The Mutton Birds (album)
''The Mutton Birds'' is the first album by the New Zealand band The Mutton Birds. Released in 1992, it remained on the New Zealand album charts for more than a year and was named Best Album at the 1993 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards, 1993 New Zealand Music Awards. It was among the records selected by the author Nick Bollinger for his 2009 book, ''100 Essential New Zealand albums''. A single, a version of "Nature (The Fourmyula song), Nature", the 1968 song by the The Fourmyula, Fourmyula, reached No.4 on the New Zealand singles chart. Three other singles from the album also entered the charts in New Zealand: "Dominion Road (song), Dominion Road" (No.31), "Giant Friend" (No.20) and "Your Window" (No 19). Track listing (All songs by Don McGlashan except where noted) #"Dominion Road (song), Dominion Road" – 3.55 #"Your Window" – 4.39 #"She's Like a City" – 3.56 #"No Plans for Later" – 2.31 #"Before the Breakthrough" – 4.32 #"White Valiant" – 5.12 #"Giant Frie ...
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The Mutton Birds
The Mutton Birds were a New Zealand rock music group formed in Auckland in 1991 by Ross Burge, David Long and Don McGlashan, with Alan Gregg joining a year later. Four of their albums reached the top 10 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, ''The Mutton Birds'' (1992), '' Salty'' (1994), '' Envy of Angels'' (1996) and '' Rain, Steam and Speed'' (1999). They had a number-one hit with "The Heater" (1994), while their two other top 10 singles were a cover of "Nature" by the Fourmyula (1992), and an original, " Anchor Me" (1994). From 1996 to 2000 the group were based in England; they returned to New Zealand and then disbanded in 2002. History David Long on guitars and Don McGlashan on lead vocals and bass guitar formed the Mutton Birds in Auckland as a three-piece rock group in early 1991. For their first live performance, on Saint Patrick's Day, they used an interim drummer who was soon replaced by Ross Burge. McGlashan had been a member of Blam Blam Blam (1982, 1984 ...
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