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Dribbling Darts

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Dribbling Darts
(formerly Dribbling Darts of Love)
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
Years active1989–1993
Past membersMatthew Bannister
Alice Bulmer
Ross Burge
Alan Gregg
Richard Foulkes Jr

Dribbling Darts (originally Dribbling Darts of Love) were a New Zealand band based in Auckland which existed from 1989 to 1993. The name is a quote from William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act I, Scene III: "Believe not that the dribbling dart of love..." (may be a reference to Cupid).

The band were formed by Matthew Bannister when his move from Dunedin to Auckland led to the demise of his former band, the "Dunedin sound" group Sneaky Feelings. Other members of the Dribbling Darts of Love included Alice Bulmer, Ross Burge and Alan Gregg. They had a New Zealand Top 40 song with the offbeat "Hey Judith".

Richard Foulkes Jr. played drums on Florid Dabblers Voting (the title of which was an anagram of the band's name).

Discography

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Date of Release Title Label Charted Country Catalog Number
Albums
1991 Florid Dabblers Voting/Shoot Flying Nun Records New Zealand FN 213
1993 Present Perfect Flying Nun Records New Zealand FN 247
2000 Present Perfect
(reissue as a CD)
EPs
1990 Shoot Flying Nun Records New Zealand FN 161
Florid Dabblers Voting Flying Nun Records New Zealand FN 197
Compilation DVD
2004 Very Short FilmsHey Judith Flying Nun Records New Zealand FNDVD474

Singles

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Year Single Album Charted Certification
1994 "Hey Judith"

References

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  • Bannister, Matthew, Positively George Street, Reed, 1999. ISBN 0-7900-0704-5
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