Excellent value 2CD reissue of this essential 1988 compilation covering an extremely creative and buoyant period of New Zealand pop music between 1979 - 1982 where music of the more "indie" nature really made an impression on the hearts, minds and souls of legions of "real" music fans. So over thirty tracks we get great hits from the likes of Toy Love, The Spelling Mistakes, The Clean, The Screaming Meemees, The Swingers, The Chills, Tall Dwarfs and a number of lesser known but equally thrilling out fits. Lovingly compiled and basing the set purely around singles really gives the listener a feel for the time and era, and a number of these tracks genuinely shaped the sound of New Zealand pop music for many years to come. Even with the current renaissance in "historical" New Zealand pop compilations this set stands head and shoulders above the rest simply because of its focus and the era covered. This is an essential purchase for any New Zealand music fan

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Rebel - Toy Love
2. Suicide 2 - Proud Scum
3. Reena - The Spelling Mistakes
4. City Scenes - The Features
5. Essential Services - The Herco Pilots
6. Danny Boy - Alms For Children
7. The Man Inside - Rebel Truce
8. Feel So Good - The Spelling Mistakes
9. That Girl - Techtones
10. Tally Ho! - The Clean
11. See Me Go - The Screaming Meemees
12. Riot Squad - The Newmatics
13. One Good Reason - The Swingers
14. Jumping Out A Window - Pop Mechanics
15. Taking The Weight Off - Penknife Glides
16. There Is No Depression In New Zealand - Blam Blam Blam

Disc 2:

1. Hope She's Alright - The Instigators
2. Love The Army - The Dabs
3. Sunday Boys - The Screaming Meemees
4. Kaleidoscope World - The Chills
5. Nothings Going To Happen - Tall Dwarfs
6. ECG - Danse Macabre
7. Pulsing - The Body Electric
8. Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us - Blam Blam Blam
9. Anything Could Happen - The Clean
10. Square One - The Newmatics
11. Falling - The Bongos
12. Legalised Dogs - No Tag
13. Auckland Tonight - The Androidss
14. Stars In My Eyes - The Screaming Meemees