The Bats-The Black and The Blue b/w Watch The Walls (1991)


 

Artist: The Bats

Title: The Black and The Blue b/w Watch The Walls

Label:  Flying Nun

Format: 7"

Cat: K 11103

Year of Release: 1991

Country and Year of Edition: New Zealand 1991

Listed Condition: VG+/VG

Sell Date: 7/8/22

Sell Price: $9.99

Discogs Last Sold: 1/15/22 VG+/VG+ $12.24

Low: $5.99 VG+/G+

Median: $10.49

Average: $12.46

High: $29.99 NM/NM

Current low price:$15.00

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7

Have/Want: 187/57

Where Sold:  Vestavia Hills, AL

Time it took to sell: 7 years

Where and When Bought: Boston Newbury Comics $4.99 new early 90's

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A-

Sad To See It Go: No

New Zealand's Flying Nun record label have consistently kicked out quality independent bands since 1981, although it was sold to Warner then a consortium including Neil Finn.  The Bats had been around since 1982 and this single was nearly a decade on.  They are still going.

The A-side was big enough to have a video for it, and it's a standard high level jangle-pop. That it didn't translate into popularity here is no surprise.  It didn’t stick with me at the time either outside of an obligatory on air spin or few.  The B-side is a bit more ethereal twee pop along the lines of Sarah Records.

As good a place as any to start.for a 40 year running band having well over a dozen official and unofficial releases to date.

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