A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down
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A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down is the debut album by New Zealand
band Able Tasmans
, released by Flying Nun Records
in 1987. The CD release of the album contains bonus tracks taken from the Tired Sun EP and a remix of their previous single, "Buffaloes".
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
band Able Tasmans
Able Tasmans
The Able Tasmans were an indie band from Auckland, New Zealand.At various times, the band consisted of Leslie Jonkers, Peter Keen, Graeme Humphreys, Craig Mason, Jane Dodd , and Ronald Young. They formed in 1984, and named themselves after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. They released four albums...
, released by Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records is an independent record label formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd.-History:The label was formed in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s...
in 1987. The CD release of the album contains bonus tracks taken from the Tired Sun EP and a remix of their previous single, "Buffaloes".
Track listing
- "Inside The Modern"
- "What Was That Thing"
- "Little Hearts"
- "And Relax"
- "Rainbow"
- "I See Now Where"
- "And We Swam The Magic Bay"
- "Fa Fa Fa Fa"
- "Sour Queen"
- "New Sherriff"
- "Virtues Asunder"
- "Evil Barbeque"
- CD release only
- "Buffaloes (Remix)"
- "Caroline"
- "Patrick's Mother"
- "Rhyme For Orange"
- "Snow White Chook"