08 April 2015 - 0 Comments
Flying Nun Records are pleased to
announce the re-issue of Shayne
Carter and Peter
Jefferies' 1986 collaborative 7” - Randolph’s Going Home for
this year's Record Store Day.
Featuring two tracks
written by Shayne Carter (Bored Games, Straitjacket Fits, Doublehappys) and
Peter Jefferies (This Kind of Punishment, Nocturnal Projections) the song was
Carter’s first recording following the sudden, tragic death of Doublehappy’s
band mate and friend Wayne Elsey.
Randolph’s Going Home is
a gentle, heartfelt nod from Carter to Elsey, mixed with Peter Jefferies’
sonically quirky sound, that, combined with the emotional sentiments have made
this song so enduring. While on the b-side is the equally haunting Hooked, Lined and Sunken.
“Randolph was written
about the loss of a friend and is still one of the best songs I've been
involved with. I wrote it while between bands and played it to Peter Jefferies
when he came around to my George Street flat in Dunedin one day for a jam. He
added his signature drum line and suggested repeating the chorus at the end.
I've seen this song bring
people to tears more than once and it's a good feeling to be associated with a
piece that can still wield that kind of power.” – Shayne Carter.
Limited to 1000 copies, the Randolph’s
Going Home 7” re-issue will be available for Record
Store Day 2015, April 18.
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