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New Zealand


Single: Dominion Road

- Rel.4/5/92 Cassingle only. Cat No. FLSC400 - (8013824)

1.Dominion Road (3:55) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.White Valiant (5:12) McGlashan Warner/Mana
Recorded at Link Recording by Keith Ballantyne
Mixed by Nick Morgan
Produced by The Mutton Birds


Single: Nature

- Rel.3/8/92 Cassingle only. Cat No. BAGSC1002 - (8770024)

1.Nature (3:39) Wayne Mason Warner/Mana
2.Dominion Road (3:55) McGlashan Warner/Mana
Recorded at Link Recording by Keith Ballantyne
Mixed by Nick Morgan. Backing vocals "Nature" Jan Hellreigel.
Produced by The Mutton Birds


Album: The Mutton Birds

- Rel.14/8/92 CD & Cassette Cat No.4353002/4

1.Dominion Road (3:55) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.Your Window (4:39) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.She's Like A City (2:31) McGlashan Warner/Mana*
4.No Plans For Later (4:39) McGlashan Warner/Mana^
5.Before The Breakthrough (4:32) McGlashan Warner/Mana+
6.White Valiant (5:12) McGlashan Warner/Mana*
7.Giant Friend (3:15) McGlashan Warner/Mana
8.Big Fish (4:33) McGlashan Warner/Mana+
9.A Thing Well Made (3:56) McGlashan Warner/Mana
10.Nature (3:39) Wayne Mason Warner/Mana
Produced by The Mutton Birds.

Recorded on 16 track at Link Recording, Auckland by Keith Ballantyne except for:
*Recorded in practice room by the band, overdubs at Link Recording
+Recorded in practice room by Malcolm Wellsford, overdubs at Link Recording

Mixed at Link Recording by Nick Morgan except for:
=Mixed by Graeme Myhre and
^Mixed by Keith Ballantyne and David Long (arranged by David Long)

Cover art: Kerry Brown, Don McGlashan, Chad Taylor.
Photography by Kerry Brown


Single: Giant Friend

-Rel.6/11/92 Cassingle only Cat No.8770054

1.Giant Friend (3:48) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.She's Like A City (live version) (3:40) McGlashan Warner/Mana

1.Recorded at Revolver Studios, Auckland New Zealand
2.Recorded live at The Gluepot, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. 3rd October 1992
Front of house mix by Paul Crowther.

Both tracks recorded by Nick Morgan, produced by Nick Morgan and The Mutton Birds


Single: Your Window

Rel.15/4/93 Single CD and Cassingle Cat No. 8770122/4

1.Your Window (4:18) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.Dominion Road (new version) (4:02) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Giant Friend (new version) (3:48) McGlashan Warner/Mana

1.From the album The Mutton Birds. Recorded at Link recording (Feb 1992) by The Mutton Birds and Keith Ballantyne.
Mixed by Nick Morgan
Re-edited (March 1993) by Nick Morgan at Revolver Studios
Produced by The Mutton Birds
2.New Version recorded and mixed at Revolver Studios (March 1993) by Nick Morgan.
Previously unreleased.
Produced by The Mutton Birds.
3.New version recorded and mixed at Revolver Studios (Oct1992) by Nick Morgan.
Previously released as a single (BAGSC1003/8770054)
Produced by Nick Morgan and The Mutton Birds.
All songs By Don McGlashan-Warner/Mana


Australia


Single: Dominion Road

- Rel : 29/10/93

1.Dominion Road (3:55) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.White Valiant(5:12) McGlashan Warner/Mana


Single: Nature

- Rel 04/02/94
1.Nature (3:39) Wayne Mason Warner/Mana
2.A Thing Well Made (live version) (5:09) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3. She's Like A City (live version) (3:40) McGlashan Warner/Mana

1. Recorded at Link Recording, Auckland by Keith Ballantyne. February 1992.
Re-mastered by Rick O'Neil at Apocalypse, Sydney, August 1993.
Backing vocals Jan Hellreigel.
2 & 3 Recorded live at the Gluepot, Ponsonby Auckland. 3rd October,1992.
Front of house mix by Paul Crowther.
Produced by The Mutton Birds.


