Propeller Records Discography

This is a complete discography of Simon Griggs' Propeller Records. Propeller is responsible for some of New Zealand's greatest punk and pop records and Griggs was a substantial presence in the country's early punk movement, helping to form and later managing the legendary Suburban Reptiles. A number of Propeller sides have recently been unearthed and reissued on the AK79 CD reissue on Flying Nun and on the "Killed By Death" styled bootleg LP/CD "Hate Your Neighbours". Propeller also had a child, that was Furtive Records which would be the first home of NZ legends Tall Dwarfs and future Flying Nun stars The Skeptics among others. The label was resurrected breifly in the late 1980's with a couple of dance oriented 12" singles, reflecting Staff's interests at the time. Periodic reissued have appeared over the years Thanks very much to Simon Griggs for the information. Simon has an exceptionally detailed web site at Propeller Records, filled with loads of history and most of the information on this discography.

Propeller Records REV 01 The Features- City Scenes/Secret/Police Wheels 7" (6/80)

REV 02 The Spelling Mistakes- Feel So Good/Hate Me Hate/I Hate The Spelling Mistakes 7" (6/80)

REV 03 unreleased (was to be a Suburban Reptiles single)

REV 04 The Marching Girls- True Love/First In Line 7" (8/80)

REV 05 Techtones- That Girl/The Silencer 7" (11/80)

REV 06 The Features- The Perfect Features Exposed 12" EP- Party/Victim/Here We Come/Mirror (12/80)

REV 07 unreleased (was on different occasions to be singles by Techtones, Spelling Mistakes, Then Fane Flaws, none were released)

REV 08 The Screaming Meemees- See Me Go/Till I Die 7" (7/81)

REV 8x The Screaming Meemees- See Me Go/Poison Boys/Till I Die/See Me Go(Version) 12" single (7/81)

REV 9 The Garage Crawlers- Only You Tonight/Normal Dunediner/V8 Song 7" (2/81)

REV 10 Blam Blam Blam- Maids To Order 12" EP (4/81)

REV 11 Blam Blam Blam- There Is No Depression In New Zealand/Got To Be Guilty 7" (7/81)

REV 12 The Birthday Party- Nick The Stripper/Blundertown 7" (10/81)

REV 13 unreleased

REV 14 Blam Blam Blam- Don't Fight It Marsha, Its Bigger Than Both Of Us/Dr. Who/Cachunga Cachunga 7" (12/81)

REV 15 The Screaming Meemees- Sunday Boys/At At 7" (12/81)

REV 16 unreleased (was to be a Green Eggs And Ham 12")

REV 17 Blam Blam Blam- Call For Help/Learning To Like Ourselves Again 7" (5/82)

REV 18 The Screaming Meemees- "F" Is For Fear/Orson Welles 7" (6/82)

REV 19 The Dabs- Love The Army 12" EP (9/82)

REV 20 The Bongos- Falling/Monotony 7" (11/82)

REV 21 No Tag- No Tag/Legalised Dogs/Mistaken Identity 12" EP (9/82)

REV 22 The Screaming Meemees- Stars In My Eyes/Day Goes By 7" (2/83)

REV 22x The Screaming Meemees- Stars In My Eyes(Extended)/Stars In My Eyes(Instrumental)/Day Goes By (Extended) 12" single (2/83)

REV 23 The Miltown Stowaways- Hired Togs 12" EP (3/83)

REV 24 Export Lamb- Chicken On A Wire/Be The Boss 7" (3/83)

REV 25 Jam This Record- Jam This Record/Versions 12" single (7/88)

REV 27 Sistermatic-Million Dollar/ Instrumental 12" single (1989)

(Withdrawn) REV 28 Blam Blam Blam- Don't Fight It Marsha/Respect (Live)/ Call For Help(Live)/Don't Fight It Marsha CD single (Radio) (11/92)

REV 201 Various- The Class Of 81 LP (3/81)
Danger Man (The Ainsworths), Dance (Bombers), Five Miseries (The Newmatics), The Man Inside (Rebel Truce), I'm Normal (The Killjoys), Day Has Ended (The Moderns), All Dressed Up (Screaming MeeMees), Oh Yeah (Youth For A Price), Motivation (Blam Blam Blam), Carousel (Rhythm Method), New Way (The Newtones), Let's Go To Australia (Vivid Militia)

REV 202 Blam Blam Blam- Blam Blam Blam LP (Compilation Of REV 10 And REV 11) (3/82)

REV 203 The Screaming Meemees- If This Is Paradise..I'll Take The Bag LP (6/82)

REV 204 Blam Blam Blam- Luxury Length LP (5/82)

REV 205 The Birthday Party- Junkyard LP (11/82)

