Tuatara (album)

Tuatara
Compilation album by Flying Nun Records
Released	1985
Genre	Rock
Label	Flying Nun
Flying Nun Records chronology
Dunedin Double (1984) Tuatara (1985) In Love With These Times (1990)

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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

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

References

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