Flying Nun partners w US label for reissues

Via Pitchfork: "In recent years Captured Tracks have done a fine job of preserving material from indie labels of yesteryear with their various reissues, but 2013 will see them launching perhaps their most interesting reissues project yet. 

"The label has teamed with legendary New Zealand label Flying Nun to reissue "a large quantity" of records from throughout its influential catalog, including out-of-print and obscure records as well as the label's most popular material. The series will include boxed sets and expanded reissues of 12" EPs, 7" singles, and LPs, plus posters, shirts, and more...

"The first release will be a 2XLP compilation of singles, demos, and more from Toy Love, whose short lifespan (1979-1980) melded punk and 1960s pop, an inspiration to the Flying Nun aesthetic. ..."

From Captured Tracks site: “We at Flying Nun are super pleased to be setting up shop with Captured Tracks, who have recently been releasing some of the most exciting new music around. We think this brilliantly compliments Flying Nun’s 30 years of releasing some of the most interesting bands to come out of the remote south pacific. I can’t wait to get my teeth into helping people discover and rediscover some of these records.” -Ben Howe (Flying Nun Label Manager)

 We at Captured Tracks are beyond ecstatic to work with Flying Nun Records for this series of reissues. As a young record collector, I always saw the label as a recommendation of quality and a constant source of inspiration. I would comb the shelves of every record store imaginable to secure anything and everything I could find. When I first heard the news that they’d bought back the rights, this partnership was something that was lingering in the back of my mind.” -Mike Sniper (Captured Tracks Founder).