Hellzapoppin is the first full-length album by the New Zealand band the 3Ds, released in 1992.[5][6][7]
| Hellzapoppin' | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Label | USA: Festival Records D 30761 NZL: Flying Nun Records FNCD225[1] | |||
| The 3Ds chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Select | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[4] |
The album peaked at No. 24 on the New Zealand albums chart.[8]
Production
editThe album was recorded at Fish Street Studio, in Dunedin, New Zealand.[8]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press wrote: "Overstuffed with the Davids’ punchy guitar lines and fervently chased by their sing-songy vocal shouts, 'Outer Space' perfectly captures the group’s spastic energy and crisp melodicism."[9] Spin placed the album at No. 1 on its list of "10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '92", and praised the "sprawling, skywriting six-string heroics."[10]
Track listing
editSide one
- "Outer Space" – 3:14
- "Ugly Day" – 2:52
- "Sunken Head" – 3:45
- "Swallow" – 2:44
- "Sunken Treasure" – 3:48
- "Hellzapoppin'" – 2:22
Side two
- "Leave the Dogs to Play" – 3:19
- "Hairs" – 2:37
- "Something in the Water" – 2:22
- "Homo Necans" – 3:20
- "One Eye Opened" – 2:32
- "Teacher Is Dead" – 3:05
- "Jewel" – 4:05
Bonus track
- "Baby's on Fire" (Brian Eno) – 4:10 (B-side to the "Outer Space" 7" single)
Personnel
edit- David Mitchell – guitar, vocals
- Denise Roughan – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
- David Saunders – guitar, vocals
- Dominic Stones – drums
References
edit- ^ "FN225 3Ds - Hellzapoppin (1992)". Flying Nun.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "The 3Ds – Hellzapoppin'". AllMusic.
- ^ "Reviews". selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 440.
- ^ "3Ds | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Return of the oddballs". NZ Herald. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "In Love With Those Times: Flying Nun and the Dunedin Sound - Article - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Kilgour, 3Ds, Push Push Among Rock's High Rollers". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 June 1992 – via Google Books.
- ^ "3Ds". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '92". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 7 December 1992 – via Google Books.
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