Split Enz - Dizrythmia

Dizrythmia is the third studio album by New Zealand rock band Split Enz, originally released in August 1977 via Mushroom Records.

Split Enz were a New Zealand rock band who were formed in 1972 by Tim Finn and Phil Judd, and had a variety of other members until they broke up in 1984 . Split Enz had eight songs listed in the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time, more than any other band.

Split Enz had ten albums (including seven studio albums) reach the top ten of the Official New Zealand Music Chart. From 1980 to 1982, the band had four number-one albums in New Zealand and three in Australia. It also had two albums break the top ten of the Canadian Albums Chart, two break the top fifty of the US Billboard 200, and one break the top fifty of the UK Albums Chart. The only number-one single for Split Enz was "I Got You" (1980), which topped the charts in both New Zealand and Australia. Other top-ten singles include "One Step Ahead" (1980), "History Never Repeats" (1981), "Dirty Creature" (1982), and "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (1982).

Dizrythmia was the first album to feature Neil Finn and Nigel Griggs, who replaced Phil Judd and Mike Chunn.

The album includes the singles “My Mistake” and “Bold As Brass”.

For this album, the Finn brothers and co were joined in the studio by legendary engineer Geoff Emerick (The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Ultravox), the result is a straight-ahead rock and roll record with inspiration drawn from British Invasion-era pop.

The album cover artwork was designed by Noel Crombie.

The album reached #18 on the Australian and #3 on the New Zealand albums charts.

This album has been reissued on vinyl for the first time in 30 years and has been newly remastered from the original master tapes.

This album is a 2020 reissue on 180 gram red coloured vinyl with a printed inner sleeve, pressed in the UK via Demon Records.