AK•79

Bryan Staff compiled the original album. Tracks A1 & A2 only existed in unmixed 4 track tapes, so were mixed in 1992. ℗&© 1993 Flying Nun Records / Propeller Records. Made in Australia. This compilation contains all of the original 1980 release AK79, this being tracks A4 to B1 (in the original order), first released on [l78823] RPR1, plus various singles and unreleased tracks from the era 1977–80. Mastered at Airforce Studios Auckland, September 1993. Some of the original tapes from this period have either been lost, or thrown out when the pressing plant closed, so a few tracks have come from vinyl, giving the odd crackle here and there. Unfortunate but unavoidable. Tracks A1, A2, B5, B6, B9, B10 Propeller Music. Tracks A12, B1, B8 Flying Nun Music. Tracks A10, A13, B2 Mushroom Music. Tracks A3 to A11, A14, B3, B4, B7, B11 Copyright Control. Track A1 recorded at Harlequin Studios, 1977. Released Jan 1978 on [l2266] 12″ (first 12″ released in NZ). [r869376]. Track A2 a demo from mid 1977, recorded at Harlequin. Remastered in 1993 from 4 track. Previously unreleased. Track A3 the unreleased single. Recorded at Mandrill, Jan 1978. Tracks A4, A7 recorded at Mascot 1978. Tracks A5, A9 recorded at Mascot in 1979. Track A6 produced at Harlequin. Track A8 recorded in 1979 at Harlequin. Tracks A10, A13 recorded at Mascot. Tracks A11, A14 recorded April 1979 at Harlequin. Track A12 a different recording to the single [r864694], recorded at Mascot in 1979. Track B2 recorded at Mandrill Studios 1978. Released on [l2266] 7″ 1978. [r869380]. Tracks B3, B4 recorded at Mascot 1979, and released 1980 on [l78823] 7″ (RIP 1) [r917805]. Track B5 recorded at Mascot, April 1980. Released June 1980 on [l22323] 7″ (REV1) [m1328382], reached number 29. Track B6 recorded at Mascot, May 1980. Released June 1980 on [l22323] 7″ (REV2) [r869862], reaching number 25. Track B7 from the [m175898] single, released in Australia by [l14106], UK by Postcard, and in NZ by [l22323] (REV 4) [r=866631]. Recorded Melbourne 1979. Track B8 recorded at the same session as A12 and B1. Previously unreleased in New Zealand. Track B9 taken from the [l22323] EP [r=869860] (REV 6) released December 1980, which reached number 35 (top ten in Auckland). Recorded at Harlequin Studios October 1980. Track B10 recorded at Mascot, May 1980. B side of [m=445624]. Track B11 recorded in Melbourne for [m175898] single. Reached number 35 in NZ charts.