Album: The Mutton Birds

- Rel 11/02/94
(Different running order- new version Giant Friend)

1.Dominion Road
2.Your Window
3.A Thing Well Made
4.She's Like A City
5.Before The Breakthrough
6.White Valiant
7.Giant Friend
8.Big Fish
9.No Plans For Later
10.Nature


Single: Giant Friend - Rel 19/08/94

Single: The Heater - Rel 20/01/95

Album: Salty - Rel 17/02/95

Mutton Birds Double Pack: Box Of Birds - Rel 17/2/95

Single: In My Room - Rel 27/12/95

Album: Nature (compilation of Albums 1 and 2) - Rel 02/02/96

Single: Anchor Me - Rel 01/03/96


New Zealand


The Heater - cover

Single: - The Heater

- Rel 11/2/94 Cat No. 8770192/4

1.The Heater (4:22) Words McGlashan Music Burge, Gregg, Long, McGlashan- Warner/Mana/Control
2.The Ballad of Kelvin - McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.He Turned Around - McGlashan Warner/Mana
4. It Happened One Night - Instrumental - J.Harris Control

Recorded at Shortland Street Studios and Revolver Studios, Auckland, by Mark Ingram (Spring 1993)
Track 1 mixed by Tchad Blake at Sunset Sound Factory, L.A.
Tracks 2 & 3 mixed by Mark Ingram at Revolver Studios.
Track 4 recorded by Keith Ballantyne, mixed by Nick Morgan.

Cover art - Tracy Collins Produced by The Mutton Birds


In My Room - cover

Single: In My Room

- Rel 8/4/94 Cat No. 8770202/4

1.In My Room (4:35) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.You Will Return (4:32) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Wellington (3:07) Gregg Control

Recorded at Shortland Street Studios by Mark Ingram.
Mixed by Tchad Blake at 301 Studios, Sydney.

Cover art - Jenny Dolezel Produced by The Mutton Birds


Album: Salty

- Rel 25/4/94 Cat No. 8394882 /4

1. The Heater (4:22) Words: McGlashan Music: Burge, Long, Gregg, McGlashan Warner/Mana/Control
2.Ngaire (3:52) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.You Will Return (4:32) McGlashan Warner/Mana
4.Wellington (3:07) Gregg Control
5.In My Room (4:35) McGlashan Warner/Mana
6.When The Wind Comes Round (5:09) McGlashan Warner/Mana
7.Queens English (7:07) McGlashan Warner/Mana
8.Salty My Dear (1:22) Long Control
9.There's A Limit (4:13) Gregg Control
10.Esther (2:48) Gregg Control
11.No Telling When (5:28) McGlashan Warner/Mana
12.Anchor Me(4:27)McGlashan Warner/Mana
13.Too Close To The Sun (5:31) Words:McGlashan Music: Long, McGlashan Warner/Mana/Control
14.Don't Fight It Marsha It's Bigger Than Both Of Us (4:38) McGlashan Warner/Mana
(remake of an old Blam Blam Blam song)

Produced by The Mutton Birds

Recorded in the disused Television New Zealand Building, Shortland Street, Auckland

with gear from Revolver Studios - November 1993.
Recorded by Mark Ingram.
Assistant Engineer Sam Gibson.
Mixed by Tchad Blake at 301 Studios, Sydney - March 1994.
Assistant Engineer Peter Thomas (except for The Heater-Mixed by Tchad Blake at Sunset Sound Factory, L.A., a few months earlier)
Backing vocals "Anchor Me" Jane Dodd from the Abel Tasmans
Mastered by Steven Smart at 301 Studios, Sydney.
There are slight differences between the NZ, Australian & Canadian versions.

Cover art: Jenny Dolezel, Gideon Keith, Ross Burge.
Photography by John Reynolds


Single: Ngaire

- Rel 1/8/94 Cat No. 8770212/4

1.Ngaire (3:52) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.Queens English (Annus Horribilis Mix) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.A Man and a Woman - H.Sinclair/McGlashan Warner/Mana/Control
(1993) (re-make of an old Front Lawn song)

Recorded at Shortland Street Studios by Mark Ingram.
Mixed by Tchad Blake at 301 Studios, Sydney.
Track 2 rehash by David Long at Flowerchild Studios, Auckland, New Zealand.

