Episodes

  • Beginning of the Enz (1950s-1975)

    Beginning of the Enz (1950s-1975)
    Oct 4 2012
    We hear about the formation of the band as Split Ends and the songwriting partnership of Tim Finn and Phil Judd.
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    52 mins
  • Mental Notes (1974-1976)

    Mental Notes (1974-1976)
    Oct 4 2012
    The band moves to Australia and infiltrates the Aussie rock scene. They record their debut album Mental Notes, which in 2004 was voted the number 1 New Zealand album of all time by Rip It Up magazine.
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    52 mins
  • Second Thoughts (1976-1977

    Second Thoughts (1976-1977
    Oct 4 2012
    The band move to London, ​Mental Notes is re-recorded for the overseas market and the Enz tour the UK just as punk rears its snotty head. An ill-fated promotional tour of the US leads to the departure of key band members. Neil Finn is asked to join.
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    52 mins
  • Dizrythmia (1977-1978)

    Dizrythmia (1977-1978)
    Oct 4 2012
    New members, new songs, disaster and rebirth. After recording their third album, Split Enz regain Phil Judd, lose their record company, lose Phil Judd again and feed off the energy of punk with the Rootin' Tootin' Luton demos.
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    49 mins
  • Frenzy (1978-1979)

    Frenzy (1978-1979)
    Oct 4 2012
    The band gets fired up after the Luton session and records 'I See Red' with whiz-kid producer David Tickle; they lose the plot by recording the Frenzy album with Jimi Hendrix's tea boy; and get fired up again by losing gear in a fire, one day before their Nambassa Festival performance in NZ.
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    50 mins
  • True Colours (1979-1980)

    True Colours (1979-1980)
    Oct 4 2012
    The band base themselves in Australia again and nearly break up due to bad debts. A successful tour re-balances the books, as does the huge radio hit 'I Got You' and album True Colours. The Enz simultaneously hit the charts in the UK and US and begin recording the follow-up album, Waiata.
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    53 mins
  • Waiata (1980-1981)

    Waiata (1980-1981)
    Oct 4 2012
    The band sell out London's Hammersmith Odeon, sack their drummer and hand the kit to their costume designer. A gun to the head and a chair to the ceiling. Canada loves them, America misses the boat, hotels lock the windows.
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    52 mins
  • Time and Tide (1981-1982)

    Time and Tide (1981-1982)
    Oct 4 2012
    Tim Finn has a nervous breakdown and he's not alone; Split Enz record perhaps their best album; and 'Leaky Boat' is scuppered in the UK.
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    49 mins