''Tuatara – A Flying Nun Compilation'' is a compilation of previously released songs by artists on New Zealand based

Flying Nun Records Flying Nun Records is a New Zealand independent record label formed in Christchurch in 1981 by music store manager Roger Shepherd. Described by ''The Guardian'' as "one of the world's great independent labels", Flying Nun is notable for bringin ...

. It was released as a vinyl album by Flying Nun in 1985 (catalogue number FN045) and on CD with additional tracks. The Chills track was mistakenly attributed to "The Cills".

Track listing

#"Fish" –

The Clean The Clean was a New Zealand indie rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1978. They have been described as the most influential band to come from the Flying Nun label, which recorded many artists associated with the "Dunedin sound".Schmidt, Andr ...

(2:26) #"Coalminer's Song" – The Gordons (5:57) #"State to Be in" – Fetus Productions (2:40) #"Death And the Maiden" –

The Verlaines The Verlaines are a New Zealand rock band from Dunedin. Formed in 1981 by Graeme Downes, Craig Easton, Anita Pillai, Phillip Higham and Greg Kerr, the band went through multiple line-ups. History The band was named after French poet Paul Ve ...

(4:34) #"Looking For the Sun" – Children's Hour (6:06) #"Isol" – Marie and the Atom (5:32) #" Pink Frost" –

The Chills The Chills are a New Zealand rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band is essentially the continuing project of singer/songwriter Martin Phillipps, who is the group's sole constant member. For a time in the 1990s, the act was billed a ...

(4:03) #"Throwing Stones" – Sneaky Feelings (4:40) #"Neck of the Woods" – The Great Unwashed (2:07) #"I Go Wild" – The Bats (2:44) #"Man With No Desire" – The Expendables (5:15) #"The Brain That Wouldn't Die" – Tall Dwarfs #: #;Additional tracks on CD edition #"Circumspect Penelope" –

Look Blue Go Purple Look Blue Go Purple were a New Zealand alternative rock band from Dunedin, active from 1983 to 1987, recognised as part of the "second wave" of the Dunedin sound. Their first official show was at The Broome Valley Festival on 5 March 1983. M ...

(2:53) #"Since The Accident" – Scorched Earth Policy (3:21) #"Needles And Plastic" – Doublehappys (5:25)

References

Flying Nun re-release announcement

Promotional poster at National Library of New Zealand
Compilation albums by New Zealand artists 1985 compilation albums Rock compilation albums Flying Nun Records compilation albums {{1980s-compilation-album-stub