The Clean "Point That Thing Somewhere Else"

The Clean
Slush Fund
CD EP
(Arclife Records, 2001)

The Clean are yet another of my favorite bands. Yes, I have a lot; I'm such a slut. I first heard them on the Flying Nun Records sampler LP Tuatara. It was chock full of great music, and I ended up trying to get my hands on anything I could find by nine of the twelve bands represented.

Point That Thing Somewhere Else is a good candidate for The Clean's signature song. It originally appeared on their first 12" EP, Boodle Boodle Boodle, way back in 1982. Since then, at least eight more versions (see below) of it have been released. I say at least because that's how many I have. This particular version, recorded live at Marmalade in Wellington, NZ on February 28, 1999, is unique in that the guitar part has been transposed to piano. Its parent release, Slush Fund, was an eight song EP pressed up to sell on a tour in 2001. I believe it was limited to 500 copies, but don't hold me to that.

• Odditties
  
• Compilation
  
• In-a-Live
  
• Odditties 2 (split release with The Great Unwashed)
  
• KFJC 89.7 FM Presents The Dunedin Sound (dbl-CD compilation with other NZ bands)
  
• Slush Fund
  
• Syd's Pink Wiring System
  
• Mashed