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 "Fish" – The Clean (2:26) "Coalminer's Song" – The Gordons (5:57) "State to Be in" – Fetus Productions (2:40) "Death And the Maiden" – The Verlaines (4:34) "Looking For the Sun" – Children's Hour (6:06) "Isol" – Marie and the Atom (5:32) "Pink Frost" – The Chills (4:03) "Throwing Stones" – Sneaky Feelings (4:40) "Neck of the Woods" – The Great Unwashed (2:07) "I Go Wild" – The Bats (2:44) "Man With No Desire" – The Expendables (5:15) "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" – Tall Dwarfs
Additional tracks on CD edition "Circumspect Penelope" – Look Blue Go Purple (2:53) "Since The Accident" – Scorched Earth Policy (3:21) "Needles And Plastic" – Doublehappys (5:25)
References Flying Nun re-release announcement Promotional poster at National Library of New Zealand