Split Enz was a New Zealander art-rock band from Auckland, formed in late 1972 and active through several iterations over a 12-year period. In 1973, the band released a pair of singles on Vertigo and EMI, followed by nine albums on Mushroom between 1975 and 1984. Their first album, Mental Notes, includes the popular early […]
Swingers were a Kiwi new wave band that released the 1981 album Practical Jokers. Their single “Counting the Beat” reached No. 1 in New Zealand and Australia. They appear in the 1982 Australian musical comedy Starstruck. Guitarist–singer Phil Judd was a founding member of Split Enz. Members: Phil Judd (vocals, guitar), Dwayne “Bones” Hillman (bass […]
Tim Finn is an New Zealander singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Split Enz. He debuted as a solo artist with the 1983 album Escapade, which spawned the cross-Tasman No. 2 hit “Fraction Too Much Friction.” In 1985, he appeared as a bandleader and jingle-writer in the Australian romantic comedy The Coca-Cola […]
Mental Notes is the debut album by kiwi art-rock septet Split Enz, released Down Under in 1975 on Mushroom Records. Tracklist: A1. “Walking Down a Road” (5:26) A2. “Under the Wheel” (7:49) A3. “Amy (Darling)” (5:17) A4. “So Long for Now” (3:18) B1. “Stranger Than Fiction” (6:58) B2. “Time for a Change” (3:46) B3. “Maybe” […]
Second Thoughts is the second album by Split Enz, released in August 1976 in Australia and New Zealand on Mushroom Records. In the Northern Hemisphere, the album was re-titled Mental Notes and released on Chrysalis with a modified version of the namesake earlier album‘s cover art. Tracklist: A1. “Late Last Night” (4:04) A2. “Walking Down […]
