Life in One Chord
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Life in One Chord is an EP
released in 1987 by New Zealand
band, Straitjacket Fits
. It was the band's debut release. All of the tracks from the EP were later released as part of an extended version of their first full album, Hail
, in 1989. All of the songs on the EP are credited to Shayne Carter
/Straitjacket Fits except for "Sparkle That Shines" (Andrew Brough
/Straitjacket Fits). "Sparkle That Shines" was released as a single in 1989.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released in 1987 by New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
band, Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits
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.-Biography:...
. It was the band's debut release. All of the tracks from the EP were later released as part of an extended version of their first full album, Hail
Hail (album)
Hail is the debut album released in 1988 by New Zealand band, Straitjacket Fits. There were three releases of the album, a New Zealand release in 1988, a United Kingdom and United States release also in 1988 and an extended album in 1989...
, in 1989. All of the songs on the EP are credited to Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family...
/Straitjacket Fits except for "Sparkle That Shines" (Andrew Brough
Andrew Brough
Andrew Brough is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Dunedin, New Zealand, who is best known for his work with the New Zealand Music Hall of fame inductees, Straitjacket Fits.- Early career :...
/Straitjacket Fits). "Sparkle That Shines" was released as a single in 1989.
Track listing
- "Dialling A Prayer" (3:53)
- "She SpeedsShe SpeedsShe Speeds is a song by Dunedin, New Zealand band Straitjacket Fits. The song was released on their debut 'Life in One Chord EP' in 1987. The EP was recorded at the in Auckland, New Zealand and reached number 10 on the NZ Top 40 charts later that year. A video was filmed for She Speeds for just...
" (4:05) - "Sparkle That Shines" (3:57)
- "All That That Brings" (4:17)