Cover Art - Jenny Dolezel Produced by The Mutton Birds


Anchor Me - NZ cover

Single: Anchor Me

- Rel 7/9/94 Cat No.8770232

1.Anchor Me(4:21)McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.The Heater (Careful With Version)Words: McGlashan, Music: Burge, Gregg, Long, McGlashan Warner/Mana/Control
3.Ngaire (Acoustic Version)-McGlashan Warner/Mana

Track 1 Recorded at Shortland Street Studios by Mark Ingram.
Mixed by Tchad Blake at 301 Studios, Sydney, Australia.
Track 2 recorded and arranged by David Long.
Mixed by Mark Austin and David Long at Flowerchild.
Track 3 recorded live by Graeme Myhre, Civic Theatre Auckland, New Zealand.(1994)

Cover Art - Jenny Dolezel

Produced By The Mutton Birds


2 Album set: Box of Birds

Rel - 21/11/95 Cat No.4710572/4

Disc One - The Mutton Birds - (Different running order- new version Giant Friend)

1.Dominion Road
2.Your Window
3.A Thing Well Made
4.She's Like A City
5.Before The Breakthrough
6.White Valiant
7.Giant Friend
8.Big Fish
9.No Plans For Later
10.Nature

Disc Two - Salty

1.The Heater
2.Ngaire
3.You Will Return
4.Wellington
5.In My Room
6.When The Wind Comes Round
7.Queens English
8.Salty My Dear
9.There's A Limit
10.Esther
11.No Telling When
12.Anchor Me
13.Too Close To The Sun
14.Don't Fight It Marsha It's Bigger Than Both Of Us


Box Of Birds Video

Box Of Birds Video

- Rel 21/12/95 Cat No. 4713153

1.Dominion Road (original version - dir. Don McGlashan, Grant Campbell, Stuart Page)
2.Nature (dir. Fane Flaws - choreographer: Douglas Wright, D.O.P: Stuart Dryburgh)
3.Giant Friend (dir. Fane Flaws)
4.Your Window (dir. Josh Frizzell)
5.A Thing Well Made (Live at the Gluepot, Auckland)
6.Dominion Road ( U.K. version - dir. Hammer and Tongs)
7.The Heater (dir. Fane Flaws)
8.In My Room (dir. Leon Narbey - recut Fane Flaws)
9.Ngaire (dir. Mairie Gunn)
10.Anchor Me (dir. Fane Flaws)


She's Been Talking NZ single

Single: She's Been Talking

- Rel 1/11/96 Cat No. 8770432/4

1.She's Been Talking (3:54) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.Don't Fear The Reaper (5:25) D Roeser 1976 B O'Cult Songs Inc
3.Face In The Paper (3:51) McGlashan Warner/Mana

Recorded at Rockfield Studios by Hugh Jones, assistant engineers Paul Read and Lee Butler.
Produced by Hugh Jones. Mixed by Hugh Jones and Helen Woodward.

"Don't Fear The Reaper" from the soundtrack to the film "The Frighteners"
recorded at Blackwing, engineer Paul Tipler.
Produced by The Mutton Birds.


Album: Envy Of Angels

(1996) 21/11/96 Cat No. 8425842/4

1.Straight To Your Head - McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.She's Been Talking - McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Trouble With You - McGlashan Warner/Mana
4.April - McGlashan Warner/Mana
5.Like This Train - McGlashan Warner/Mana
6.Another Morning - McGlashan Warner/Mana
7.Ten Feet Tall - McGlashan Warner/Mana
8.Come Around - Gregg Control
9.Crooked Mile - Long Control
10.Along The Boundary - McGlashan Warner/Mana
11.While You Sleep - McGlashan Warner/Mana
12.Inside My Skin - Long Warner/Mana
13.Envy Of Angels - McGlashan Warner/Mana

Recorded at Rockfield Studios by Hugh Jones, assistant engineers Paul Read
and Lee Butler-except for "Like This Train" basic track recorded at Greenhouse, engineer John Gray.
Produced by Hugh Jones.
Mixed by Hugh Jones and Helen Woodward.

