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Monday 5 January 2015

SPLIT ENZ


Split Enz was a rock band from New Zealand that was popular during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was founded in 1973 by Tim Finn and Phil Judd, and had a variety of other members during its existence. Split Enz had eight songs listed in the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time, more than any other band. Split Enz had ten albums (including seven studio albums) reach the top ten of the Official New Zealand Music Chart. From 1980 to 1982, the band had four number-one albums in New Zealand and three in Australia. It also had two albums break the top ten of the Canadian Albums Chart, two break the top fifty of the Billboard 200, and one break the top fifty of the UK Albums Chart. The only number-one single for Split Enz was "I Got You" (1980), which topped the charts in both New Zealand and Australia. Other top-ten singles include "One Step Ahead" (1980), "History Never Repeats" (1981), "Dirty Creature" (1982), and "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (1982).

Members

Tim Finn (vocals, piano), Phil Judd (vocals, guitar), Neil Finn (vocals, guitar), Wally Wilkinson (guitar), Mike Chunn (bass), Nigel Griggs (bass), Eddie Rayner (keyboards), Miles Golding (violin), Michael Howard (flute), Rob Gillies (sax), Geoff Chunn (drums), Paul Crowther (drums), Malcolm Green (drums), Paul Hester (drums), Noel Crombie (percussion)




SINGLES 
''Maybe / Titus'' 1975 Mushroom
''Late Last Night (#93) / Time For A Change'' Mushroom
''Matinee Idyll / Lovey Dovey'' 1976 Mushroom
''Another Great Divide / Stranger Than Fiction'' Mushroom
''My Mistake (#15) / Crosswords'' Mushroom
''Bold As Brass / Sugar And Spice'' Mushroom
''I See Red (#15) / Hermit McDemitt / Message Boy'' 1978 Mushroom
''Give It A Whirl / Frenzy'' 1970 Mushroom
''Things / Semi Datached'' 1979 Mushroom
''I Got You (#1) / Double Happy'' 1980 Mushroom
''I Hope I Never (Re-Mixed Version) (#18) / Hypnotized / Carried Away'' 1980 Mushroom
''One Step Ahead (#5) / In The Wars'' 1980 Mushroom
''History Never Repeats (#4) / Holy Smoke'' 1981 Mushroom
''I Don't Wanna Dance (#65) / Shark Attack / What's The Matter With You'' 1981 Mushroom
''Dirty Creature (#6) / Make Sense Of It'' 1982 Mushroom
''Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Edited Version) (#2) / Fire Drill'' 1982 Mushroom
''Never Ceases To Amaze Me (#50) / I See Red (Live)'' 1982 Mushroom
''Next Exit (#47) / Two Of A Kind / Remember When'' 1983 Mushroom
''Strait Old Line (#42) / Parasite'' 1983 Mushroom
''Message To My Girl (#12) / Kia Kaha (Ever Be Stronger)'' 1984 Mushroom
''I Wake Up Every Night (Edited Version) / Conflicting Emotions'' 1984 Mushroom
''I Walk Away (#45) / Overdrive'' 1984 Mushroom
''One Mouth Is Fed / This Is Massive'' 1984 Mushroom

ALBUMS
'Mental Notes' (#35) 1975 White Cloud
'Second Thoughts' (#25) 1976 Mushroom
'Dizrythmia' (#18) 1977 Mushroom 
'Frenzy' (#24) 1979 Mushroom
'True Colours' (#1) 1980 Mushroom
'Corroboree' (#1) 1981 Mushroom
'Time and Tide' (#1) 1982 Mushroom 
'Conflicting Emotions' (#13) 1983 Mushroom 
'See Ya 'Round' (#29) 1984 Mushroom




References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz

top100singles.blogspot.com.au


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