''The Beginning of the Enz'' is the fifth studio album from

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rock group

Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand rock band formed in Auckland in 1972 by Tim Finn and Phil Judd and had a variety of other members during its existence. Originally started as a folk-oriented group with quirky art rock stylings, the band built a ...

. The album is a collection of non-album singles and demos that pre-date the band's first album, 1975's '' Mental Notes''. Three of these songs, "129", "Lovey Dovey" and "Spellbound", were later re-recorded and included on ''Mental Notes'' and '' Second Thoughts''. The album reached #35 in New Zealand, but did not chart in Australia. An unrelated compilation album, ''

Beginning of the Enz ''Beginning of the Enz'' is a compilation album by New Zealand rock group Split Enz. Released in the UK by Chrysalis Records, it compiles tracks from the albums '' Second Thoughts'' (1976) and ''Dizrythmia'' (1977), as well as the non-album sin ...

'' (dropping "The" from the title), was released in the UK in 1980 by

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Track listing

*All songs by Phil Judd and

Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowde ...

, except track 7 by Phil Judd. # "Split Ends" – Single B-side ("For You"), recorded and released 1973 – 1:49 # "For You" – Single, recorded and released 1973 – 3:50 # "129" – Single B-side ("Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song"), recorded and released 1973 (re-recorded as 'Matinee Idyll (129)' on '' Second Thoughts'' in 1976) – 2:49 # "Home Sweet Home" – Single B-side ("No Bother To Me"), recorded 1973 and released 1975 – 3:43 # "Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" – Single, recorded and released 1973 – 3:24 # "No Bother to Me" – Single, recorded 1974 and released 1975 – 3:11 # "Malmsbury Villa" – Previously unreleased demo, recorded 1974 – 2:49 # "Lovey Dovey" – Previously unreleased demo, recorded 1974 (re-recorded on ''Second Thoughts'' in 1976) – 3:23 # "Spellbound" – Previously unreleased demo with Tim Finn on lead vocal, recorded 1974 (re-recorded on '' Mental Notes'' in 1975 with Phil Judd on lead vocal) – 4:35

Personnel

Split Enz "Split Ends" and "For You" *

- Vocals, Piano * Phil Judd - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin * Mike Chunn - Bass *

Miles Golding Miles Golding (born in Sydney in 1951) is a classical violinist, and an original member of Split Enz. Golding played on the band's first single "For You" in 1973, leaving them shortly after to pursue further training in London. Golding has pla ...

- Violin *Mike Howard - Flute *Div Vercoe - Drums "129", "Home Sweet Home" and "Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" *Tim Finn - Vocals, Piano *Phil Judd - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Spoons *Mike Chunn - Bass *Paul "Wally" Wilkinson - Guitar *

Geoff Chunn Geoff Chunn is a New Zealand musician, best known as an early member of Split Enz. Chunn was a teenage friend of Tim Finn. Together the two of them and Chunn's elder brother, Mike Chunn, founded the band Stillwater while at high school in the late ...

- Drums "No Bother to Me", "Malmsbury Villa", "Lovey Dovey" and "Spellbound" *Tim Finn - Vocals, Piano *Phil Judd - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin *Mike Chunn - Bass *Paul "Wally" Wilkinson - Guitar *Geoffrey Chunn - Drums * Eddie Rayner - Keyboards *Rob Gillies - Saxophone, Trumpet Additional musician Rob Gillies played saxophone on "129", recorded before he joined the band as a full member

Charts

References

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