Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Give It A WhirlProducer – Mallory Earl |
2:53 |
| 2 | My MistakeProducer – Geoff Emerick |
3:02 |
| 3 | I See Red | 3:17 |
| 4 | Late Last NightProducer – Ernie Rose*Written-By – P.Judd* |
4:05 |
| 5 | I Got You | 3:30 |
| 6 | Shark Attack | 2:57 |
| 7 | Poor Boy | 3:25 |
| 8 | I Hope I Never | 4:32 |
| 9 | History Never Repeats | 2:59 |
| 10 | One Step Ahead | 2:52 |
| 11 | Dirty CreatureWritten-By – N.Griggs* |
4:04 |
| 12 | Pioneer | 1:31 |
| 13 | Six Months In A Leaky BoatWritten-By – Split Enz |
4:22 |
| 14 | Strait Old Line | 4:00 |
| 15 | Message To My Girl | 4:02 |
| 16 | CharlieDrums – Paul Hester Producer – Nigel Griggs |
5:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Festival Records (NZ) Ltd.
- Glass Mastered At – SM – 2116
Credits
- Bass – Nigel Griggs
- Drums – Malcolm Green (tracks: 1 to 10, 14, 15)
- Drums, Percussion – Noel Crombie
- Keyboards – Eddie Rayner
- Liner Notes, Vocals – Tim Finn
- Management – Nathan Brenner
- Producer – David Tickle (tracks: 3, 5 to 10), Eddie Rayner (tracks: 14 to 16), Hugh Padgham (tracks: 11 to 15), Split Enz (tracks: 2 to 4, 11 to 13)
- Vocals, Guitar – Neil Finn
- Written-By – E.Rayner* (tracks: 2, 12), N.Finn* (tracks: 1, 5, 9 to 11, 14, 15), T.Finn* (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 8, 11, 13, 16)
Notes
This release differs from another similar release in terms of the booklet artwork. On the front page of the booklet of this release, in the title along all four edges of the page, "THE BEST OF SPLIT ENZ" is in black (not red, as with the other release), and there is a hyphen between this and "HISTORY NEVER REPEATS".Barcode is on a sticker on the tray insert. Also on this sticker, below the barcode, is: "FESTIVAL D 24505". This catalog no. is also on the disc.
Mushroom Records catalog no. is on spine and booklet.
Catalogue number on Disc: D 24505.
Catalogue on front booklet and spine: D30222.
No barcode on tray insert.
Booklet:
Track 16 Recorded Live, Auckland, N.Z. December 1984
Tray insert:
℗1989 Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd.Australia. Trademark owned by Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd. and used by Festival Records Pty. Ltd. Australia and Festival Records (N.Z.) Ltd. under authorisation. Manufactured by Festival Records Pty. Ltd. Australia and New Zealand. ©1989 Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd. Australia.
Label:
This Compilation ℗ 1989 Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd. Australia. ©1989 Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd. Australia.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text on sticker on tray insert): 9 399602 450520
- Matrix / Runout: D 24505 SM 2116
- Matrix / Runout (Moulded on inner hub (variant 1): SM-S1
- Matrix / Runout (Moulded on inner hub (variant 2): SM-S2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L 30222 | Split Enz | The Best Of: History Never Repeats (LP, Comp) | Mushroom | L 30222 | Australia | 1990 |
| D30222 | Split Enz | The Best Of Split Enz - History Never Repeats (CD, Comp) | Mushroom | D30222 | Australia & New Zealand | 1990 |
| C30222 | Split Enz | The Best Of: History Never Repeats (Cass, Comp) | Mushroom | C30222 | Australia | 1990 |
| MUSH33179.2 | Split Enz | The Best Of: History Never Repeats (CD, Comp, RE) | Mushroom | MUSH33179.2 | Australia | 1999 |
| 334522 | Split Enz | The Best Of Split Enz - History Never Repeats (CD, Comp) | Festival Mushroom Records | 334522 | Australia | 2001 |

