| The Beginning of the Enz | ||||
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| Released | November 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–1974 | |||
| Genre | folk rock, rock music | |||
| Length | 29:27 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
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The Beginning of the Enz is the fifth studio album from New Zealand rock group Split Enz. The album is a collection of non-album singles and demos that pre-date the band's first album, 1975's Mental Notes. Three of these songs, "129", "Lovey Dovey" and "Spellbound", were later re-recorded and included on Mental Notes and Second Thoughts.
The album reached #35 in New Zealand, but did not chart in Australia.
An unrelated compilation album, Beginning of the Enz (dropping "The" from the title), was released in the UK in 1980 by Chrysalis Records.