Straitjacket Fits

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Years Active
1986 – 1994 (8 years)
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound. Like many of their stablemates, the band hailed from the southern city of Dunedin. They formed from the ashes of The Double Happys, a band comprised of Shayne Carter, Wayne Elsey and John Collie. The tragic accidental death of Elsey saw the two remaining Double Happys join forces with David Wood in 1986 to form Straitjacket Fits. Andrew Brough (from The Orange) signed on the following year, adding a foil in the form of pop sensibility to… read more
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound. Like many of their stablemates, the band hailed from the southern city of Dunedin. They formed from the ashes of The Double Happys, a band compri… read more
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound. Like many of their stablemates, the band hailed from the southern city of Dunedin. They formed from the ashes of The Double Happys, a band comprised of Shayne Carter, Wayne Elsey and John Collie. The tragic accidental… read more

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1 Play track Hail She Speeds
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2 Play track Melt Down In Splendour
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3 Play track Hail Sparkle That Shines
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4 Play track Melt Bad Note For A Heart
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5 Play track Hail So Long Marianne
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6 Play track Hail Hail
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7 Play track Dead Heat Dead Heat
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8 Play track Straitjacket Fits If I Were You
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9 Play track Straitjacket Fits Dialling A Prayer
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10 Play track Hail Life In One Chord
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  1. 7,491 listeners

    1987 · 10 tracks

    Hail
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  2. 5,715 listeners

    21 Apr 1990 · 12 tracks

    Melt
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  3. 1,750 listeners

    29 Jul 1998 · 16 tracks

    Straitjacket Fits
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  4. 1,312 listeners

    25 May 1993 · 12 tracks

    Blow
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