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Essential New Zealand Albums
Nick Bollinger presents picks from his book '100 Essential New Zealand Albums'
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Nick Bollinger's Essential NZ Albums
26 Dec 2011Nick pops into the studio to explain what makes an essential New Zealand album ahead of his radio series. Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Proud - An Urban-Pacific Streetsoul Compilation
18 Aug 2012Proud was a 1994 compilation of South Auckland artists and it paved the way for OMC's worldwide hit, 'How Bizarre'. Nick Bollinger talks to Proud's producer Alan Jansson. Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Split Enz - Mental Notes
25 Aug 2012Though Split Enz made many successful records, they never made another as disturbingly brilliant as their debut Mental Notes. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums music critic Nick… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Goldenhorse - Riverhead
31 Aug 2012Goldenhorse reached number one in New Zealand with their first album - but not until two years after it was released. Nick Bollinger discusses this local classic, and speaks to Goldenhorse founder… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Hello Sailor - Hello Sailor
8 Sep 2012The release of Hello Sailor's first album was a sign that local rock had lost its innocence. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger discusses this smart and seedy Kiwi classic.
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Essential NZ Albums: Herbs - Light of the Pacific
14 Sep 2012Combining the influences of Bob Marley and the music of their Polynesian heritage, Herbs were pioneers of a Pacific reggae sound. Nick Bollinger discusses their first long-player Light of the Pacific… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Crocodiles - Tears
21 Sep 2012The Crocodiles brought together some of the sharpest minds in Kiwi pop. In Essential New Zealand Albums, Nick Bollinger discusses the 1980 debut Tears. Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: The Islander - Dave Dobbyn
28 Sep 2012There may be no artist who has made more essential New Zealand albums than Dave Dobbyn, and in this programme Nick Bollinger discusses his most quintessentially New Zealand one: The Islander. Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Sunshine - Dragon
5 Oct 2012Dragon was a New Zealand band that lived life in the fast lane of Australian rock'n'roll. The 1976 album Sunshine tells a slice of the story. Nick Bollinger discusses the disc in detail in this… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Introducing... Dinah Lee
12 Oct 2012In 1964 20-year old Christchurch singer Dinah Lee stormed the national hit parade with her local variation on the Jamaican ska sound. In this programme Nick Bollinger discusses her debut… Read more Audio
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Essential New Zealand Albums: Che Fu - Navigator
23 Mar 2013Che 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… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums - The Human Instinct Stoned Guitar
30 Mar 2013Since 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… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Sneaky Feelings - Send You
6 Apr 2013In the Flying Nun scene of the early 80's, Dunedin's Sneaky Feelings stood out for their aspirations. In this programme of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger discusses their first album, Send… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums - Fourmyula - Turn Your Back On The Wind
13 Apr 2013For 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'… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: The Mutton Birds
20 Apr 2013In this chapter Nick Bollinger investigates the self-titled debut of The Mutton Birds, and talks to the group's found and songwriter Don McGlashan. Adapted from the book 100 Essential Albums, by Nick… Read more Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: True - Trinity Roots
27 Apr 2013Few 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. Read more Audio