Tracklist
| Walking Down A Road | |||
| Under The Wheel | |||
| Amy (Darling) | |||
| So Long For Now | |||
| Stranger Than Fiction | |||
| Time For A Change | |||
| Maybe | |||
| Titus | |||
| Spellbound | |||
| Mental Notes |
Credits (14)
Graeme WebberArtwork
Jonathan Michael Chunn*Bass, Piano
Emlyn Crowther*Drums
Richard BatchensEngineer- Wally WilkinsonLead Guitar
Barry M. Coburn*Management
Notes
This is the original 1975 debut release, recorded at Festival Studios in Australia, and produced by David Russell (2) and Split Enz. In 1976, six tracks that were first recorded for Mental Notes (four of which, "Walking Down A Road", "Titus", "Stranger Than Fiction" and "Time For A Change", appeared on this album) were re-recorded in Britain, along with three new songs, for Split Enz' second release Split Enz - Second Thoughts (produced by Phil Manzanera), which was released outside Australasia as "Mental Notes".
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Gatefold | White Cloud (2) – WCL 101 | New Zealand | 1975 | New Zealand — 1975 | ||||
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Gatefold | Mushroom – L 35588, Mushroom – L-35,588 | Australia | 1975 | Australia — 1975 | ||||
 | Mental Notes Cassette, Album, Stereo | Mushroom – C35588 | Australia | 1975 | Australia — 1975 | New Submission | |||
 | Mental Notes CD, Album, Reissue | Mushroom – D 19217 | Australia & New Zealand | 1988 | Australia & New Zealand — 1988 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Mental Notes Cassette, Album, Reissue, Stereo | Mushroom – C 19217 | Australia & New Zealand | 1988 | Australia & New Zealand — 1988 | New Submission | |||
 | Mental Notes CD, Album, Reissue | Mushroom – D 19217 | Australia | 1992 | Australia — 1992 | New Submission | |||
 | Mental Notes CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak | Warner Strategic Marketing Australia – 5101136322, Mushroom – 5101136322 | Australia | 2006 | Australia — 2006 | ||||
 | Mental Notes CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Mushroom – 5101137512, Warner Strategic Marketing – 5101137512 | Australia | 2007 | Australia — 2007 | New Submission | |||
 | Mental Notes CD, Album, Reissue | Mushroom – MUSH32329.9 | Australia | Australia | Recently Edited | ||||
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Reissue | Interfusion – L 35588 | New Zealand | New Zealand | |||||
 | Mental Notes CD, Album, Reissue | Mushroom – MUSH32329.2 | Australia | Australia | Recently Edited | ||||
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold | Mushroom – L 35588, Mushroom – L-35,588 | Australia | Australia | New Submission | ||||
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Reissue | Interfusion – L 35588, Interfusion – WCL-101 | New Zealand | New Zealand | New Submission | ||||
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Reissue | Mushroom – L 35588, Mushroom – L-35,588 | Australia | Australia | New Submission | ||||
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Reissue | Interfusion – L 35588, Interfusion – WCL 101 | New Zealand | New Zealand | New Submission | ||||
 | Mental Notes Cassette, Album, Reissue, Stereo | Interfusion – C35588 | New Zealand | New Zealand | New Submission | ||||
 | Mental Notes LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold | Mushroom – L19217, Mushroom – L 19217 | Australia | Australia | New Submission |
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Edited 5 months agoreferencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Gatefold) L 35588
A phenomenal debut LP from a zany theatrical creative original & talented New Zealand group of avant-garde art/glam/prog/pop weirdos (check out the cover for a clue) who sound like a vaudeville act who ingested acid delivering astoundingly well written quirky eccentric songs in a fun engaging way that’s bizarre & strange but brilliant only to be somewhat let down by a distinctly non A-grade recording quality.
Weird! But cool.referencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Gatefold) WCL 101
There is also a white cloud cassette WCK-101 white cloud records dist by pye 1975
referencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Gatefold) L 35588
I have this same exact issue with no locked groove, unless, there's a non-locked groove duplicate reissue of this very version, lol...it's the only one on here with these center labels
Edited one year agoreferencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Gatefold) WCL 101
70s-Split Enz were practically New Zealand's Roxy Music! ("Mental Notes" even was produced by Phil Manzanera!)referencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Gatefold) WCL 101
High Quality Pressing Made In Germany (6307 581) ist nicht gelistet !? Wie nehme ich das in meine Sammlung auf?
referencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Reissue) L 35588
This album is nothing like their mid-80s albums. It's progressive rock/pop from the mid 1970s. The song writing is excellent and the musicianship is great. Good guitar solos, and piano solos and trumpet solos and interesting experimental rhythms and runs.
Is it pretentious? Of ocurse, it's progressive rock from the mid-1970s. Give yourself over to it. The grooves are great.referencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Gatefold) WCL 101
hello there I have a Brazilian vinyl print of that mental notes album
Edited 6 years agoreferencing Mental Notes (LP, Album, Gatefold) WCL 101
Data has to be wrong on this. I don't see how the New Zealand pressings are all re issues? The band is from there, and I really doubt they had overseas distro. this early on...???
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