The Mutton Birds
New Zealand 1991-1995
London 1995-present
Discography
Albums
Mutton Birds 1992 10 Produced by Nick Morgan and The Mutton Birds
CD AUS Virgin (issued 1994, different runningorder, new version "Giant Friend")
NZL Bag Records/Virgin 4353002
MC NZL Bag Records/Virgin 4353004
Salty 1995 14 Produced by The Mutton Birds
CD AUS Virgin
HOL Virgin 72438 39488 26
NZL Virgin 8394882
MC NZL Virgin 8394884
Nature 1995 12 Produced by The Mutton Birds, Nick Morgan and Neil Finn
CD AUS Virgin (issued 1996)
HOL Virgin CDVIR39 72438 40706 25
Box of Birds 1995 24
Double-CD AUS Virgin
NZL Virgin 4710572
Double-MC NZL Virgin 4710574
Envy Of Angels 1996 13 Produced by Hugh Jones
CD HOL Virgin CDVIR55 72438 42622 28 (issued 1997, 12 tracks; missing "Don't Fear The Reaper")
NZL Virgin 8425842 (first 8000 came with 7 track bonus acoustic disc)
MC NZL Virgin 8425844
Don't Fear The Reaper 1997 3 Produced by The Mutton Birds
CD-Single AUS Virgin 8740962-0
Angle Of Entry 1997 14
CD UK Gravy Train Records CD1 (limited edition, mail-order only)
UK (re-issue 1998)
Too Hard Basket 1998 15
CD UK Gravy Train Records
Rain, Steam and Speed 1999 11 Produced by The Mutton Birds
CD AUS shhhh! 8473332
NZL Virgin
UK SHCDA 001
Live in Manchester 2000
CD UK
Another Box of Birds 200? 24
Double-CD NZL Virgin ("Envy of Angels" and "Rain, Steam and Speed")
Flock: The Best Of 2002 18
CD NZL
Members
Bannister Matthew (g) 1999 The Dribbling Darts of Love (NZ), The Sneaky Feelings (NZ)
Burge Ross (d,autoharp) 1991-present The Dribbling Darts of Love (NZ), The Sneaky Feelings (NZ)
Fisher Tony (b,g,bv) 1998-present
Gregg Alan (b,v,k) 1992-1998
Long David (g,bv,k) 1991-1997 The Six Volts (NZ)
McGlashan Don (v,g,euphonium) 1991-present The Whizz Kids (NZ), Blam Blam Blam (NZ), The Front Lawn (NZ)
Sheehan Chris (g) 1997-present Dance Exponents (NZ), The Starlings (NZ), Chris Starling (solo), Sisters Of Mercy (UK)
Sources of information: Stefan Warnqvist, New Zealand Music Collection, The Mutton Birds - 0fficial Home Page, Barbara Gellert
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