Split Enz

[Max Murdoc]

Anyone know of the "Rootin' Tootin' Lootin' Tapes" supposed to have been recorded around the time of "Frenzy" (1978 - 1979)? I believe some of the tracks ended up on "Frenzy".

[glokstadt]

I knew there were numerous tracks that were unreleased (never knoew the name of the project) before "Frenzy" was released.

I found the following from former Split Enz member Phil Judd's MySpace page, where he responds to a comment about "Rootin' Tootin' Lootin'."

The link:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =111876823



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Well I never found the quote from Google I found, so here it is cut and pasted from there:

Did you mean: "Rootin' Tootin' Pootin' Tapes"


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Did you mean to search for: "Rootin' Tootin' Pootin' Tapes"

[Max Murdoc]

Why didn't I just go to Wikipedia?

The Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes is a collection of demos made by New Zealand band Split Enz in 1978. During their 2006 tour of Australia it was announced that these recordings would finally be released as an official album after lengthy pressure from the fan club Frenz of the Enz.

In 1978 Split Enz fired their record company, their manager and co-founder Phil Judd had left for the final time. The band was in a slump, and the opportunity arose for them to record in a small studio in Luton. It was a cramped space with percussionist Noel Crombie having to set up his kit in toilet and Eddie Rayner in a position where he was almost constantly hitting Tim Finn in the head with his elbow. In spite of this, the band claims that this was a very passionate recording session, and was the beginning of a new era.

Some songs appeared on the album Frenzy, but the band considered the original recordings to be far superior, partly due to the mixing on that album by producer Mallory Earl which Noel Crombie described as "woolly".

Keyboardist Eddie Rayner has completed mixing the available tapes and a 2 CD set is available from the fan club, while the commercial release will be a single CD and will be available to the public in 2008. The newly mixed version of the song Evelyn was released on the fanclub-only release "I Like It Rare #4" in September 2007.

Track Listing (proposed)

Confirmed songs that will appear on the 2-disc Luton set (all songs written by Tim Finn unless specified) are:

Disc 1

1. "Miss Haps"
2. "Home Comforts"
3. "Animal Lover"
4. "Carried Away" - (Neil Finn)
5. "Semi Detached"
6. "Holy Smoke" - (Neil Finn)
7. "Message Boy"
8. "Hypnotised"
9. "Late In Rome (Serge)" - (Neil Finn)
10. "Straight Talk"
11. "Hollow Victory"
12. "Evelyn" - (Neil Finn)
13. "Best Friend" - (Tim Finn), (Neil Finn)
14. "Creature Comforts"
15. "Remember When"

Disc 2

1. "Hermit McDermit"
2. "Betty"
3. "I See Red"
4. "Mind Over Matter" - (Neil Finn)
5. "Next Exit"
6. "She Got Body"
7. "So This Is Love" - (Phil Judd) (From the 1978 London Sessions)
8. "Abu Dhabi" - (Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner)
9. "Famous People"
10. "I'm So Up" - (Phil Judd) (From the 1978 London Sessions)
11. "Marooned"
12. "Livin' It Up" - (Nigel Griggs)
13. "Frenzy"

It is unknown at this stage as to which songs will make it on the single disc release.

Lost Tracks

In the latest Frenz of the Enz newsletter, Eddie Rayner was interviewed regarding the release of the Luton tapes. Sadly he has confirmed that 1 tape with approx 5 songs is missing. One track that he assumes is on it is called Sensational (as this track is not on any of the other tapes he has).

Anyone a member of the fan club?

[glokstadt]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Max Murdoc[/i]
<br>Why didn't I just go to Wikipedia?

[/quote]

I don't know, I didn't look either... and we could've had a V-8[;)][:D]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Max Murdoc[/i]
<br>Anyone a member of the fan club?
[/quote]

I am not, although I been to the website numerous times. Great photos and news.

I will comment more, once I digest the two disc song list...



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