Beginning of the Enz

For the similarly named 1979 studio album, see The Beginning of the Enz.

Beginning of the Enz
Compilation album by Split Enz
Released	December 1980
Recorded	1976–1977
Genre	Rock
Label	Chrysalis Records
Split Enz chronology
True Colours (1980) Beginning of the Enz (1980) Waiata/Corroboree (1981)

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 single "Another Great Divide" (1977). Despite its almost identical title, the album bears a completely different track listing to the 1979 Split Enz album The Beginning of the Enz, which comprised non-album singles and demos from 1973 to 1974.

Track listing

1. "My Mistake" from Dizrythmia, 1977 (Finn, Rayner) 2:58
2. "Crosswords" from Dizrythmia, 1977 (Finn) 3:23
3. "Bold as Brass" from Dizrythmia, 1977 (Finn, Gillies) 3:27
4. "Another Great Divide" single, 1977 (Finn, Gillies, Judd, Rayner) 3:38
5. "Charley" from Dizrythmia, 1977 (Finn) 5:28
6. "Late Last Night" from Second Thoughts, 1976 (Judd) 4:02
7. "Stranger Than Fiction" from Second Thoughts, 1976 (Finn, Judd) 7:06
8. "Time for a Change" from Second Thoughts, 1976 (Judd) 4:02
9. "Walking Down a Road" from Second Thoughts, 1976 (Finn, Judd) 5:24

Personnel

Split Enz

Second Thoughts

• Tim Finn – Vocals, Piano
• Phil Judd – Vocals, Guitar
• Mike Chunn – Bass
• Eddie Rayner – Keyboards
• Emlyn Crowther – Drums
• Noel Crombie – Percussion
• Rob Gillies – Saxophone, Trumpet

"Another Great Divide"

• Tim Finn – Vocals, Piano
• Phil Judd – Vocals, Guitar
• Mike Chunn – Bass
• Eddie Rayner – Keyboards
• Noel Crombie – Percussion
• Rob Gillies – Saxophone, Trumpet
• Malcolm Green – Drums

Dizrythmia

• Tim Finn – Vocals, Piano
• Eddie Rayner – Keyboards
• Noel Crombie – Percussion
• Rob Gillies – Saxophone, Trumpet
• Malcolm Green – Drums
• Neil Finn – Vocals, Guitar
• Nigel Griggs – Bass