History Never Repeats - The Best Of Split Enz is a compilation of hits by New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 rock band Split Enz

Split Enz

Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...

. Initially released in the US in 1987, then in NZ/Aus in 1989, the album has been through many variations and reissues over the years and probably stands as the band's best-selling compilation.

US version, 1987

Released by the band's Northern Hemisphere record label A&M Records

A&M Records

A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...

, 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.

1. "I Got You" 3:31 (Neil Finn)
2. "Hard Act To Follow" 3:17 (Tim Finn)
3. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" 4:27 (Tim Finn/Split Enz)
4. "What's The Matter With You" 3:08 (Neil Finn)
5. "One Step Ahead" 2:53 (Neil Finn)
6. "I See Red" 3:16 (Tim Finn)
7. "Message To My Girl" 4:02 (Neil Finn)
8. "History Never Repeats" 3:00 (Neil Finn)
9. "I Hope I Never" 4:33 (Tim Finn)
10. "Dirty Creature" 4:03 (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs/Neil Finn)
11. "Poor Boy" 3:26 (Tim Finn)

Original NZ/Aus version, 1989

The NZ/Aus version features a different tracklisting that includes the hits in those two countries.

1. "Give It A Whirl" (Tim Finn/Neil Finn)
2. "My Mistake" (Tim Finn/Eddie Rayner)
3. "I See Red" (Tim Finn)
4. "Late Last Night" [single version] (Phil Judd)
5. "I Got You" (Neil Finn)
6. "Shark Attack" (Tim Finn)
7. "Poor Boy" (Tim Finn)
8. "I Hope I Never" (Tim Finn)
9. "History Never Repeats" (Neil Finn)
10. "One Step Ahead" (Neil Finn)
11. "Dirty Creature" (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs/Neil Finn)
12. "Pioneer" (Eddie Rayner)
13. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn/Split Enz)
14. "Strait Old Line" (Neil Finn)
15. "Message To My Girl" (Neil Finn)
16. "Charlie" [live Auckland, 1984] (Tim Finn)

NZ/Aus 2001 reissue

Remastered version with resequenced tracklisting.

1. "History Never Repeats" (Neil Finn)
2. "Dirty Creature" (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs/Neil Finn)
3. "I See Red" (Tim Finn)
4. "My Mistake" (Tim Finn/Eddie Rayner)
5. "I Got You" (Neil Finn)
6. "Shark Attack" (Tim Finn)
7. "One Step Ahead" (Neil Finn)
8. "Pioneer" (Eddie Rayner)
9. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn/Split Enz)
10. "Poor Boy" (Tim Finn)
11. "I Hope I Never" (Tim Finn)
12. "Message To My Girl" (Neil Finn)
13. "Strait Old Line" (Neil Finn)
14. "Late Last Night" (Phil Judd)
15. "Charlie" [live New Zealand, 1993] (Tim Finn)
16. "Give It A Whirl" (Tim Finn/Neil Finn)

Notes

Track 14: Single version used on original 1989 issue; album version used here.

Track 16: 1984 live version used on original 1989 issue; 1993 live version used here.

NZ/Aus 2002 25th anniversary edition

Remastered version with same resequenced tracklisting as 2001 reissue, plus bonus track "I Walk Away" and white cardboard slipcase.

1. "History Never Repeats" (Neil Finn)
2. "Dirty Creature" (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs/Neil Finn)
3. "I See Red" (Tim Finn)
4. "My Mistake" (Tim Finn/Eddie Rayner)
5. "I Walk Away" [bonus track] (Neil Finn)
6. "I Got You" (Neil Finn)
7. "Shark Attack" (Tim Finn)
8. "One Step Ahead" (Neil Finn)
9. "Pioneer" (Eddie Rayner)
10. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn/Split Enz)
11. "Poor Boy" (Tim Finn)
12. "I Hope I Never" (Tim Finn)
13. "Message To My Girl" (Neil Finn)
14. "Strait Old Line" (Neil Finn)
15. "Late Last Night" (Phil Judd)
16. "Give It A Whirl" (Tim Finn/Neil Finn)
17. "Charlie" [live New Zealand, 1993] (Tim Finn)

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.

NZ/Aus withdrawn issue, 1989

1. "History Never Repeats" (Neil Finn)
2. "Dirty Creature" (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs/Neil Finn)
3. "I Got You" (Neil Finn)
4. "I Hope I Never" (Tim Finn)
5. "Message To My Girl" (Neil Finn)
6. "Poor Boy" (Tim Finn)
7. "Next Exit" (Tim Finn)
8. "I See Red" (Tim Finn)
9. "Hard Act To Follow" (Tim Finn)
10. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn/Split Enz)
11. "What's The Matter With You" (Neil Finn)
12. "Shark Attack" (Tim Finn)
13. "Give It A Whirl" (Tim Finn/Neil Finn)
14. "I Walk Away" (Neil Finn)
15. "One Step Ahead" (Neil Finn)
16. "Charlie" (Tim Finn)