Essential New Zealand Albums

Nick Bollinger presents picks from his book '100 Essential New Zealand Albums'.

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Che Fu - Navigator

Season 2 / Episode 1
Che Fu's Navigator is an essential New Zealand album for its all-embracing fusion of soul, reggae, hip-hop and Pacifican sounds. Nick Bollinger discusses it in detail in this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums.
Che Fu: Navigator album cover

The Human Instinct - Stoned Guitar

Season 2 / Episode 2
Since its release at a budget price in 1970, The Human Instinct's Stoned Guitar has become recognized as a classic of psychedelic rock. Nick Bollinger discusses how it came about in this instalment of Essential New Zealand Albums.
The Human Instinct - Stoned Guitar album cover

Sneaky Feelings - Send You

Season 2 / Episode 3
In the Flying Nun scene of the early 80s, Dunedin's Sneaky Feelings stood out for their aspirations. In this programme of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger discusses their first album, Send You, and talks to the record's producer Phil Yule.
Sneaky Feelings - Send You album cover

The Fourmyula - Turn Your Back On The Wind

Season 2 / Episode 4
For almost forty years one of the essential New Zealand albums remained unreleased and locked in a London vault. In this programme Nick Bollinger tells the story of the Fourmyula's great 'lost' recording, Turn Your Back On The Wind.
The Fourmyula: Turn Your Back on the Wind Album Cover

The Mutton Birds - The Mutton Birds

Season 2 / Episode 5
Nick Bollinger investigates the self-titled debut of The Mutton Birds, and talks to the group's found and songwriter Don McGlashan.
The Mutton Birds Album Cover

Trinity Roots - True

Season 2 / Episode 6
Few albums convey a sense of place like True, the debut of Trinity Roots. In the final programme of this series, Nick Bollinger discusses how this recording became inseparable from its location.
Trinity Roots – True album cover

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