Xpressway was a

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founded by New Zealand musician Bruce Russell in

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in 1988. Until it ceased in 1993, Xpressway released a variety of New Zealand musicians, primarily on cassette, but its catalogue included several 7-inch singles and one 12-inch EP. Russell began releasing and distributing cassettes via mail order, to offer a 'lifeboat' for those artists who had been dropped by

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, as Flying Nun moved away from its low-fi roots to focus on artists with more 'commercial potential'. Artists whose material was released by Xpressway include

The Dead C The Dead C are a New Zealand music and art trio consisting of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats, formed in Dunedin. Russell is a co-lead guitarist, Morley sings and plays guitar or laptop, and Yeats is a drummer. They hav ...

, This Kind of Punishment, Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos,

Alastair Galbraith Alastair Galbraith (born 1965) is a New Zealand musician and sound artist from Dunedin. Career Galbraith's first band was The Rip, which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome and later Jeff Harford (of Bored Games). They released two ...

, Graeme Jefferies, The Terminals, and Sandra Bell.

Discography

*X/Way 01 Dead C ''Live Dead See'' cassette *X/Way 02 This Kind of Punishment ''TKP Live 1985'' cassette *X/Way 03 Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos ''A Childs Guide To Wreck Small Speakers On Expensive Stereos'' cassette *X/Way 04

'' Hurry on Down'' cassette *X/Way 05 Various ''Xpressway Pile Up'' cassette *X/Way 06 Various ''I Hate Pavel Tishy's Guts'' cassette *X/Way 07 Dead C ''The Sunstabbed'' 7-inch EP *X/Way 08 Victor Dimisich Band ''The Mekong Delta Blues'' cassette *X/Way 09

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''Pure'' cassette *X/Way 10

and Graeme Jefferies "Timebomb" / "Bravely, Bravely" 7-inch *X/Way 11

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and Robbie Muir "Catapult" / "The Fate Of The Human Carbine" 7-inch *X/Way 12 Dead C ''Play DR 503b'' cassette *X/Way 13 Plagal Grind '' Plagal Grind'' 12-inch EP *X/Way 14 Sferic Experiment ''Bunny Liver'' cassette *X/Way 15 This Kind of Punishment ''Beard Of Bees'' cassette *X/Way 16

'' The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World'' cassette *X/Way 17 The Terminals "Do The Void" / "Deadly Tango" 7-inch *X/Way 18 Angelhead ''Eat'' cassette *X/Way 19 The Terminals ''Disease'' cassette *X/Way 20

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''Foaming Out'' cassette *X/Way 21 David Mitchell with Denise Roughan "Dead Dog In Port Chalmers" / "Dogs" / "Grey Funnel Line" 7-inch *X/Way 22 Sandra Bell ''Dreams Of Falling'' cassette *X/Way 23 Heazelwood ''Hellmouth 66'' cassette

References

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