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Slow Boat Records is Wellington, New Zealand’s longest running independent record store. Situated at 183 Cuba Street in the vibrant and eclectic Te Aro area of the capitol’s downtown CBD, it has long been a favourite of the discerning music fan.

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Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)

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- How did I get hear? #12 - Ron Sexsmith on Warren Zevon’s self-titled (second!) album
  - 5 Sep 2024
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  - I’d been aware of Warren’s music for quite some time (mostly things like “Werewolves Of London” or “Carmelita”), but for some reason I never took a deep dive until years later.
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- How did I get hear? #11 - Paul Johnson on Bob Dylan's "Oh Mercy"
  - 3 Sep 2024
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  - I was handed this album as a “$7.
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- How did I get hear? #10 - Reverend Christopher Orczy on Todd Rundgren's "A Wizard, A True Star"
  - 26 Aug 2024
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  - In the August school holidays of 1989 I was 17 and working in the upstairs 2nd hand department at Echo Records in Christchurch.
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- How Did I Get Hear? #9 - Steve Braddock on Oasis' (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  - 21 Aug 2024
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  - I blame Mike Flowers.
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- How did I get hear? #8 - Dennis O’Brien on Mink DeVille’s self-titled debut (“Cabretta”)
  - 12 Aug 2024
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  - The romantic, passionate voice, songs and attitude flamed throughout the first album from the five piece Mink DeVille in 1977.
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- How Did I Get Hear? #7 - Stephen Gallagher on Kronos Quartet's "Black Angels"
  - 7 Aug 2024
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  - In 1993, I was immersed in my first year study of composition at what is now known as The New Zealand School of Music.
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- How did I get hear? #6 - Grant Smithies on Pere Ubu's "The Modern Dance"
  - 2 Aug 2024
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  - I can remember the exact moment my brain exploded.
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- How Did I Get Hear? #5 - Fraser Lewry on Butthole Surfers' "Locust Abortion Technician"
  - 26 Jul 2024
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  - Fraser Lewry on Butthole Surfers’ “Locust Abortion Technician” My first love was rock music with a capital R: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin.
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- How Did I Get Hear? #4 - Riki Gooch on İlhan Mimaroğlu and Freddie Hubbard’s “Sing Me a Song of Songmy”
  - 22 Jul 2024
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  - Riki Gooch on İlhan Mimaroğlu and Freddie Hubbard’s “Sing Me a Song of Songmy” During the early 2000s, I frequently found myself in the esteemed company of my dear friend, mentor, and extraordinary drummer, Anthony Donaldson.
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- How did I get hear? #3 - Dianne Swann on Neil Young's "Tonight's The Night"
  - 19 Jul 2024
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  - I had just turned 14.
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- How did I get hear? #2 - Nick Bollinger on Gram Parsons' "Grievous Angel"
  - 15 Jul 2024
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  - When I was sixteen my father died suddenly.
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- How did I get hear? #1
  - 11 Jul 2024
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  - How did I get here? British singer/ songwriter Kirsty MacColl’s second album “Kite” was released in 1989.
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- Record store day 2024 at slow boat!!!
  - 9 Apr 2024
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  - Slow Boat is again thrilled to share with you our plans for Record Store Day 2024!! After the success of last year’s event, we have again agreed to co-ordinate with our dear neighbours at 173 Cuba Street, the venerable Flying Nun Records, so that there won’t be any clashes for our respective instore performances, which we are thrilled to announce thus; Flying Nun; 1pm – Living Clipboards – featuring Marineville’s Mark Williams, along with Ghost Club’s Denise Roughan and Jim Abbot – their “All Over Tawa” album is released on the day! Slow Boat; 2pm – Bleeding Star – fresh from the previous weekend’s Otisfest event at San Fran, the excellent Poneke/ Wellington indie guitar band will present their songs in a stripped back, largely acoustic fashion. Flying Nun; 3pm – Cruelly – grungy, punky, shoegazy? Who can say – what it is is life affirming, melodic noise from this young Wellington band – come check it out! Slow Boat; 4pm – Erny Belle (duo) - after the success of her superb second album (on the Flying Nun label), the Tamaki Makaurau/ Auckland based singer songwriter will perform in a duo setting – can’t wait!! We will also be opening at the earlier time of 9am (to give the eager beaver/ early bird RSD queuers an hour less to wait!), and will be bringing you an array of limited RSD vinyl exclusives for your delectation – you know the drill; no holds, no reserves - first in, best fed!! Thoroughly looking forward to what has become a real highlight of the record shop calendar, and to a day where we celebrate vinyl, music, and the culture of the independent record store!! See you all here!!! Xx Team Slow Boat X Team Flying Nun xX
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- An announcement on culture vulture vouchers
  - 5 Mar 2024
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  - All good things, they say, must come to an end – and so it is the case with the joint Unity Books/ Aro Video/ Slow Boat Culture Vulture vouchers; we are calling time on them.
