Tuatara (album) explained

Tuatara
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	Flying Nun Records
Cover:	TuataraFN.jpg
Released:	1985
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Flying Nun
Prev Title:	Dunedin Double
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	In Love With These Times
Next Year:	1990

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

1. "Fish" – The Clean (2:26)
2. "Coalminer's Song" – The Gordons (5:57)
3. "State to Be in" – Fetus Productions (2:40)
4. "Death And the Maiden" – The Verlaines (4:34)
5. "Looking For the Sun" – Children's Hour (6:06)
6. "Isol" – Marie and the Atom (5:32)
7. "Pink Frost" – The Chills (4:03)
8. "Throwing Stones" – Sneaky Feelings (4:40)
9. "Neck of the Woods" – The Great Unwashed (2:07)
10. "I Go Wild" – The Bats (2:44)
11. "Man With No Desire" – The Expendables (5:15)
12. "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" – Tall Dwarfs

 

Additional tracks on CD edition

1. "Circumspect Penelope" – Look Blue Go Purple (2:53)
2. "Since The Accident" – Scorched Earth Policy (3:21)
3. "Needles And Plastic" – Doublehappys (5:25)

References

• Flying Nun re-release announcement
• Promotional poster at National Library of New Zealand