NEEDLES AND PLASTIC: Flying Nun Records, 1981-1988 gang of four On their fifth album 'Bittersweet

On their fifth album 'Bittersweet Demons'

Swinging and delayed rhythms make you want to dance and lie down simultaneously

and Ric Parnell

"Ascension" is his first posthumous release with new material

trumpeter Art Farmer and two members of the Miles Davis Quintet

NEEDLES AND PLASTIC: Flying Nun Records, 1981-1988 gang of four On their fifth album 'BittersweetIn this remarkable tale of creativity and chaos, do it yourself innovation and extraordinary attempts at world domination, Needles and Plastic tells the inside story of one of New Zealand and the world's great independent music labels. Hundreds of full color & black and white photos illustrate the story! Founded in 1981 by Roger Shepherd in Christchurch, New Zealand, Flying Nun Records unleashed an extraordinary wave of music that had an impact around