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SLEEVE: NM- MEDIA: VG+ YEAR: 2015 ORIGIN: US EXTRAS: Still in shrink
Of the four groups featured on the influential Flying Nun release Dunedin Double from 1982, the Stones are the least well-known, barely remembered as more than a footnote. The Chills and Verlaines had long, often brilliant careers and Sneaky Feelings released at least one great album before dissolving.
The Stones burned fast and bright, appearing on the EP and releasing one other single, Another Disc Another Dollar, in 1983 before breaking up. Singer Wayne Elsey then moved on to the short-lived Doublehappys, before passing away due to a tragic train accident in 1985.
Three Blind Mice collects the Stones contributions to Dunedin Double, the EP and a bunch of live tracks, plus liner notes by Straitjacket Fits' Shayne Carter, who was in Doublehappys with Elsey. The studio recordings show the Stones to be firmly entrenched on the scrappy side of the Flying Nun sound, with the vocals keening over spiky guitars and choppy rhythms.