| Life in One Chord | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | The Lab Studios, Auckland, April 1987 | |||
| Genre | Alternative Rock, Dunedin sound | |||
| Length | 16:12 | |||
| Label | Flying Nun Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Terry Moore | |||
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Life in One Chord is an EP by New Zealand band Straitjacket Fits, released in 1987.[2][3] It was the band's debut release.[4] All of the tracks from the EP were included as part of an extended version of their first full album, Hail.[5] The songs are credited to Shayne Carter/Straitjacket Fits except for "Sparkle That Shines" (Andrew Brough/Straitjacket Fits). "Sparkle That Shines" was released as a single in 1989.
The EP spent 10 weeks on the New Zealand charts.[6]
- ^ "FN080 Straitjacket Fits - Life In One Chord (1987)". Flying Nun.
- ^ "Straitjacket Fits | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The story of Straitjacket Fits". NZ Herald. 6 October 2023.
- ^ Meyer, Bill (5 August 1993). "Straitjacket Fits". Chicago Reader.
- ^ "Straitjacket Fits To Reissue Classic Album 'Hail'". UnderTheRadarNZ.
- ^ "Kiwi singer performs on first solo tour". Bay of Plenty Times: B2. 14 December 2017.