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'''Stumpy''' is an album by [[New Zealand]] band [[Tall Dwarfs]] released in 1996. The album is officially credited to the "International Tall Dwarfs", because sounds on cassette by 16 home tapers from around the globe were used to create the music, including [[Futurians_(band)#Other_activities|CJA]].<ref>Album notes for ''Stumpy'', CD (1996). Flying Nun Records.</ref> All songs were written by Bathgate and Knox.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=Ken |url=http://allmusic.com/album/stumpy-r246999 |title=Stumpy - Tall Dwarfs : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=1997-02-11 |accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/International-Tall-Dwarfs-Stumpy/release/855882 |title=International Tall Dwarfs* - Stumpy (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref>
'''Stumpy''' is an album by [[New Zealand]] band [[Tall Dwarfs]] released in 1996. The album is officially credited to the "International Tall Dwarfs", because sounds on cassette by 16 home tapers from around the globe were used to create the music, including [[Futurians (band)#Other activities|CJA]].<ref>Album notes for ''Stumpy'', CD (1996). Flying Nun Records.</ref> All songs were written by Bathgate and Knox.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=Ken |url=http://allmusic.com/album/stumpy-r246999 |title=Stumpy - Tall Dwarfs : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=1997-02-11 |accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/International-Tall-Dwarfs-Stumpy/release/855882 |title=International Tall Dwarfs* - Stumpy (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= 3 October 1996|accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref>

The cover painted by Chris Knox depicts Mrs Nancy Pomeroy in her kitchen/dining room in Invercargill. In his youth, Chris who lived in the next street would often visit the Pomeroys’ house. The painting emphasises the lower middle class decoration typical of Invercargill in the 1960s.


==Track listing==
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[[Category:Tall Dwarfs albums]]
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 3 October 2023

Stumpy
Studio album by
Tall Dwarfs
Released1996
GenreIndie rock, lo-fi
Length62:30
LabelFlying Nun Records
Tall Dwarfs chronology
3 EPs
(1994) 		Stumpy
(1996) 		Gluey, Gluey and The Ear Friend
(1998)

Stumpy is an album by New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs released in 1996. The album is officially credited to the "International Tall Dwarfs", because sounds on cassette by 16 home tapers from around the globe were used to create the music, including CJA.[1] All songs were written by Bathgate and Knox.[2][3]

Track listing

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  1. "Swan Song"
  2. "They Like You, Undone"
  3. "The Green, Green Grass Of Someone Else's Home"
  4. "The Severed Head Of Julio"
  5. "Crocodile"
  6. "Macramé"
  7. "Song Of The Jealous Lover"
  8. "Honey, I'm Home"
  9. "Jesus The Beast"
  10. "Cruising With Cochran"
  11. "Things"
  12. "Mojave"
  13. "Box Of Aroma"
  14. "Ghost Town"
  15. "Deep-Fried"
  16. "Disoriented Bodgie"
  17. "And That's Not All!!"
  18. "Pull The Thread [& Unravel Me]"
  19. "Dessicated" [sic]
  20. "Albumen"
  21. "Two Minds"
  22. "Up"

References

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  1. ^ Album notes for Stumpy, CD (1996). Flying Nun Records.
  2. ^ Taylor, Ken (11 February 1997). "Stumpy - Tall Dwarfs : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ^ "International Tall Dwarfs* - Stumpy (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 3 October 1996. Retrieved 7 January 2013.


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