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Record ID
1858
Artist
Split Enz
Title
Spellbound
Field / Genre
Rock
Year Recorded
1997
Label
Mushroom
Pressing
Aus
Rating
***
Discs
2
Media
CD
Date Bought
20 Jun 2006
Cost
¤0.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<P>Spellbound is an Australian-only two-disc collection which offers 39 of the band's biggest hits and best-known favorites. There are no shortage of Enz collections on the market, and this is the best to date. All of the tracks have been remastered, and as an incentive to collectors, the rare Luton version of "Semi-Detached" and a drastically remixed version of "Stuff and Nonsense" have been added. The one major flaw is the non-chronological sequencing, which, for a band with two distinct phases and a clear career arc, misses the opportunity to tell the band's story completely. Minor complaints aside, Spellbound is a good starting point for those who want more than any of the single-disc collections have to offer. [In typical Enz fashion, Spellbound was released in several different-colored covers.]</P>— <B>Chris Woodstra</B>