 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 in their music.The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, "Stunt Clown" (1988), "Body Blow" (1991), and "Greedy" (1997), plus various EPs for Flying Nun Records in the 1980s and 1990s.The band first became known in New Zealand when they won the 1987 Rheineck Beer Rock award.