Street in 1990
^ Baby's On Fire is a Brian Eno cover.
^ 7" vinyl single, on Flying Nun Records and Merge Records. This is sung by Mitchell, whereas Roughan sings on The Venus Trail album version.