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Flying Nun Records

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New Zealand label, founded in 1981. Self-distributed from 1981 to October 1987. Distributed by [l=WEA Records Limited], Oct 1987 to April 1990, then to [l=Festival Records (NZ) Ltd.] (for NZ) and Mushroom Records (in Australia). Partially sold to [l=Mushroom Records] at the same time, with Mushroom acquiring the balance over the next decade. When Warner Music purchased [l=Festival Mushroom Records] in 2005, Flying Nun went as part of the deal. In 2010 Flying Nun was sold to a consortium owned by founder [a=Roger Shepherd] and [a=Neil Finn]. Owned in 2023 by Shepherd and [a=Ben Howe]. For help dating repress/reissues of pre-Web titles: Both info@flyingnun.co.nz & www.flyingnun.co.nz existed by 1996.