Split Enz

The Auckland band formed by Tim Finn and Phil Judd, whose Time and Tide (1982) holds "Six Months in a Leaky Boat".

Auckland

Split Enz formed in Auckland in 1972 around the songwriters Tim Finn and Phil Judd, first as Split Ends; the Z was added in early 1974, the nz standing for New Zealand. Mental Notes (July 31, 1975, White Cloud in New Zealand and Mushroom in Australia) was produced by David Russell and the band at Festival Studios in Sydney in May and June 1975, and ran 44:12. Second Thoughts, a reworked version issued as Mental Notes outside Australasia, was produced by Phil Manzanera in April and May 1976 at Basing Street Studios in London.

Time and Tide (1982) was produced by Hugh Padgham, who engineered it as well. Its singles were "Dirty Creature" in March 1982, "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" in May 1982 and "Never Ceases to Amaze Me" in September. The line-up on it was Tim Finn (vocals, piano), Neil Finn (vocals, guitar), Noel Crombie (drums, percussion), Nigel Griggs (bass) and Eddie Rayner (keyboards, percussion).

Albums

Mental Notes 1975
A 1975 album.
Second Thoughts 1976
A 1976 album.
Dizrythmia 1977
A 1977 album.
Frenzy 1979
A 1979 album.
True Colours 1980
A 1980 album.
Waiata 1981
A 1981 album.
Time and Tide 1982 · Mushroom
The 1982 album, with a nautical title song and Eddie Rayner's instrumental "Pioneer" before it.
Conflicting Emotions 1983
A 1983 album.
See Ya 'Round 1984
A 1984 album.
The Living Enz 1985
A 1985 album.
The Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes 2007
A 2007 album.

Songs

Six Months in a Leaky Boat Time and Tide · 1982
Released in May 1982 as the second single from Time and Tide.

Sources

Split Enz, Wikipedia
Time and Tide (Split Enz album), Wikipedia
Six Months in a Leaky Boat, Wikipedia
Mental Notes, Wikipedia