NEW ZEALAND UNDERGROUND
VA - A Day In My Mind’s Mind Vol.1 - 5 [2005-2018] (5 x CDs)
A Day In My Mind’s Mind is a cultural excavation. Curated by Grant Gillanders, this five-volume set spans over a decade of meticulous research and restoration, documenting New Zealand’s psychedelic and underground music scene from 1966 to 1972. Released across EMI New Zealand and later Frenzy Music, the series stands as a definitive archive of a movement that flourished in isolation, far from the acid-saturated epicenters of London or San Francisco.
What makes the series remarkable is its fidelity to the local context. New Zealand’s geographic and cultural distance meant that psychedelia here was less about drug-fueled excess and more about sonic experimentation. With LSD virtually inaccessible, artists leaned into fuzz pedals, sitars, phasing effects, and surreal lyricism to conjure altered states. The result is a body of work that’s inventive, idiosyncratic, and deeply rooted in Kiwi ingenuity.
Volumes 1 through 3 were issued by EMI between 2005 and 2008, under the stewardship of Chris Caddick and Thierry Pannitier. These editions were later deleted in 2014, making original pressings highly sought-after among collectors. Volume 4 arrived via Frenzy Music in 2014, followed by Volume 5 in 2018, continuing the series’ commitment to unearthing acetates, unreleased demos, and long-lost studio reels. Each disc is packed with rarities, many of which had never seen commercial release, and sequenced with emotional and sonic logic that rewards deep listening.
The series also benefited from Real Groovy Records’ 33⅓ birthday celebration in 2014, which saw a limited-edition double vinyl “best of” curated by Gillanders. This release helped reintroduce the series to a new generation of crate-diggers and psych aficionados.
From the House of Nimrod’s phasing oddities to the Indo-surf stylings of 40 Watt Banana, A Day In My Mind’s Mind captures a scene that thrived on imagination, not imitation. It’s a testament to what happens when artists stretch the limits of their tools, their studios, and their minds, without ever leaving the farthest edge of the map. (B)
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Track lists
Vol. 1
01 Human Instinct - A Day in My Mind's Mind 2:11
02 La De Da's - All Purpose Low 2:50
03 Gremlins - Blast Off 1970 2:34
04 Hi-Revving Tongues - Tropic of Capricorn 3:13
05 Gene Pierson - Toyland 2:22
06 Shane - The Town of Tuxley Toymaker 1:54
07 Troubled Mind - The Devil is A Woman 2:28
08 Identity - Just Out of Reach 2:21
09 Identity - In Her Power 2:09
10 40 Watt Banana - Nirvana 2:58
11 Larry's Rebels - Dreamtime 3:23
12 Cleves - You & Me 3:20
13 Fourmyula - I Can Show You 2:42
14 Fourmyula - Bang on Harry 2:24
15 Human Instinct - Renaissance Fair 2:24
16 La De Da's - Come & Fly With Me 3:56
17 House of Nimrod - Slightly Delic 2:38
18 Cleves - Michael (edit) 2:02
19 Avengers - Sunshine Lady 2:02
20 Troubled Mind - Finders Keepers 2:40
21 Troubled Mind - Living it Down 2:06
22 Ray Columbus - Kick Me 2:42
23 Hi-Revving Tongues - Illusion 2:07
24 House of Nimrod - Psychothartic 2:47
25 Music Convention - Footsteps on My Mind 2:47
26 Hand - NSU 2:53
27 Omnibus - Somebody's Watching You 3:06
28 Salvation - I'd Rather Be Asleep 2:25
29 Chapta - Journey to The Sun 4:40
Vol. 2
01 Hi-Revving Tongues - Elevator 2:04
02 Top Shelf - Baby The World Really Turns 3:02
03 Dave Miller Set - Mr Guy Fawkes 4:17
04 Avengers - Everyone's Gonna Wonder 2:39
05 Dizzy Limits - Mare Tranquility 2:49
06 Fourmyula - Come with Me 2:58
07 Human Instinct - Death of the Seaside 2:31
08 Larry's Rebels - Fantasy 2:36
09 La de Da's - Find Us a Way 2:44
10 Gremlins - Never You Mind 2:15
11 Ray Columbus - Polka Dot Resistance 2:48
12 Dave Miller Set - Why Why Why 2:42
