Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz’s promo-video for the hit single ‘One Step Ahead’ (December, 1980) taken from the 1981 album ‘Corroboree’ (aka ‘Waiata’).
Trivia: This video is one of the first video clips to be played on the first day MTV was launched in the America.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: One Step Ahead
Album: Corroboree
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 6 (New Zealand) — # 5 (Australia) — # 47 (Canada) — # 104 (United States)
Release Date: November, 1980
Footage Information:
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) — Split Enz (1975-1984) — solo (1983-present) — Crowded House (1990-1992) — Enzo (1966) — Finn (1996) — Alt (mid-late 1990s) ]
Neil Finn - Guitar, Vocals
[ Split Enz (1977-1985) — Crowded House (1985-1996) — Finn (1996) — solo (1998-2004) — Crowded House reformed (2007-present)
Eddie Rayner - Piano, Keyboards
[ Split Enz (1974-1984) — session (notably Paul McCartney) — Crowded House tour keyboardist — The Makers (1990) — Split Enz reunions ]
Noel Crombie - Percussion, Drums
[ Split Enz (1972-1984) — Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) — The Makers (1990) — Split Enz reunions ]
Nigel Griggs — Bass
[ Octopus (1968-1970) — Carmen — Steve Hillage’s Khan — Split Enz (1977-1984) — Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) ]
Malcolm Green — Drums
[ Love Affair — The Honeycombs — Octopus — Split Enz (1976-1981) ]
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