History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz is a compilation of hits by New Zealand rock band Split Enz. Initially released in the US in 1987, then in New Zealand and Australia in 1989, the album has been through many variations and reissues over the years.
Track listings US version (1987) Released by the band's Northern Hemisphere record label A&M Records, this version included the band's hits on the label. It was re-packaged in 2002 as The Best of Split Enz – The Millennium Collection as part of Universal Music's "20th Century Masters" budget-priced series.
Original NZ/AUS version (1989) The version released in New Zealand and Australia features a different track listing that includes the hits in those two countries.
NZ/AUS reissue (2001) Remastered version with re-sequenced track listing.
Notes Track 14: Single version used on original 1989 issue; album version used here. Track 15: 1984 live version used on original 1989 issue; 1993 live version used here.
NZ/AUS 30th anniversary edition (2002)
Remastered version with same re-sequenced track listing as 2001 reissue, plus bonus track "I Walk Away" and white cardboard slipcase.
Notes Track 15: Single version used on original 1989 issue; album version used here. Track 17: 1984 live version used on original 1989 issue; 1993 live version used here.
Charts + Chart performance for History Never Repeats – The Best of Split EnzChart (1990)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)62scope="row"Chart (1996)Peakpositionscope="row"
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