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Straitjacket Fits: Hail - VINYL LPTitle: Hail Artist: Straitjacket Fits Label: Flying Nun Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 942190363872 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2020 07 24 Number of Discs: 1 Shayne Carter and John Collie formed Straitjacket Fits in in 1986, after the demise of the Doublehappys, and were joined by Andrew Brough and David Wood. The reissue of Hail is deeply tinged with sadness following the recent loss of Andrew Brough; gifted songwriter and guitarist of not only
Title: HailArtist: Straitjacket Fits
Label: Flying Nun
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 942190363872
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2020-07-24
Number of Discs: 1
Shayne Carter and John Collie formed Straitjacket Fits in in 1986, after the demise of the Doublehappys, and were joined by Andrew Brough and David Wood. The reissue of Hail is deeply tinged with sadness following the recent loss of Andrew Brough; gifted songwriter and guitarist of not only Straitjacket Fits, but also Bike and Dunedin band The Blue Meanies. Andrew's musical impact is undeniable and it's unimaginable to think of a world without his contributions to New Zealand music. Straitjacket Fits' debut release, the Dialling a Prayer EP appeared in 1987 and the album Hail was released in 1988. Both were recorded at The Lab in Auckland with Terry Moore (from The Chills). This reissued version of Hail is a combination of both those records as it was originally released in the UK by Rough Trade. "[The songs] 'Hail' and 'Grate' suggested a monolithic guitar monster future and, while that is part of what can be found on Hail, there is a remarkable diversity of song and sound on show. The oft-described Shayne Carter/Andrew Brough duality of sour/hard and sweet/soft is a simplified observation of what is a much deeper and richer stew of ideas and sounds." reflects Flying Nun Records founder, Roger Shepherd. Hail is an album that beautifully showcases the many strengths of Straitjacket Fits in the early part of their development. It is a record full of furious off-piste guitaring and startling vocals anchored by a granite hard rhythm section but that also showcases gentler melodic material including a cover of Leonard Cohen's 'So Long Marianne'. But generally the songs are more experimental in nature with a considerable range of material from Andrew Brough's standout 'Fabulous Things' to the vigorous guitar noise of Shayne Carter's 'Grate'. Hail is a documentation of a band on the up, a band flexing it's potential and oozing confidence and optimism. With Hail the Straitjacket Fits were well on their way to giving the rock 'n' roll thing their very best shot.
Tracks:
1.1 Dialling a Prayer
1.2 All That That Brings
1.3 Hail
1.4 Sparkle That Shines
1.5 She Speeds
1.6 So Long, Marianna
1.7 Grate
1.8 Fabulous Things
1.9 Life in One Chord
1.10 This Taste Delight
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★★★★★ 5
Groundbreaking Work!
Format: Hardcover
The first thing to note here is the author is trilingual. He's Polish by birth, writing very credibly in his second language (English), and using his Nihongo to translate Japanese source materials into English for the first time. Wow! As a historian myself, I only wish I had those kind of language skills.
The second thing I'll say is that I learned a lot from the book. I've never seen many of the details the author had dug up. He's doing the same sort of thing that Tony Tully and I did in Shattered Sword--using the Japanese air group records, and Senshi Sosho, as well as more modern sources from Japanese historians like Mori Shiro--to paint a much richer picture of the Japanese side of the battle. And in some ways he's doing it better, because his language skills are so formidable that he was able to look at more Japanese source material than we were. Bravo Zulu.
An example: for years American historians have portrayed the placement of Shoho in front of the Japanese invasion force as either 1) a bait force to lure the Americans away from Japan's main carrier force, or 2) at the very least an indication of extreme Japanese hubris, by sticking a lone light carrier's neck out waaaay too far. It turns out that there were a number of Japanese staff officers that were appalled at the dangers Shoho was being exposed to, and lobbied for her inclusion in the main carrier force instead (which would have made a lot more sense, frankly, and was a detail I hadn't known before.) But those officers were overridden in the name of keeping at least some air cover near the invasion force. What this demonstrates is that even here, at the very beginning of the war, the Japanese were already over their skis in terms of the fragility of their air power.
All in all, Piegzik's book is a very welcome contribution to the English literature on the Pacific War. He has also written what is (from all accounts) a fine series on the Indian Ocean raid that I need to pick up as well. I am really looking forward to his continued publications in the field.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2026
★★★★★ 5
An excellent book
Format: Hardcover
An excellent book, based on Japanese documents—offering, for the first time, such a detailed account of the first aircraft carrier battle, presented from the Japanese perspective. It covers every Japanese aircraft involved, as well as the fates of their naval aircrews. A must-read for anyone interested in World War II in the Pacific.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Excellent book.
Format: Audiobook
History of WWII. Great research.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Good Book, not Parshall though
Format: Kindle
The author uses more Japanese terms than any similar book that I've read but uses western naming conventions for Japanese people. I don't quite know what to think. Good diagrams.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Japanese mindset Coral Sea
Format: Kindle
This book gave me fresh insights to the Battle of the Coral Sea. I feel like I have an idea as to what was going through the Japanese minds. Well written. He make it easy to follow each step of the battle.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2026