Boodle Boodle Boodle is a 12" EP by

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The Clean The Clean was a New Zealand indie rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1978. They have been described as the most influential band to come from the Flying Nun label, which recorded many artists associated with the "Dunedin sound".Schmidt, Andr ...

. Released by

Flying Nun Records Flying Nun Records is a New Zealand independent record label formed in Christchurch in 1981 by music store manager Roger Shepherd. Described by ''The Guardian'' as "one of the world's great independent labels", Flying Nun is notable for bringin ...

in 1981, it is one of the more important releases in the

Dunedin sound The Dunedin sound was a style of indie pop music created in the southern New Zealand university city of Dunedin in the early 1980s. Characteristics According to Matthew Bannister, Dunedin sound "was typically marked by the use of droning or j ...

genre. The EP reached number five in the New Zealand music charts, despite being listed in the singles chart (New Zealand has never had a separate EP chart), and stayed in the top 20 for nearly six months. As Flying Nun's first major success, it was largely responsible for the label's continued survival and the start of its growth into New Zealand's most important

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.Dix, J. (1988) ''Stranded in paradise: New Zealand rock'n'roll 1955-1988.'' Wellington: Paradise Publications. . p. 284 Several of the songs on the EP became very popular parts of The Clean's repertoire, with "Anything Could Happen" in particular becoming one of their trademark songs.

Chris Knox Chris Knox (born 2 September 1952) is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, cartoonist and movie reviewer who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love. After Toy Love disbanded in the early 1980s, he formed the g ...

drew the EP's cover, which was based on a promotional photo of the three band members in a bathtub.

Track listing

All songs were written by Kilgour/Kilgour/Scott except "Point That Thing Somewhere Else", which was written by

Peter Gutteridge Peter Gutteridge (19 May 1961 – 15 September 2014) was a New Zealand musician, credited with pioneering the "Dunedin sound" with The Clean and The Chills.Joyce, Colin"New Zealand Indie Rock Icon Peter Gutteridge Dies"''SPIN''. 15 September 20 ...

/Kilgour/Kilgour. All tracks from the EP except for "Thumbs Off" were later released on compact disc as part of the compilation album ''

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''. All five tracks later appeared on the 2-CD compilation ''

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Charts

References

External links

{{Authority control The Clean albums 1981 debut EPs Flying Nun Records EPs Dunedin Sound albums Albums produced by Chris Knox