Cello on "Envy Of Angels" - Caroline Lavelle
Violin on "Straight To Your Head" - Ann Wood

Cover photograph "Angel At Ahipara" by Robin Morrison.
Inside photographs by Derrick Santini.

Cover design by Matt at Think


Album: Envy Of Angels Bonus 7 Track CD

(Live Acoustic) No. 8425842

(Free with first 8,000 "Envy Of Angels" sales - NZ only).
It's mainly live tracks from UK acoustic radio interviews, although When The Wind was
done in the b studio at Rockfield during the Envy Of Angels sessions.)

1.Anchor Me
2.The Heater
3.In My Room
4.April
5.Another Morning
6.When The Wind Comes Round
7.Dominion Road


Come Around - cover

Single: Come Around

- Rel - 24/2/97 Cat No. 8770452-4

1.Come Around - Gregg Control
2.Big Fish (Slow Version)-McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Answerphone - Long Control

Recorded and produced at Rockfield Studios , Wales, by Hugh Jones,
assistant engineers Paul Read and Lee Butler. Mixed by Hugh Jones
and Helen Woodward except "Big Fish" recorded by Paul Read, mixed
by Paul Read and The Mutton Birds.
"Answerphone" recorded by Paul Tipler at Blackwing Studios, London,
mixed by Paul Read and The Mutton Birds.

Cover photo and artwork by Andrew B White Revolver Communications, Auckland, NZ


UK


Single: Dominion Road

- Rel-August 1995 Cat No. 8930452

1.Dominion Road (3:55) McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.You Will Return (4:32) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Wellington (3:07) Gregg Control
4.Ngaire (3:52) McGlashan Warner/Mana

Track 1 from "The Mutton Birds", 2, 3, & 4 from "Salty"


Single: Anchor Me

- Rel Oct. 1995 Cat No. 8933682

1.Anchor Me (Remix Edition)*-McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.When The Wind Comes Round-McGlashan Warner/Mana#
3.Esther-Gregg-Control
4.Don't Fight It Marsha Its Bigger Than Both Of Us-McGlashan Warner/Mana

All tracks produced by The Mutton Birds. Recorded at Shortland Street Studios, Auckland by Mark Ingram. November 1995.
All tracks mixed by Tchad Blake at 301 Studios, Sydney-March1994,
except * Additional production and mix by David Bascombe at The Church, London- Nov1995.
# Edit by Brent Burge in Sydney


Nature

Album: Nature

- Rel September 1995 Cat No. ?

1.Nature (3:39) Wayne Mason Warner/Mana
2.Dominion Road(3:55) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Anchor Me (4:27) McGlashan Warner/Mana
4.The Heater (4:22) Words: McGlashan, Music: Burge, Long, Gregg, McGlashan Warner/Mana/Control
5.Giant Friend (3:48) McGlashan Warner/Mana
6.Your Window (4:18) McGlashan Warner/Mana
7.White Valiant (5:12) McGlashan Warner/Mana
8.In My Room (4:35) McGlashan Warner/Mana
9.A Thing Well Made (4:39) McGlashan Warner/Mana
10.Queens English (7:07) McGlashan Warner/Mana
11.There's A Limit (4:13) Gregg Control
12.Too Close To The Sun (5:31) Words:McGlashan Music Long, McGlashan Warner/Mana/Control

All tracks as for original albums except for "In My Room" -additional production by Neil Finn.


French Singles


Single: Nature

- Rel early 1996 Cat. No. ?

1.Nature
2.He Turned Around-McGlashan Warner/Mana-1993
3.When The Wind Comes Round(5:09)-McGlashan Warner/Mana-1993
4.Before The Break Through (4:32) - McGlashan Warner/Mana -1992 (1996)

Produced by The Mutton Birds. 1992, 1993.