13 Avengers - Midnight Visitations 2:42
14 Top Shelf - Time Beyond 2:37
15 Fourmyula - Cozy Picture Theatre 2:44
16 Timberjack Donaghue - Dahli Mohammed 3:28
17 Larry's Rebels - Coloured Flowers 2:51
18 Spectres - Anything You Like 2:11
19 La de Da's - Tales from the Nile 2:28
20 Music Convention - Good Clean Fun 3:01
21 Salvation - Why 3:05
22 Tomorrow's Love - 7 and 7 Is 2:03
23 Quicy Conserve - San Francisco Girls 4:18
24 Tunespinners - You Were Born for Me 2:30
25 Music Convention - Bellyboard Beat 3:35
26 Shane - I'll Take You with Me 3:36
27 Fourmyula - Nature 2:58
Vol. 3
01 Larry's Rebels - Halloween 2:16
02 La de Da's - Thank You for the Flowers 3:11
03 The Dedikation - Greenburg, Glickstein,Charles, David Smith and Jones 2:07
04 Shane and Quincy Conserve - San Francisco Girls 3:42
05 Retaliation - Morning Dew 3:43
06 Rebels - Passing You By 3:07
07 Smoke - Never Trust a Woman 2:42
08 House of Nimrod - Ragged Patch 1:59
09 Bruno - Mandy Jones 2:11
10 Avengers - Love Hate Revenge 2:40
11 Timberjack - Come to Sabbat 3:42
12 Salvation - The Magic Forest 3:01
13 Human Instinct - Pink Dawn 1:56
14 Fourmyula - Alice is There 2:42
15 Music Convention - Green 4:06
16 Roger Skinner & the Motivation - What's the Use 2:59
17 No 1 Conversation Piece - I Can't Find a Way 2:38
18 Tom Thumb - If I Were a Carpenter 2:47
19 Dave Miller Set - Someone is Sure To 2:37
20 Ray Columbus and the Art Collection - Snap, Crackle, Pop 2:16
21 House of Nimrod - Reflections of Our Time 2:33
22 Simple Image - Spinning Spinning Spinning 3:13
23 Gremlins - Kingsforth Hemmingseem 3:07
24 Hi Revving Tongues - You'll Find Me Anywhere 2:05
25 Bruno - I Don't Care 2:44
26 Smoke - Control Your Love 3:29
27 Avengers - Daniel the Postman 2:09
28 Timberjack - Epilogue 3:16
Vol. 4
01 Chris Malcolm - Hurt Love & Fire 2:25
02 Brew - Bengal Tiger 2:30
03 Ray Woolf & the Avengers - Little Things That Happen 3:23
04 Dave Miller Set - A Bread & Butter Day 3:19
05 Gene Pierson - Reach Out 5:16
06 Tom Thumb - Hey Bulldog 2:27
07 Avengers - The Days of Pearly Spencer 2:26
08 New Zealand Trading Company - Oh What a Day 2:27
09 Troubled Mind - Carpet Man 2:45
10 Arch - Dear Madelaine 2:47
11 Avengers - Summer Set Morning 2:25
12 Salvation - Cold Rain & Snow 2:42
13 Underdogs - Is He Going to Die 2:30
14 Brew - Tea for Two 2:08
15 Sebastian's Floral Array - Hey Joe 2:05
16 Cellophane - Fire 4:19
17 Rebirth - Race with the Devil 3:58
18 Avengers - Waterpipe 4:02
19 Chris Malcolm - Trip on Life 2:07
20 Lew Pryme - Gracious Lady Alice Dee 4:28
21 Hayden Wood - The House Beside the Mine 2:25
22 Salvation - Like the Sun Like the Fire 2:53
23 Clevedonaires - Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire 2:05
24 Mee & the Others - Love is Not Game 2:23
25 Lew Pryme - Computerised Existence 2:41
26 Bryce Peterson - Slightly Delic 2:05
27 Wayne Mason & Ali Richardson - Nature (Demo) 2:41
Vol. 5
01 Retalliation - If You Think You're Groovy 3:20
02 Caboose - Little Andy 2:26
03 Cellopphane - Kentucky Woman 4:09
04 Music Convention - Noosa Theme 3:26
05 Latter Rain - 62nd Street 2:35
06 Newton - Steel Sparrow 4:13
07 Rebels - Little Fairy Michael 3:48
08 Larry's Rebels - Looking for A Way 3:34
09 High Reving Tongues - Come Back and Love Me 2:54
10 Spectres - My Sun Won't Shine Anymore 3:38
11 Next Move - Go Tell The Sun 2:50
12 Robert Gennari - I Don't Really Care 2:38
13 Apparition - Strange 2:55
14 Latter Rain - You Look So Beautiful 3:55
15 Cellopphane - Mind Patterns 3:05
16 Challenge - Reflections of Charlie Brown 3:54
17 Next Move - Sea of Green 3:04
18 Latter Rain - Here Come's Another Peasant 3:34
19 Principals - Lord Lord 3:02
20 Music Convention - Country Boy 3:28
21 Cossacks - Rapt 2:30
22 Brew - Operator 3:05
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