The Stereo Bus Explained

The Stereo Bus
Background:	group_or_band
Years Active:	1997–2000, 2011–present
Origin:	Christchurch, New Zealand
Label:	Festival Records, EMI Records
Associated Acts:	Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, The Mutton Birds
Current Members:	David Yetton Francis Hunt Nick Buckton Matthias Jordan Mike Hall Mike Franklin Browne
Past Members:	Jason Fa'afoi Bobby Kennedy Mark Beaton

The Stereo Bus are a New Zealand band, formed by David Yetton, formerly of the Jean-Paul Sartre Experience.

The band recorded two albums: The Stereo Bus in 1997^[1] and Brand New in 1999^[2] and were originally active between 1997 and 2000.

In March 2011 founder David Yetton announced a new line-up and indicated he would return to playing live and recording under The Stereo Bus moniker^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Italic Title:	no
The Stereo Bus
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Stereo Bus
Cover:	Stereo_Bus.jpg
Released:	1997
Label:	Beats Bodega Records/EMI (NZ) Ltd.

• The Stereo Bus (1997 – Beats Bodega Records – BEATS005 / EMI (NZ) Ltd. – 5226082)
  1. Shallow
  2. Don't Open Your Eyes
  3. Wash Away
  4. Mirror
  5. Be A Girl
  6. Tell
  7. Lie in the Arms
  8. Waste of Time
  9. Bright Lights
  10. Fade
  11. God's Fingers
  12. Far Away

Italic Title:	no
Brand New
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Stereo Bus
Released:	1999
Recorded:	Roundhead Studios and York Street Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Label:	EMI Music
Producer:	Alan Gregg Neil Finn (Executive Producer)

• Brand New (1999 – EMI – 5226092)
  1. Hey Thank You
  2. Touchdown
  3. Pretty Boys And Girls
  4. Birthday
  5. Brand New
  6. Quiet Rose
  7. Caramel
  8. Nova Scotia
  9. Let It Flow
  10. Hold You Close
  11. Burning Alcohol

Compilations

• Double Decker (2001) (Box set of first two albums)

EPs

• Be a Girl
• HeyThank You
• Birthday

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discogs.com . 30 May 2013 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828230425/https://reports.intentiq.com/report?pid=1857445255&mct=1&agid=1693263859895_112&jsver=5.4&vrref=www.discogs.com&paucid=%5B%22NR%22%5D&pa=-2&payload=[%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%22] . live .
2. Web site: Discogs.com . 30 May 2013 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828230422/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.discogs.com . live .
3. News: The Dave Yetton Interview . 16 March 2011 . . 21 November 2011 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828230419/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/4772529/The-Dave-Yetton-Interview . live .