Ghost Club are an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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/pop

Pop music

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, band formed in New Zealand

New Zealand

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, and now based in London

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, England

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History

Ghost Club formed in 1996

1996 in music

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. Mitchell and Roughan had previously played together in the New Zealand

New Zealand

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 band The 3Ds

The 3Ds

The 3Ds were an alternative pop/rock band based from Dunedin, New Zealand, together from 1988 to 1997. The band was formed in May 1988 by* Dominic Stones — drums,* Denise Roughan — bass, keyboards, tambourine, vocals...

. Ghost Club have released two albums on Flying Nun Records

Flying Nun Records

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 in New Zealand and on Hellsquad and Hausmusik in Europe. They have played in the UK, New Zealand and Germany.

Band members

• David Mitchell - guitar, vocals
• Denise Roughan — bass, drums, vocals
• Jim Abbott — bass, drums

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
2001 2001 in music See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....	Ghostclubbing Ghostclubbing Ghostclubbing is the first album by New Zealand band Ghost Club released in 2001. It was recorded over two days in a South London railway arch in 2001. The main recordings were made on ADAT while Tiny Cuts was recorded on a 1970s Walkman. Ghostclubbing was released in 2001 on Flying Nun Records in...	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...	-	-	FNCD416
2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...	Suicide Train Suicide Train (album) Suicide Train is the second album of New Zealand band, Ghost Club released in 2005. It was recorded in a single day in the basement of a squatted Hackney pub in 2005...	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...	-	-	FNCD496

External links

• Flying Nun Records Artist Page
• Ghost Club Official myspace