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- 2024!!
  - 11 Jan 2024
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  - Bloody hell, it's another year, already!! Welcome to it, everyone, and let us start by offering our sincerest thanks to you all for helping make it a busy and memorable one for us all here at The Boat - so many people must have gotten vinyl, and CDs, and vouchers, and tee shirts, and posters and all manner of Slow Boat goodies for Christmas, and that means more people listening to and loving music, and that can only be a good thing, right?! Thanks, also, for your patience in bearing with us with reduced hours and staff in the Xmas/ New Year period - all pretty much back to normal now (just as the Summer really arrives - typical, huh?!) ANYWAY - enjoying meeting folks from around the motu, and indeed around the globe, and helping people find the music they connect with - redeeming those vouchers seems like a swell time to me...! So - all the very best to you, your friends and whanau for 2024, looking forward to continuing to serve you up the platters that matter (have just topped up a HEAP of new vinyl that we sold out of over Xmas!), and to bringing the joy - a few things in the pipeline (not least of which being Record Store Day '24!), will let you know when plans firm up... Take care of yerselves - eat yer greens, keep cool, stay sun smart, and don't leave yer vinyl in the sun!! Peace and love, The Slow Boat Crew XX
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- Holiday shop hours
  - 23 Dec 2023
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  - Kia ora, everybody, hope everyone is doing good and enjoying some quality family/ break time - just thought we would let you know our likely hours over the next week or so - we will be closed Christmas Day, and open Boxing Day 11-4, and subsequent days the same sort of hours, then closed New Years Day, then same - 11-4.
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- So, this is Christmas...
  - 15 Dec 2023
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  - Good grief - seems like just yesterday it was April and now - December, already!! Which means - Christmas, and New Year, and Summer, and holidays for lots of people - not so much for us.
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- The war on drugs ticket/ test pressing giveaway!!!
  - 17 Oct 2023
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  - Stoked to announce that we are, in association with Live Nation NZ, giving away a double pass to the upcoming The War On Drugs show here in December - all you have to do to enter a prize draw for a double pass to the show, tour poster, and signed test pressing of their most recent album "I Don't Live Here Any More" is 'like' our Twitter or Facebook post, and tag who you'd like to take to the show with you - GOOD LUCK!!!
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- Spring?!
  - 26 Sep 2023
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  - Well, it's apparently, officially Spring - not that you could tell from the dreary weather we are currently experiencing - feels like an extension to what has already felt like a long and arduous Winter.
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- Winter
  - 20 Jun 2023
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  - Yup - WINTER.
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- Record Store Day at Slow Boat 2023!!!
  - 18 Apr 2023
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  - Slow Boat is absolutely thrilled to announce our plans for Record Store Day 2023!! This year, in the spirit of unity, we have opted to run a shared event with our good pals and neighbours at 173 Cuba Street, the iconic Flying Nun Records - mostly, so there aren't clashes for the instore entertainment.
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- Happy easter!!!
  - 6 Apr 2023
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  - Greetings, cobbers - closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday, open as per Sat and Mon, hours may vary - HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!! X
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- A New Year - and Record Store Day 2023 at Slow Boat!!
  - 19 Feb 2023
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  - Howdy, all, and welcome back to 2023 - well, yikes, it has gotten off to a horrorshow start to lots of folks North of us - Cyclone Gabrielle showed little mercy in ripping through communities in, particularly, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Northland and the West Coat of Auckland, for which we send our deepest sympathies and condolences to all those affected.
