Pinacolada Records

Pinacolada Records is an independent record label based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Run by local record collector and DJ Tim Baird, the label started in September 2001. It is notable for releasing the debut album from DFA Records artist the Shocking Pinks, as well the acclaimed debut albums by Pig Out and the Tiger Tones. The label went into hiatus after the Tiger Tones album release in April 2008 until May 2023.

The first release on the revived version of Pinacolada Records in 2023 was a collaboration with Christchurch based record label Leather Jacket Records. Originated by Matthias McGregor at Leather Jacket and financed by Baird, the resulting release was a compilation of early 1980s Christchurch post-punk group the Playthings on 12” vinyl, digital and minidisc which came out on May 6, 2023. The release reached #1 on the Official New Zealand Chart on May 13, 2023, and also reached #11 on the Official New Zealand Album Chart the same week, making it Leather Jacket’s most successful release to date.

Discography

Rockwood 'Chee'/'Kung Fu Philosophy' (12" vinyl, released September 2001. Cat no: PINA1201)

Rockwood - 'Trippers Guide to House' (full-length album. CD released 25 November 2002. Cat no: PINACD01)

Thisinformation feat. Mark de Clive Lowe 'Extensionz Of Da Mindz'/'Galaxy Blues'(12" vinyl, released March 2003. Cat no: PINA1202)

Headspace 'Fly Away'(instrumental mix) b/w Fanatica 'Scent Of Love'(12" vinyl, released November 2003. Cat. no: PINA1203)

Shocking Pinks - 'Dance The Dance Electric' (their debut full-length album. CD released 14 February 2004. Cat. no: Pinacolada Records PINACD02)

Pig Out - 'Club Poems'(Pinacolada Records Cat. no: PINACD03. Released 20 November 2006)

Tiger Tones - 'Tiger Tones'(Pinacolada Records Cat no: PINACD04. Released 21 April 2008)

Playthings - Self-titled (Pinacolada Records/Leather Jacket Records Cat no: LJR03, released 6 May 2023)