Better Never Than Late | ||||
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Released | May 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996/97 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Sony Music New Zealand | |||
Producer | Eddie Rayner & The Exponents | |||
The Exponents chronology | ||||
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Singles from Better Never Than Late | ||||
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Better Never Than Late is the sixth studio album by the New Zealand band The Exponents, released in May 1997. [1] The album reached #3 on the New Zealand music charts [2] and initial copies were released with a bonus live CD. The album was made available digitally in May 2013. [3]
Bonus live CD
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] | 3 |
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