''Hello Cruel World'' is an album by
New Zealand
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band
Tall Dwarfs
Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, who helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo were former members of Toy Love.
The band lacked a drummer, but would use household objects and ...
, released in 1987. In 2005, the album was rereleased as an 18-track CD.
The songs on the album were compiled from the band's first four
EPs
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; ''
Three Songs'', ''
Louis Likes His Daily Dip'', ''
Canned Music'' and ''
Slugbucket Hairybreath Monster''.
Track listing
*Original release
#"Nothing's Going To Happen"
#"Luck Or Loveliness"
#"All My Hollowness To You"
#"Louis The First"
#"Maybe"
#"Pictures On The Floor"
#"Paul's Place"
#"Clover"
#"Song Of The Silents"
#"Louis The Second"
#"Canopener"
#"Beauty"
#"This Room Is Wrong"
#"Walking Home"
#"Turning Brown + Torn In Two"
#"Woman"
#"Shade For Today"
#"Brain That Wouldn't Die"
#"I've Left Memories Behind"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 1)"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 4)"
#"Crush"
*2005 release
#"Nothing's Going To Happen"
#"Luck Of Loveliness"
#"All My Hollowness To You"
#"Louis The First"
#"Paul's Place"
#"Clover"
#"Song Of The Silents"
#"Louis The Second"
#"Canopener"
#"Beauty"
#"This Room Is Wrong"
#"Walking Home"
#"Shade For Today"
#"Brain That Wouldn't Die"
#"I've Left Memories Behind"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 1)"
#"Phil's Disease (Day 4)"
#"Crush"
References
Tall Dwarfs albums
1988 compilation albums
Flying Nun Records compilation albums
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