REV 206 Various- Doobie Do Disc LP (11/82)
City Scenes (The Features), Feels So Good (The Spelling Mistakes), First In Line/True Love (The Marching Girls), Party/Victim (The Features), That Girl (Techtones), There Is No Depression In New Zealand (Blam Blam Blam), See Me Go (The Screaming MeeMees), Doobie Doo Boy (The Newmatics), Nick The Stripper (The Birthday Party), At At (The Screaming MeeMees)

REV 207 Don McGlashan & Ivan Zagni- Standards LP (12/82)

REV 208 No Tag- Can We Get Away With It LP (3/83)

REV 209 Various- We'll Do Our Best LP (3/83)
Hit That Beat (Diehards), Sheep In A Shed (Double Man), Angels In Silence (The Wastrals), No Cheap Ride (Eight Living Legs), Crazy, Stupid And Beautiful Too (Sid, Mark And James), Toys (Car Crash Set), Dancing (Ballare), Deep Inside (The Terrors Of Tinytown), Contamination Blues (Diatribe), I Don't Understand (Days Centrale), No Oppression (Compulsory Allies)

2REV 210 Various- Bigger Than Both Of Us double LP (8/88) (and CD)
Rebel (Toy Love), Suicide 2 (Proud Scum), Reena (The Spelling Mistakes), City Scenes (The Features), Essential Services (The Herco Pilots), Danny Boy (Alms For Children), The Man Inside (Rebel Truce), Feel So Good (The Spelling Mistakes), That Girl (Techtones), Tally Ho! (The Clean), See Me Go (The Screaming MeeMees), Riot Squad (The Newmatics), One Good Reason (The Swingers), Jumping Out the Window (Pop Mechanics), Taking The Weight Off (Penknife Glides), There Is No Depression In New Zealand (Blam Blam Blam), Hope She's Alright (The Instigators), Love The Army (The Dabs), Sunday Boy (The Screaming MeeMees), Kaleidoscope World (The Chills), Nothing's Gonna Happen (The Tall Dwarfs), ECG (Danse Macabre), Pulsing (The Body Electric), Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us (Blam Blam Blam), Anything Could Happen (The Clean), Square One (The Newmatics), Falling (The Bongos), Legalized Dogs (No Tag), Auckland Tonight (the Androidss), Stars In My Eyes (The Screaming MeeMees)

REV 401 Various- Doobie Do Disc LP (Australian Edition) (1/83)
City Scenes (The Features), Feels So Good (The Spelling Mistakes), First In Line/True Love (The Marching Girls), Party/Victim (The Features), That Girl (Techtones), There Is No Depression In New Zealand (Blam Blam Blam), See Me Go (The Screaming MeeMees), Doobie Doo Boy (The Newmatics), Nick The Stripper (The Birthday Party), At At (The Screaming MeeMees)

REV 501 Screaming Meemees- Stars In My Eyes CD (10/92)

REV 502 Blam Blam Blam-The Complete Blam Blam Blam CD (11/92)

REV 503 Various-AK 79 CD (11/93) (released in conjunction with Flying Nun)
Megaton/Coup D'Etat (Suburban Reptiles), Routine/Mysterex (The Scavengers), Never Been To Borstal (The Terrorways), I Am A Rabbit (Proud Scum), True Love (The Scavengers), Suicide (Proud Scum), She's A Mod (The Terrorways), Certain Sound (The Swingers), Funny Stories (The Primmers), Squeeze (Toy Love), Baby (The Swingers), You're Gonna Get Done (The Primmers), Toy Love Song (Toy Love), Saturday Night Stay At Home (Suburban Reptiles), Suicide 2 (Proud Scum), Short Haired Rock And Roll (Terrorways), City Scenes (Features), Feels So Good (Spelling Mistakes), First In Line (Marching Girls), Frogs (Toy Love), Victim (Features), Hate Me Hate Me (Spelling Mistakes), True Love (Marching Girls)


Propeller/Missing Link PROM 1 The Birthday Party- Prayers On Fire LP (10/81)


Furtive Records FUR 1 The Tall Dwarfs- Three Songs 12" EP

FUR 2 The Newmatics- Broadcast O.R.Double 7" -Doobie Do Boy/Crossed Wires/Broadcast/Riot Squad (10/81)

FUR 3 The Newmatics- Square One/Land Of 1000 Dances 7" (5/82)

FUR 4 Various- Three Piece Pack: Furtive Four 12" EP
Nervous Tension (Bongos), Going Round In Circles (Prime Movers), Remember When (Dabs), Last Orders (Skeptics)

FUR 5 The Prime Movers- Crying Again/Walk On By/Hard To Bear 7" (10/82)




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