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
Origin Dunedin, New Zealand
Genre(s) Rock
Pop
Indie
Years active 1988-1997
Former members
Dominic Stones
Denise 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

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

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.

Contents

[edit] Discography

Date of Release Title Label Chart Certification Catalog Number
Albums
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)		 #4 (NZ) - FNCD281
FN181
1993 The Venus Trail Flying Nun Records (NZ)
Merge Records (US)		 #2 (NZ) -
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 Flying Nun Records - - FNCD262
1994 Caterwauling Flying Nun Records - - FNCD318

[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.

[edit] Singles

Year Single Album Charted Certification
1992 "Outer Space/Baby's On Fire"[2] -
1993 "Beautiful Things"[3] #49 (NZ) -
1993 "Hey Seuss" The Venus Trail -
1994 "Caterwauling" - -
1996 "Dust" "Strange News from the Angels" -

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Recorded in a Dunedin studio called Fish Street in 1990
  2. ^ Baby's On Fire is a Brian Eno cover.
  3. ^ 7" vinyl single, on Flying Nun Records and Merge Records. This is sung by Mitchell, whereas Roughan sings on The Venus Trail album version.

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