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SPLIT ENZ

DISCOGRAPHY FOR AUSTRALIA 1973-84

April (?) 1973 New Zealand 7" Split Ends: For You
    For You 3.53 / Split Ends 1.53 (Vertigo New Zealand, 6036 902)
Nov 1973 New Zealand 7" Split Ends: The Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song
    The Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song 3.24 / One Two Nine 2.50 (EMI New Zealand, HR.512)
March (?) 1975 New Zealand 7" Split Ends: No Bother to Me
    No Bother to Me 3.08 / Home Sweet Home [2.57? 3.42?] (White Cloud, WC 002)
This original vinyl single says the B-side is 2.57 long, but later LPs and CDs has a duration of 3.42. I guess the vinyl single has wrong duration given.

(1979) New Zealand/Australian coll-LP (+ CD) THE BEGINNING OF THE ENZ [1973-1975]

  1. Split Ends 1.53 [B-side 1973]
  2. For You 3.53 [A-side 1973]
  3. One Two Nine 2.50 [B-side 1973]
  4. Home Sweet Home 3.42 [B-side 1975]
  5. The Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song 3.24 [A-side 1973]

  6. No Bother to Me 3.08 [A-side 1975]
  7. Malmsbury Villa 2.51 [previously unreleased, recorded 1974]
  8. Lovey Dovey 3.26 [previously unreleased, recorded 1974]
  9. Spellbound 4.35 [previously unreleased, recorded 1974] (New Zealand/Australian LP: Festival Records/Mushroom Records, L 37132)

late July 1975 New Zealand/Australian LP (+ CD) MENTAL NOTES

  1. Walking Down a Road 5.22
  2. Under the Wheel 7.48
  3. Amy (Darling) 5.15
  4. So Long for Now 3.18

  5. Stranger Than Fiction 6.57
  6. Time for a Change 3.46
  7. Maybe 2.57
  8. Titus 3.02
  9. Spellbound 5.00 [New Recording]
  10. Mental Notes 0.43 (New Zealand/Australian LP: White Cloud WCL 101 / Mushroom Records, L 35588)
Recorded May/June 1975 at festival studios, Studio 24, Sydney.

Sep (?) 1975 New Zealand/Australian 7" Maybe

    Maybe / Titus (White Cloud WC 003 / Mushroom Records, K-6076)
1976 live various artists 2-LP A-REEFER-DERCI!
Recorded live 30 Dec 1975 at the Reefer Cabaret, Melbourne, Australia.

Aug 1976 LP (+ CD) SECOND THOUGHTS

  1. Late Last Night 3.59
  2. Walking down a Road 5.15 [re-recorded version]
  3. Titus [3.11? 5.11?] [re-recorded version]
  4. Lovey Dovey 3.00 [re-recorded version]
  5. Sweet Dreams 4.55

  6. Stranger Than Fiction 7.05
  7. Time for a Change 4.02 [re-recorded version]
  8. Matinee Idyll 2.54 [re-recorded version of "Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" from 1973]
  9. The Woman Who Loves You 6.45 (Mushroom, L 35981)
Recorded April-May 1976 at Basing St. Studios, London. First released in UK (9 Aug) as MENTAL NOTES. Also released in Europe with the same title. Then released in Australasia as SECOND THOUGHTS.

Aug? 1976 7" Late Last Night

    Late Last Night 4.06 / Time for a Change (Live 30 Dec 1975 at Reefer Cabaret, Melbourne) 4.01 (Mushroom, K-6300)
6 Dec (?) 1976 7" Matinee Idyll
    Matinee Idyll 2.58 / Lovey Dovey (Mushroom, K6627)

Jan 1977 non-album 7" Another Great Divide

    Another Great Divide 3.39 / Stranger Than Fiction 7.05 (Mushroom Records, K-6658)
autumn 1977 LP (+ CD) DISRYTHMIA
  1. Bold As Brass 3.22
  2. My Mistake 2.56
  3. Parrot Fashion Love 3.47
  4. Sugar and Spice 3.49
  5. Without a Doubt 5.26

