SPOTTY DOG ON VINYL
This month Palmerston North indie label Spotty Dog releases two seven inch singles on real vinyl (no shit!) by local bands Meat Market and the Ashvins. Spotty Dog boss Paul Hirst (also a member of the Ashvins) formed the label in June 1994 after a conversation with friends who were berating the lack of a cheap outlet for their recordings. So far Spotty Dog has released a handful of cassettes, and the vinyl recordings were made possible when Dave White of Yellow Bike Records (also P. North based) discovered the
existence of a vinyl cutting machine in Himitangi. Hirst says this is a major find. “I think it’s going to have a very big impact in Palmerston North. There’s tangible evidence that, in terms of getting something released, you can do it very soon after you record. It will hopefully get people motivated.” Currently Hirst is collecting tracks for the third volume of Hard Of Hearing, a tape compilation featuring up and coming Palmerston North bands, and he has further vinyl releases planned for next year.
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Rip It Up, Issue 215, 1 July 1995, Page 6
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180SPOTTY DOG ON VINYL Rip It Up, Issue 215, 1 July 1995, Page 6
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