", Tim Finn agreed with his daughters sentiments, "Listen to Eddie Rayner’s re-mixes and feel the intensity. Tickle came out on the floor with us while we were cutting tracks..fist pumping and urging the rhythm section on. Mental Notes is a gatefold package with the inside gatefold featuring the alternative artwork when it was issued (as Second Thoughts) in Australia and New Zealand. Now, I just hope that « Frenzy », « True Colors », « Corroboree (Waiata) » and « Time and Tide » will receive this kind of vinyl release. I have a lot of colored vinyl (Universal, Sundazed, Rhino, Sony) and no complaints. 4 Jamboree. Seems identical to The Beginning Of The Enz except has the primary colours on black Mushroom label and a different label number. Corroboree / Waiata is my favorite. Paul not sure I would call them new wave. True Colours saw the release of some of Split Enz most iconic songs inclduing Poor Boy, I Hope I Never and I Got You.. The etched version was the first version released in the US, and I don’t know if a non-etched version was actually ever released, presumably as the album did not sell that well, and never warranted a second pressing. These LPs are very tempting. At times you can smell the sweat, which is a good thing. Split Enz’s True Colours is turning forty this year, and we’ve got all the details on some very bright and exciting reissues to celebrate!. Remastered audio • red vinyl • First time on vinyl for decades. Paul I really like your interviews (especially re: Tear for Fears) more than I used to enjoy reading LP covers and liner notes (even cd booklets). Plain black vinyl reissue without hologram etch. So for me, remixing to both restore and improve the currently-available mix AND the overall sound, for this 40th anniversary release, was a good idea. My experience with coloured is a much higher propensity for lazy/poor pressings. The Fan Club members got a special 2CD release. @PermRecordPod It would be so much more lauded if it had been a Beatles song. ", Shop Opening Hours:Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm Sunday: 10am-5pm. Remastered audio • red vinyl • First time on vinyl for decades. Produced by 20-year-old British producer David Tickle (Blondie, The Knack, Divinyls), True Colours features timeless Split Enz songs including “Poor Boy”, “I Hope I Never” and “I Got You”. If there’s demand for these, then would it be a stretch to reissue the post True Colours albums in the UK/Europe? The Luton Tapes were that moment. And ones that came after. Note that the matrix numbers of that version include the US A&M matrix numbers which likely means they used stampers sent over from the US – the label says “made in Australia” but also mentions it was mastered by MCA in the USA. I suspect it was probably a labour-intensive process that couldn’t be justified commercially on a mass scale. If you know someone at Demon, Paul, have a word in their ear. Lovey Dovey (earlier version is on the Beginning Of The Enz compilation) They were certainly pioneers, and got ripped off a couple of times by other bands’ music videos, mainly Live It Up by Mental as anything, and The Cars “You Might Think” stole heavily from “I Got You”. I did note that there was also a Canadian audiophile edition, pressed in Japan, seems to be unique to there…, https://www.discogs.com/Split-Enz-True-Colours/release/4668975. The album that introduced most of the world to New Zealand pop band Split Enz, True Colours is getting a new mix and expanded reissue for its 40th anniversary. 2 Walking Down A Road Now let’s get former Enz Phil Judd’s Counting the Beat on CD! Still nice to see these albums getting a re release as both are pretty decent. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. (P) 1979 Mushroom Records Pty. Reissues review: Split Enz – Mental Notes/Dizrhythmia. There were albums before it that contained a few gems. Just my view of course:). Yellow cover variant. He had all the original Mushroom label versions . Dizrythmia has been newly remastered from the original tapes and is receiving its first vinyl release in three decades. Don’t want to be too negative but Colored Vinyl is like Spam. "I certainly didn't undertake the remix lightly. A missed opportunity then. Side A Recorded at Armstrongs, Melbourne, Australia. It may be that they will not release this in an etched version as this new version is being remixed and would therefore require new vinyl masters, and perhaps no-one is doing this laser etched thingy any more. Mental Notes 6/10Dizrhythmia 8/10 Mainly known as the Finn brothers’ band before Crowded House, Neil Finn had yet to join elder brother Tim in the art-rockers for their 1976 second album Mental Notes. Tossing a coin about these, nice to look at but will they they get played much? 1 Late Last Night A pity if these don’t come out on CD for those of us (still a vast majority) haven’t fallen for poppadoms. All past members interviewed, very detailed and recommended to that who haven’t heard before. Very interested in getting a copy of Mental Notes to replace my cassette copy. I know not relevant to this reissue but worth mentioning for any Enz fans. Nice! From their beginnings in Auckland as an acoustic ensemble in 1972, to their final concerts as an Australia-based, internationally acclaimed pop band in 1984.“. 4 Lovey Dovey That album was the home for their big hit, “I Got You”, which drove the ball out of the park with its pop/rock quirkiness at the developing period of New Wave.