  6. Crosswords 3.21
  7. Charley 6.26
  8. Nice to Know 4.22
  9. Jamboree 6.27 (LP: Mushroom, L 36347)
Recorded June/July 1977 at Air Studios, London.

autumn ca 1977 7" My Mistake

    My Mistake 2.56 / Crosswords 3.21 (Mushroom, K 6875)
12 Dec (?) 1977 7" Give It a Whirl
    Bold As Brass / Sugar and Spice (Mushroom, K 6992)

coll-2CD/CD ROOTIN TOOTIN LUTON TAPES [1978]

  1. Miss Haps 4.08
  2. Home Comforts 4.13
  3. Animal Lover 3.16
  4. Carried Away 4.37
  5. Semi-Detached 5.03
  6. Holy Smoke 3.21
  7. Message Boy 3.47
  8. Hypnotised 3.41
  9. Late in Rome 3.25
  10. Straight Talk 3.23
  11. Hollow Victory 3.23
  12. Evelyn 3.16
  13. Best Friend 3.04
  14. Creature Comforts 2.52
  15. Remember When 3.56
  1. Hermit McDermitt 5.02
  2. Betty 6.13
  3. I See Red 3.15
  4. Mind over Matter 3.09
  5. Next Exit 3.54
  6. She Got Body She Got Soul 2.57
  7. So This Is Love 4.14
  8. Abu Dhabi 4.53
  9. Famous People 4.02
  10. I'm So Up 2.58
  11. Marooned 2.27
  12. Livin' It Up 1.17
  13. Frenzy 3.07 (fan club 2-CD: Warner Music Australia, 5144241092)
Demos. Recorded July 1978 at Quest Studios, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, except tracks 2-7 and 2-10 recorded jan 1978 at Dave Lee Travis Show, BBC Studios, London. Available both as a limited fan club 2-CD and a commercial single CD.

13 Nov (?) 1978 7" I See Red

    I See Red 3.15 // Hermit McDermitt 3.42 / Message Boy 3.51 (Mushroom, K 7284)
1979 LP (+ CD) FRENZY
  1. Give It a Whirl 2.49
  2. Master Plan 3.07
  3. Famous People 2.51
  4. Hermit McDermitt 4.07
  5. Stuff and Nonsense 4.22
  6. Marooned 2.50

  7. Frenzy 2.55
  8. The Roughest Toughest Game in Town 3.34
  9. She Got Body She Got Soul 2.53
  10. Betty 4.39
  11. Abu Dhabi 4.27
  12. Mind over Matter 2.57 (LP: Mushroom, L 36768/36921)
Recorded in the UK. A book says that the first edition (36768) did not include the 1978 single "I See Red" but that the reissue (36921) did.

1979 7" Give It a Whirl

    Give It a Whirl [2.49?] / Frenzy [2.55?] (Mushroom, K 7475)

Oct 1979 non-album 7" Things

    Things / Semi Detached (Mushroom Records, K 7643)

21 Jan 1980 LP (+ CD) TRUE COLOURS

  1. Shark Attack 2.58
  2. I Got You 3.30
  3. What's the Matter with You 3.11
  4. Double Happy 3.28
  5. I Wouldn't Dream of It 3.25
  6. I Hope I Never 4.37

  7. Nobody Takes Me Seriously 3.30
  8. Missing Person 3.38
  9. Poor Boy 3.27
  10. How Can I Resist Her 3.32
  11. The Choral Sea 4.41 (Australian LP: Mushroom Records, L 37167)
Recorded Aug 1979 at Armstrongs Studios, Melbourne.

21 Jan 1980 7" I Got You

    I Got You 3.30 / Double Happy 3.23 (Mushroom Records, K 7759)
May 1980 7" I Hope I Never
    I Hope I Never 3.56 [single version] // Hypnotized 3.38 / Carried Away 4.30 (Mushroom Records, K 7910)
The two B-sides Hypnotized & Carried Away were recorded as part of Split Enz's July 1978 "Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes" demos.