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- So this is Christmas...
  - 30 Nov 2022
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  - And then, just like that, we were gearing up and into another Christmas - how did that happen?! Doesn't seem like that long since we were recovering from the last one.
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- Don McGlashan live instore at Slow Boat!!!
  - 27 Oct 2022
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  - Slow Boat is thrilled to welcome back the esteemed Mr Don McGlashan - one of our most cherished and brilliant songwriting voices - for a FREE up close and personal solo instore performance when he visits Poneke for a couple of shows at Old St.
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- September songs!!!
  - 7 Sep 2022
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  - Howdy, everybody, sorry we've been a bit quiet on here - busy, and a bit disrupted over these Winter months! But now, as they say, Spring is (almost!) sprung, and it's onwards and upwards.
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- Matariki 2022!!
  - 21 Jun 2022
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  - Kia ora, all!Hope everyone is doing okay as the icy chill of Winter really starts to grip (although, as today is the shortest day, can we not expect it to warm/ lighten up from here?!)Just thought we would let you know that, with Friday being the inaugural Matariki public holiday, we will open reduced hours - we will be here 11am-4pm for your musical delectation, plus the usual 10am-5pm Saturday/ Sunday. Happy Matariki, everyone - hope you get to spend it doing something you enjoy, and with people you love! The Slow Boat Crew X
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- Record Store Day 2022!
  - 6 May 2022
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  - Hey, everybody!Hope you are all fighting fit and well, and that those of you who made it down for Record Store Day at Slow Boat 2022 had a grand old time - thanks to everyone for making it so memorable, and especially to Vera Ellen, and Luke Buda & Motte for their wonderful instore performances - felt awesome to celebrate at this strange time!Here are some terrific pics that Tim Gruar was kind enough to share with us from the day - enjoy!!The Slow Boat Crew XX
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- Easter hours!!
  - 13 Apr 2022
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  - Hey, everybody - crikey, Easter already! As per, we will be;-CLOSED on Good Friday and Easter Sunday-Open as normal Saturday 10-5, and slightly reduced hours Monday 10-4Hope everybody is happy and safe and well, and gets to enjoy time with friends and family over the long weekend!!THE SLOW BOAT CREW XX
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- Record Store Day 2022 at Slow Boat!!
  - 5 Apr 2022
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  - Well, with all the disruption and distraction of the last few years now (hopefully!) largely behind us, Slow Boat is thrilled to share our plans for Record Store Day 2022 - this year taking place on just the one Saturday, the 23rd of April (a week after Easter!) As usual, we will be looking to serve up a tasty array of the limited edition RSD vinyl releases – we have done what we can to order in what we think might be of interest, and it is now in the lap of the gods/ vinyl manufacturing plants/ freight firms/ couriers – godspeed, people! We are also utterly thrilled to announce we will be joined by a couple of our favourite artists for instore performances – namely; Vera Ellen Having released the wonderful “It’s Your Birthday” on the iconic Flying Nun imprint last year, Vera has garnered some excellent reviews with what is a clever and charming collection of songs, and a real grower. Vera will perform instore at 2pm Luke Buda Dear friend of the ‘Boat, and Phoenix Foundation mainstay and co-frontman Buda last year released his long overdue third solo album, the eponymously titled “BUDA”; a wonderfully reflective collection of songs that ponder our place in the world, getting older, getting along – which wound up on a lot of people’s ‘best of the year’ lists. Given that he was denied the opportunity to tour it (TWICE!) by that blimmin’ Covid, we are thrilled that Luke and violin maestro Anita Clark (aka Motte) have agreed to perform for us here instore at around 3pm. We will have plenty of copies of both artists’ albums, and they will be happy to sign for you at the conclusion of their performances. We will also have the odd spot prize and giveaway, as well as some lollies and other goodies, and will be opening at the earlier time of 9am, just to make the wait for those eager beavers outside just a little shorter. No reserves, no holds on the limited releases, please mask up, and please be patient and considerate of others – we want everyone to have a great day - can’t wait to see you all! Viva independence, viva vinyl – hoorah!!The Slow Boat Crew XX
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