The Beginning of the Enz

The Beginning of the Enz is a 1979 release from New Zealand rock group Split Enz. The album is a collection of songs from the early days of the band. Several of these songs, such as 129, Lovey Dovey and Spellbound were later re-recorded and included on albums such as Mental Notes and Second Thoughts.

The Beginning Of The Enz
Compilation album by
Split Enz
ReleasedNovember 1979
Recorded1973–1974
Genrefolk rock, rock music
Length29:27

The album reached #35 in New Zealand, but did not chart in Australia.

An unrelated compilation album, Beginning of the Enz (dropping "The" from the title), was released in England in 1980 by Chrysalis Records and mainly included tracks from 1976's Second Thoughts and 1977's Dizrythmia. It also included the first album appearance of the 1977 non-album single "Another Great Divide".

Track listing
  1. "Split Ends" – For You Single, recorded 1973 – 1:49
  2. "For You" – For You Single, recorded 1973 – 3:50
  3. "129" – Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song Single, recorded 1973, re-recorded as 'Matinee Idyll (129)' on Second Thoughts (1976) – 2:49
  4. "Home Sweet Home" – No Bother To Me Single (released 1975), recorded 1973 – 3:43
  5. "Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" – Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song Single, recorded 1973 – 3:24
  6. "No Bother to Me" – No Bother To Me Single (released 1975), recorded 1974 – 3:11
  7. "Malmsbury Villa" – recorded 1974 – 2:49
  8. "Lovey Dovey" – recorded 1974, re-recorded on Second Thoughts (1976) – 3:23
  9. "Spellbound" – recorded 1974 with Tim Finn on vocals, re-recorded on Mental Notes (1975) with Phil Judd singing lead – 4:35

English version (Chrysalis, 1980)
  1. "My Mistake" (Finn, Rayner) 2:58
  2. "Crosswords" (Finn) 3:23
  3. "Bold as Brass" (Finn, Gillies) 3:27
  4. "Another Great Divide" (Finn, Gillies, Judd, Rayner) 3:38
  5. "Charley" (Finn) 5:28
  6. "Late Last Night" (Judd) 4:02
  7. "Stranger Than Fiction" (Finn, Judd) 7:06
  8. "Time for a Change" (Judd) 4:02
  9. "Walking Down a Road" (Finn, Judd) 5:24

Personnel
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