Nov 1980 7" One Step Ahead

    One Step Ahead 2.55 / In the Wars 3.06 (Festival Records/Mushroom Records, K 8103)
1 April 1981 LP (+ CD) WAIATA [a.k.a. 'CORROBOREE']
  1. Hard Act To Follow 3.17
  2. One Step Ahead 2.52
  3. I Don't Wanna Dance 3.30
  4. Iris 2.48
  5. Wail 2.49
  6. Clumsy 3.29

  7. History Never Repeats 2.57
  8. Walking through the Ruins 4.05
  9. Ships 3.01
  10. Ghost Girl 4.26
  11. Albert of India 4.03 (LP: Festival Records/Mushroom Records, RML 53001)
Recorded 1980 at AAV Studios, Melbourne.

March 1982 7" Dirty Creature

    Dirty Creature 4.02 / Make Sense of It 3.33 (Mushroom Records)
13 April 1982 LP (+ CD) TIME AND TIDE
  1. Dirty Creature 4.02
  2. Giant Heartbeat 3.57
  3. Hello Sandy Allen 3.50
  4. Never Ceases To Amaze Me 3.03
  5. Lost for Words 3.00
  6. Small World 3.35

  7. Take a Walk 3.34
  8. Pioneer 1.30
  9. Six Months in a Leaky Boat 4.20
  10. Haul Away 2.26
  11. Log Cabin Fever 4.34
  12. Make Sense of It 3.33 (Mushroom Records, RML-53012)
Recorded Nov 1981 in Sydney.

May 1982 7" Six Months in a Leaky Boat

    Six Months in a Leaky Boat 4.20 / Firedrill 3.55 (Mushroom Records)

March 1983 non-LP 7" Next Exit

    Next Exit 3.40 / Remember When 3.15 (Mushroom Records)

Oct 1983 7" Strait Old Line

    Strait Old Line 4.03 / Parasite 3.37 I Wake Up Every Night (Mushroom Records)
mod-Nov 1983 LP (+ CD) CONFLICTING EMOTIONS
  1. Strait Old Line 4.01
  2. Bullet Brain and Cactus Head 3.58
  3. Message To My Girl 4.04
  4. Working up an Appetite 4.07
  5. Our Day 4.57

  6. No Mischief 4.14
  7. The Devil You Know 3.35
  8. I Wake Up Every Night 4.46
  9. Conflicting Emotions 4.30
  10. Bon Voyage 4.03 (Mushroom Records)
Jan 1984 7" Message To My Girl
    Message To My Girl 4.01 / Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong) 3.35 (Mushroom Records, K 9316)
The B-side was also included on their next album.

spring? 1984 7" I Wake Up Every Night

    I Wake Up Every Night 4.46 / Conflicting Emotions 4.30 (Mushroom Records)

Oct 1984 7"/12" I Walk Away

    I Walk Away 3.49 / Over Drive 3.43 (7": Mushroom Records)

    I Walk Away (Extended Version) / Doctor Love (12": Mushroom Records)

early Nov 1984 LP (+ CD) SEE YA 'ROUND
  1. Breakin' My Back 3.53
  2. I Walk Away 3.50
  3. Doctor Love 4.17
  4. One Mouth Is Fed 3.26
  5. Years Go By 4.14
  6. Voices 3.31

  7. The Lost Cat 5.40
  8. Adz 4.12
  9. This Is Massive 3.18
  10. Kia Kaha 4.06
  11. Ninnie Knees Up 3.17 (Mushroom Records, RML 53146)
Dec ca 1984 7" One Mouth Is Fed
    One Mouth Is Fed 3.27/This Is Massive [3.48 ?] (Mushroom Records, K 9552)

Copyright (c) 2008-12-14 Jonas Wårstad.

Last update 2013-06-28.

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