For the Radiohead precursor band of the same name, see Headless Chickens The Headless Chickens were a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments (or in their own words, "abused technology" ) in their music. History The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown (1988), Body Blow (1991), and Greedy (1997), plus various EP's for Flying Nun Records in the 1980's and 1990's. The band first became known in New Zealand when they won the 1987 Rhieneck Beer Rock award. The prizemoney from the award went into the funding for their innovative (for its use of sampling) 1988 debut album Stunt Clown. The 1988 CD release of Stunt Clown compiled the vinyl release of this name with the 1986 He

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