2007 remastered reissue of this early Tall Dwarfs compilation featuring the first four Tall Dwarfs EPs; 3 Songs (1981), Louis Likes His Daily Dip (1982), Canned Music (1983), Slugbuckethairybreathmonster (1984). Includes a 14 page booklet with original EP artwork and lyrics.
HELLO CRUEL WORLD is a 1987 compilation gathering the entirety of Chris Knox and Alex Bathgate's first four EPs as the Tall Dwarfs: THREE SONGS (1981), LOUIS LIKES HIS DAILY DIP (1982), CANNED MUSIC (1983), and SLUGBUCKET HAIRYBREATH MONSTER (1984). As such, it is the defining document of the early days of this quirky New Zealand duo, with their lo-fi, experimental pop songs at their most basic and stripped-down. Highlights include "Pictures on the Floor" and "The Brain That Wouldn't Die."
Personnel: Chris Knox (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, viola, Clavinet, organ, hand claps, percussion, background vocals); Alec Bathgate (vocals, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, viola, keyboards, maracas, hand claps, background vocals).
Alec Bathgate - vocals, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, viola, keyboards, maracas, hand claps, background vocals Chris Knox - vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, viola, Clavinet, organ, hand claps, percussion, background vocals
Tall Dwarfs - Hello Cruel World Songs
Tall Dwarfs - Hello Cruel World Album Track Listing
Trk
Song
1
Nothing's Going To Happen
2
Luck or Loveliness
3
All My Hollowness to You
4
Louis the First
5
Maybe
6
Pictures on the Floor
7
Paul's Place
8
Clover
9
Song of the Silents
10
Louis the Second
11
Canopener
12
Beauty
13
This Room Is Wrong
14
Walking Home
15
Turning Brown + Torn in Two
16
Woman
17
Shade for Today
18
Brain That Wouldn't Die
19
I've Left Memories Behind
20
Phil's Disease (Day 1)
21
Phil's Disease (Day 4)
22
Crush
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