Split Enz – Second Thoughts ( Expanded Edition )

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Release Date 27th February 2026

The next chapter in this series, ‘Second Thoughts (Expanded Edition)’, marks 50 years
since Split Enz ventured to London to record with Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera in the
producer’s chair.

This definitive 2LP set pairs the original 1976 mix, remastered from the original tapes,
with a companion LP ‘Wide Angle Enz’ – a treasure trove of live recordings and
alternate mixes, including a previously unreleased archival rough mix of ‘129 (Matinee
Idyll)’ which is exclusive to this release.
Presented in the distinctive Australia/New Zealand sleeve featuring John Prew’s band
portrait, the album concludes with the hypnotic locked- groove of ‘Mental Notes’,
mirroring the international version’s striking finale.
Pressed on two 140g vinyl, housed in a wide-spine sleeve with printed inner bags.
Remastered from the original tapes by Phil Kinrade and overseen by Eddie Rayner,
with lacquers cut by Harry Rudkins at AIR Studios.

Tracks: Late Last Night / Walking Down A Road / Titus / Lovey Dovey / Sweet
Dreams / Stranger Than Fiction / Time For A Change / Matinee Idyll / The Woman
Who Loves You / Mental Notes / Sweet Dreams [Live at Ormond Hall] / Late Last
Night [Archival Rough Mix] / Stranger Than Fiction/Time For A Change [‘Mental Notes’
Version, Eddie Rayner Remix] / 129 [Live At Ormond Hall] / Titus [Archival Rough
Mix] / Under The Wheel [Live At Ormond Hall] / Time For A Change [Live At Ormond
Hall] / 129 (Matinee Idyll) [Archival Rough Mix