Cassandra’s Ears was an all-female music group formed in 1985 in Dunedin

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, New Zealand

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 and later based in Auckland

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, New Zealand

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Their first release was the song “Replacements” for the National Student Radio compilation, Weird Culture Weird Custom. The band played locally, toured nationally and eventually released two EPs, Private Wasteland in 1988 and Your Estimation in 1990.

The core members of the band were Jan Hellriegel

Jan Hellriegel

Jan Hellriegel is a singer/songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand.Her first recorded appearances were in Dunedin band Working With Walt in the mid-1980s when Jan studied at the University of Otago in Dunedin...

 (ex-Working With Walt

Working With Walt

Working With Walt was a music group formed in the 1980s, and based in Dunedin, New Zealand.Working With Walt disbanded sometime by the late 1980s with Jan Hellriegel going on to a solo music career, and David Wood helping form Straitjacket Fits....

; lyrics, vocals, guitar and keyboards), Flick Rhind (bass), Zan Wright (backing vocals), Venessa Anich (drums) and Leanne Ibell (guitar). Additional musicians on their recordings included Sarah MacNab (percussion, backing vocals), Debs Frame (saxophone) and Danny Manetto (cello).

Cassandra’s Ears disbanded in 1990 and Jan Hellriegel

Jan Hellriegel

Jan Hellriegel is a singer/songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand.Her first recorded appearances were in Dunedin band Working With Walt in the mid-1980s when Jan studied at the University of Otago in Dunedin...

 has subsequently had a successful solo music career.

In May 2010 Jan Hellriegel

Jan Hellriegel

Jan Hellriegel is a singer/songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand.Her first recorded appearances were in Dunedin band Working With Walt in the mid-1980s when Jan studied at the University of Otago in Dunedin...

 announced plans for a Cassandra's Ears reunion show in Auckland later that year to coincide with the re-release of Cassandra's Ears back catalogue on her label, Blind Date Records.

On 6 November 2010 the original line-up of Cassandra's Ears returned to stage at Auckland's Kings Arms before a large and enthusiastic audience for one-off reunion show to celebrate the release of "The Cassandra's Ears Story".

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
1988 1988 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....	Private Wasteland	Jayrem	-	-	JAY142
1990 1990 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...	Your Estimation	Jayrem	-	-

Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
	"Replacements"	"Weird Culture Weird Custom" (compilation)	-	-