This mix is more or less as the cover states. There is the odd album track, such as Able Tasmans’ “Little Hearts” from the album “A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down”, this track was criminally overlooked on the compilation “Songs from the Departure Lounge”. A few of the songs here have only ever been issued on vinyl or as non album track b-sides, such as the Bored Games track and The Bats “Slow Alight”, which is a different version to the one on the album “Silverbeet”. Oh, and a slight cheat here, all the tracks on this compilation have been released on Flying Nun over the years apart from the live version of The Clean’s “Point That Thing Somewhere Else” which was released on the live album “Slush Fund”, and released on Arclife Records. More info on origin of all the tracks here are included in the upload. Enjoy!
01. Able Tasmans – Little Hearts (4:03)From the album “A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down”, 1987
02. Snapper – Cause of You (3:43) From the EP “Snapper”, 1988
03. The Chills – Green Eyed Owl (5:30) From the compilation album “Heavenly Pop Hits” bonus disc “Ice Picks”, 1994. Recorded 1985
04. Graeme Jefferies – Prisoner of a Single Passion (4:42)From the album “Messages for the Cakekitchen”, 1987
05. Chris Knox – Wanna Die With You (2:47) From the cassette only compilation “Monk III – AD 1987″, 1987
06. 3Ds – Baby’s on Fire (4:10) B-side of 7” single “Outer Space”, 1992
07. Bored Games – I Don’t Get It (3:28) From the EP “Who Killed Colonel Mustard”, 1982
08. Bailter Space – Now I Shall Live (5:34) From the EP “Nelsh”, 1987
09. Peter Jefferies and Jono Lonie – Thief With the Silver (2:05) From the album “At Swim 2 Birds”, 1987
10. Pop Art Toasters – I Won’t Hurt You (2:41) From the EP “Pop Art Toasters”, 1994
11. The Bats – Slow Alight (4:41) From the EP “Courage”, 1993
12. Tall Dwarfs – The Ear Friend (7:33) From the EP “Gluey, Gluey and The Ear Friend”, 1998
13. The Terminals – Blistering Heart (1:59) From the EP “Disconnect”, 1988
14. Bilders – Accident (5:08) From the album “Beatin Hearts”, 1982
15. Alpaca Brothers – Wilderness (3:01) From the EP “Legless”, 1986
16. Jay Clarkson – Loose End (5:04) From the album “Jay Clarkson”, 1986
17. Headless Chickens – Monkey Jar (5:31) From the EP “Headless Chickens”, 1986
18. Able Tasmans – Nelson the Cat?!! (0:26) From the EP “The Tired Sun”, 1985
19. The Clean – Point That Thing Somewhere Else (live) (5:33) From the album “Slush Fund”, 2001. Recorded live at Marmalade, Wellington, 28/2/99.