Puzzle, by Kung Fu Girls

Puzzle

by Kung Fu Girls

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1.	Puzzle 04:24
2.	Last Time 02:44	buy track
3.	Sir Gawain Has A Serious Drinking Problem 03:04
4.	Missed It Again 03:17
5.	Sleeping Beauty 04:43
6.	Something New 03:27
7.	Secret World 04:06
8.	Spiderman's Loveletter 04:21
9.	The Legend Has Landed 03:45
10.	So Much Better 03:47
11.	They Say 02:55
12.	A Little Bit Confusing 05:21

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LP on black vinyl limited to 300 copies (HÆ012LP).

ORDER HERE: necrodigger.mystore4.no

LP on purple vinyl limited to 100 copies (HÆ012LPX - SOLD OUT!
LP on blue vinyl limited to 100 copies (HÆ012LPLTD) - SOLD OUT!
LP test pressing limited to 10 copies (HÆ012LPTP) - SOLD OUT!

Kung Fu Girls was a fuzzpop band from Oslo started in 1991 by Andreas "Dez" Grøtterud (vocals/guitar), Bård Høvik (bass), Thor S. Kristiansen (drums) and Helge Stuedahl (guitar). Grøtterud had been a member of Astroburger, Anal Babes and Daggers, Kristiansen had played in Kjersti & the Morningbreads from Bergen, and Høvik had been part of King Dick & the Lesbian Dwarves.

The band released two albums and two singles and also contributed to some compilations. Their first album, This Is The Kung Fu Beat, was released on CD in 1993 by Sony Music Norway's "indie" alibi 1:70 and is rightfully regarded as a classic in Norwegian rock. A long-awaited LP reissue was done by Hærverk Industrier in 2019, as the label's first release.

The second album, Puzzle, was put out on CD in 1995 by tiny but true indie label Straitjacket Records (run by Thomas "Happy Tom" Seltzer) and went unnoticed by many, but the song writing, performance and production is even better than on their first record, thus demanding a reissue of its own.

Kung Fu Girls disbanded shortly after Puzzle came out, but were briefly reunited for a concert at Øyafestivalen in 2008.

Puzzle is pressed on 160 gram vinyl, housed in a printed sleeve and black polylined inner sleeve, and includes a 4-panel insert with credits and photos. 300 copies on black vinyl are made for general sale and distribution. 100 copies on blue vinyl are only available from Big Dipper, Platebutikken Tiger and Hærverk Industrier / Kafé Hærverk. 100 copies on purple vinyl are made exclusively for those who crowdfunded the album.

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released September 30, 2022

HÆRVERK INDUSTRIER · HÆ012

Recorded at Studio Nova
Mastered at Strype Audio
Produced by KFG, assisted by Eivind Skovdahl/Leif F. Koren
Engineered by Eivind Skovdahl
Mixed by Skovdahl/KFG/Koren

Gatefold photo by Alexander Kayiambakis
Cover babe gatefold: Terje Håkonsen
Insert photo by Mads Skoglund
Design by Dez and Dimitri from Oslo

En spesiell takk til Mads Skoglund, Dimitri og Alex Kayiambakis, Terje Håkonsen, Petter Flaten Eilertsen, Vegard Heskestad og alle på Hærverk.

Takk til alle som var en del av det miljøet Kung Fu Girls befant seg i de årene vi var aktive: Leif Frimann Koren, Ellen Y., Martin Dynna, Frode, Bulle, Ando, Per Vigmostad, Geir Stadheim, Mikkel Bay Vold, Carlos Carrasco, Vegard, Astroknut, Paolo Vinaccia, Christer Engen, Einvind (Spydeberg), Hans Jørgen, Kai Andersen, Hans Andreas G., Kristin og Stig, Nadja, Børre Løvik, Torstein Newth, Mette, Ingerid og Liv, Jo Høvik, Anne Berit, Frithjof Jacobsen, Captain Poon, Claudia di Marzo, Peter Tjølsen, Fritjof Krogvold, Storeulv, Kristoffer Schau, Egil Hegerberg, Øystein Greni, Aslak Dørum, Nikko og Michael, Leo, Timon, Michelle, Anders Møller, Arne Thelin, David Gurrik, Michael Krohn, Knut Bøhn, Ola Snortheim, David Blades, Ulf Knutsen, Stian Andersen, Eugene Kelly, Harald Fossberg, Christian Engfelt, Andrej Nebb, Rolf Yngve Uggen, Kula, Trond og Peter Andam, Bastian Borg – yeahh Mickey, Jason, Berit, Taran, Lars Petter, Kleffe, Thomas Ørbeck, Thomas S, Hertis, Knut S., Cedric og Anicken, Leif Arne Plather, Vibeke K.H., Stein Vegusdal.

The Lust-O-Rama, TRBNGR, The O-Men, Anal Babes, Gartnerlosjen, Kåre and the Cavemen, Captain America - Eugenius, Hardons, Big Bang, Black & Dekker, Union Carbide Productions, Raga Rockers, Cadaver, Jokke og Valentinerne, Di Derre, Seigmen, Gartnerlosjen, Piledriver, Arnie Norse (and his one-legged horse), King Midas, The Tables, Brainbombs, Astroburger.

Manufactured by T-Time Vinyl Plant.
Distributed by Diger Distro.
Black vinyl: HÆ012LP / EAN: 7041889511860
Blue vinyl: HÆ012LPLTD / EAN: 7041889513024
Purple vinyl: HÆ012LPX / EAN: 7041889513017
Test pressing: HÆ012LPTP

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Kung Fu Girls Oslo, Norway

Kung Fu Girls were a fuzzpop band from Oslo started in 1991. They released two classic albums, This Is The Kung Fu Beat (1993) and Puzzle (1995), both originally on CD only, remastered and reissued on vinyl by Hærverk Industrier in 2019 and 2022 respectively. The band disbanded shortly after the second album, but were briefly reunited for a concert at Øyafestivalen in 2008. ... more

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