Australia


Single: Don't Fear The Reaper

- Rel February 3 1997 Cat No. 8740962-0

1.Don't Fear The Reaper (5:25)- D. Roeser 1976 B.O'Cult Songs Inc.
From the Universal Motion Picture "The Frighteners", Directed by Peter Jackson. (Wingnut Films/MCA/Universal)
2.The Heater-(4:22) Words: McGlashan, Music: Burge, Long, Gregg, McGlashan Warner/Mana/Control
3.Face In The Paper(3:51)-McGlashan Warner/Mana

Track 1 recorded by Paul Tipler at Blackwing Studios, London, produced by The Mutton Birds.
Track 2 recorded by Mark Ingram at Revolver studios, Auckland, Mixed by Tchad Blake, Produced by The Mutton Birds.
Track 3 recorded and produced at Rockfield Studios, Wales by Hugh Jones.
Assistant engineers Paul Read and Lee Butler. Mixed by Hugh Jones and Helen Woodward.


Single: Come Around

- Rel April 7 1997 Cat No. ?

1.
2.
3.


UK


Single: Come Around

- Rel February 24 1997 CD1 Cat No. 8940012

1.Come Around (3:56) - Gregg Control
2.Along The Boundary - McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Face In The Paper- McGlashan Warner/Mana

Produced by Hugh Jones. Mixed by Hugh Jones and Helen Woodward.


Single: Come Around

- Rel February 24 1997 CD 2 Cat No. 894002 2

1.Come Around (3:56)-Gregg Control
2.Dominion Road (3:55) McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Anchor Me (4:30) McGlashan Warner/Mana
4. When The Wind Comes Round (4:20) McGlashan Warner/Mana

1.Produced by Hugh Jones. Mixed by Hugh Jones and Helen Woodward.
2,3&4 Produced by The Mutton Birds


Single: Come Around

- Rel February 24 1997 Cassette Cat No. 8940014

1.Come Around (3:56) - Gregg Control
2. Along The Boundary - McGlashan Warner/Mana

Produced By Hugh Jones.


Album: Angle Of Entry

- rel Dec 1997 Gravy Train Records Cat No. CD1

Live acoustic album recorded at the 12 Bar Club, Denmark St. London.

1.Envy Of Angels - McGlashan Warner/Mana
2.Like This Train - McGlashan Warner/Mana
3.Another Morning - McGlashan Warner/Mana
4.A Thing Well Made - McGlashan Warner/Mana
5.Esther - Gregg EMI Music
6.Trouble With You - McGlashan Warner/Mana
7.There's A Limit - Gregg EMI Music
8.Come Around - Gregg EMI Music
9.Dominion Road - McGlashan Warner/Mana
10.Anchor Me - McGlashan Warner/Mana
11.Ten Feet Tall - McGlashan Warner/Mana
12.While You Sleep - McGlashan Warner/Mana
13.White Valiant - McGlashan Warner/Mana
14.Wellington - Gregg EMI Music

Live Sound, Yaron Levy. Recorded and mixed by Alex Belmont. Features Chris Sheehan on guitar.

Only available from Mutton Birds Management.


Too Hard Basket

Album: Too Hard Basket - B Sides and Bastards

- rel June 1998 Gravy Train Records Cat No. CD2

Rarities album

  1. It Happened One Night
    *Different mix to that released with "The Heater"*
  2. He Turned Around
    "Heater" B-side - NZ only
  3. The Ballad Of Kelvin
    "Heater" B-side - NZ only
  4. Three Minutes
    *Previously unreleased*
  5. So Long
    *Previously unreleased*
  6. The Heater (Careful With... version)
    "Anchor Me" B-side - NZ only
  7. The Queen's English (Annus Horribilis mix)
    "Ngaire" B-side - NZ only
  8. Cinema Of Unease - credit music
    *Previously unreleased*
  9. Don't Fear The Reaper
    Original demo version -"She's Been Talking" B-side -NZ only
  10. Ash Wednesday
    *Previously unreleased*
  11. Ranchslider
    *Previously unreleased*
  12. Answerphone
    *Different version to that released with "Come Around" NZ single*
  13. Face In The Paper
    "Come Around" B-side - UK
  14. Inbetween Man
    "She's Been Talking" B-side - UK
    *Different mix to NZ "Envy Of Angels" version*
  15. Along The Boundary.
    Same sessions as "Face In The Paper"



  • P 1994 EMI Records Australia: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
  • P 1996 EMI Records Australia: Track 9
  • P 1997 EMI Records Australia: Tracks 13, 14
  • P 1998 Gravy Train Records: Tracks 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15
  • © 1998 Gravy Train Records cd