Look Blue Go Purple

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Look Blue Go Purple were a New Zealand alternative rock band from Dunedin, active from 1983 to 1987, recognised as part of the "second wave" of the Dunedin sound.^[1] Their first official show was at The Broome Valley Festival on 5 March 1983.^[2]

Look Blue Go Purple
Origin	Dunedin, New Zealand
Genres	Alternative rock, Dunedin sound
Years active	1983–1987
Labels	Flying Nun Records
Past members	Kathy Bull Norma O'Malley Lesley Paris Denise Roughan Kath Webster

Members

• Kathy Bull – bass
• Norma O'Malley – keyboards, flute
• Lesley Paris – drums
• Denise Roughan – guitar
• Kath Webster – guitar

Careers after Look Blue Go Purple

After the band split up, Bull went on to Cyclops, and has since recorded a solo album, Some From the Sky, under her new name Francisca Griffin. Lesley Paris went on to Olla, and now works as station manager for community radio station Otago Access Radio in Dunedin. Denise Roughan went on to play with The 3Ds and Ghost Club. Norma O'Malley was a founding member of Chug.^{[citation needed]} Paris also became manager of Flying Nun Records.^[3]

Discography

Release date	Title	Label	Chart position	Certification	Catalog number
EPs
1985	Bewitched	Flying Nun Records	21	NZ	FNLGBP001
1986	LBGPEP2	Flying Nun Records	26	NZ	FNLGBP002
1988	This Is This	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FN117
Compilations
1986	LBGPEPs (tracks from 'Bewitched' and 'LBGPEP2')	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FNLBGP003
1991	Compilation (tracks from 'Bewitched', 'LBGPEP2' and 'This Is This')	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FNCD171
2017	Still Bewitched (tracks from 'Bewitched', 'LBGPEP2', 'This Is This' and previously unreleased live tracks)	Flying Nun Records	-	-	FN572CD

Featured compilations

The group have appeared on many compilations since 1986 in New Zealand. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Look Blue Go Purple.

• (1986) - Tuatara (Flying Nun Records) - "Circumspect Penelope"
• (1989) - In Love with These Times (Flying Nun Records) (FN028) - "Cactus Cat"
• (1991) - Getting Older 1981-1991 (Flying Nun Records) - "I Don't Want You Anyway"
• (1999) - Scarfies OST (Flying Nun Records) - "Cactus Cat"
• (2000) - But I Can Write Songs Okay (Yellow Eye Records) (EYE005-007) - "Ralta" (live version)
• (2012) - Time to Go: The Southern Psychedelic Moment 1981–86 (Flying Nun Records) (FNLP518) - "As Does The Sun"

DVDs

• (2004) - Second Season - Flying Nun DVD II (Flying Nun Records) (FNDVD489) - "Circumspect Penelope"
• (2004) - Very Short Film (Flying Nun Records) - "Cactus Cat"

References

1. "Look Blue - Go Purple". Flying Nun Records. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
2. Miles, Amanda. "Look Blue Go Purple: Legacy of Enchantment". NZ Musician. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
3. Moreland, Quinn (2 June 2017). "Look Blue Go Purple: Still Bewitched". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

• Look Blue Go Purple on Flying Nun