Dunedin Double (EP)

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Dunedin Double
EP (Double) by Flying Nun Records
Released	June 1982
Recorded	1–18 March 1982
Genre	Dunedin sound
Length	49:45
Label	Flying Nun
Producer	Doug Hood
Flying Nun Records chronology
Dunedin Double (1982) Tuatara (1985)

The Dunedin Double EP is a 1982 compilation EP by The Chills, Sneaky Feelings, The Stones, and The Verlaines, released on the Christchurch label Flying Nun. An unusual format, it contain two 45rpm 12" discs. At nearly 50 minutes length, it was longer than many compilations of the time period. The EP's release publicised Flying Nun as a major alternative record label for the first time.^[1] It has become regarded as one of the earliest seminal works of the Dunedin sound, which heavily influenced the development of indie rock.

Dunedin Double established the names of four of these groups, each of which was represented on the double EP by one side. The Chills' song 'Kaleidoscope World' in particular became very popular, gaining considerable airplay for the band. It later provided the title for the band's first album, a compilation of their early singles and EP tracks.