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Split Enz - Spellbound (1984)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Dirty Creature 4:03
  2. Straight Old Line 3:59
  3. I See Red 3:14
  4. I Got You 3:29
  5. Late Last Night 4:03
  6. One Step Ahead 2:53
  7. I Hope I Never 4:31
  8. Voices 3:23
  9. Pioneer 1:30
  10. Six Months In A Leaky Boat 4:21
  11. Message To My Girl 4:02
  12. Take A Walk 3:33
  13. Nobody Takes Me Seriously 3:27
  14. Whats The Matter With You 3:07
  15. Poor Boy 3:24
  16. Shark Attack 2:58
  17. Charlie 5:46
  18. Time For A Change 3:31
  19. I Walk Away 3:46
CD2
  1. History Never Repeats 2:58
  2. Bold As Brass 3:28
  3. My Mistake 3:00
  4. Give It A Whirl 2:50
  5. Sugar And Spice 3:52
  6. Without A Doubt 5:57
  7. Haul Away 2:27
  8. Stuff And Nonsense 4:20
  9. The Devil You Know 3:34
  10. Maybe 2:53
  11. Matinee Idyll (129) 2:46
  12. Titus 3:13
  13. Another Great Divide 3:37
  14. Semi Detached 5:02
  15. Hermit McDermitt 4:21
  16. Doctor Love 4:13
  17. Make Sense Of It 3:32
  18. Sweet Dreams 5:03
  19. Years Go By 4:12
  20. Mental Notes 0:33

Notes

Spellbound is an Australian-only two-disc collection which offers 39 of the band's biggest hits and best-known favorites. There are no shortage of Enz collections on the market, and this is the best to date. All of the tracks have been remastered, and as an incentive to collectors, the rare Luton version of "Semi-Detached" and a drastically remixed version of "Stuff and Nonsense" have been added. The one major flaw is the non-chronological sequencing, which, for a band with two distinct phases and a clear career arc, misses the opportunity to tell the band's story completely. Minor complaints aside, Spellbound is a good starting point for those who want more than any of the single-disc collections have to offer. [In typical Enz fashion, Spellbound was released in several different-colored covers.]