Mandrill
Glyn Tucker was a leading figure in NZ music, pioneering and supporting a fledgling industry for more than 20 years.
Following an early career as a singer/songwriter in The Gremlins (1965 - 1968) he founded Mandrill Recording Studios in Auckland, 1975, and produced and engineered hundreds of Kiwi tracks.
Mandrill produced 15 gold and 3 platinum albums throughout the 70's and 80's, including artists Dave Dobbyn, Shona Laing, Suzanne Prentice, Kiri TeKanawa, Citizen Band, The Crocodiles, Mockers, Dance Exponents, David Hasselhoff, and many others.
Record labels Mandrill and Reaction were set up and run by Tucker (Reaction, in association with Trevor Reekie) and released some iconic Kiwi recordings that include, Citizen Band, Alastair Riddell, The Crocodiles, The Mockers, and Mark Loveys' Satellite Spies.
The studio business was sold in 1995, and the labels ceased to record new material. Now, after 16 years or more Glyn has re-mastered these lost gems from the original master tapes and through his company GTM made them available again through DRM.
Releases
The 1978 album originally released through Mandrill and now available digitally thanks to the good folks at GTM and DRMNZ. More
Originally released in 1978 and now available digitally thanks to GTM and DRMNZ. This release includes two bonus tracks, In A Lifetime and Holy Fulele. More
Originally released in 1981 and now digitally available thanks to GTM and DRMNZ. This release includes the bonus tracks Never Wanna Lose Your Love and Whisky And Wine. More
For 2002's Play It Straight, Eddie Rayner gathered a group of quality vocalists and musicians to release a thirteen track album of contemporary pop. More
Originally released in 1977 and now digitally available thanks to GTM and DRMNZ. More
From the GTM vaults comes The Crocodiles debut album Tears. Originally released in 1980 and now available digitally. More
Originally released in 1981 and now available digitally thanks to GTM and DRMNZ. More
