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Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Split Enz References

The reference sources are from major music trade publications and newspapers worldwide. You can sort the list by the article title or the publication date.

Reference Title Sort descending	Date
Albums: Time and Tide. Melody Maker, 57:22.	1982-4-24
Albums: Waiata. Melody Maker, 56:30.	1981-5-2
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 55:38.	1980-12-13
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 55:48.	1980-10-4
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 56:22.	1981-7-11
Concert Reviews. Variety, 307:70.	1982-5-26
Conflicting Emotions (AMLX 64963) review. Music Week, 10.	1984-8-4
Conflicting Emotions (AMLX 64963) review. Music Week, 16.	1984-7-14
I Got You (2252) review. Record World, 1.	1980-8-23
I Got You (AMS 7546) review. Music Week, 20.	1980-8-2
Iris (2351) Review. Cash Box, 17.	1981-8-1
New On the Charts (I Got You). Billboard, 92:31.	1980-8-30
One Step Ahead (2339) review. Record World, 1.	1981-6-20
One Step Ahead (AMS 8146) review. Music Week, 28.	1981-7-11
One Step Ahead (AMS 8146) review. Music Week, 28.	1981-7-11
Peeling Off the Mark. S. Sutherland. Melody Maker, 55:10.	1980-9-27
Poor Boy (AMS 8101) review. Music Week, 17.	1981-1-10
Record Reviews: Waiata. Mus P&L, 35:74.	1981-8
Records: Conflicting Emotions. Creem, 16:56.	1984-10
Records: Time and Tide. Rolling Stone, 374:50-51.	1982-7-22
Records: True Colours. Creem, 12:53.	1981-1
Records: True Colours. Hi Fi/Mus Am, 30:103.	1980-12
Records: Waiata. Hi Fi/Mus Am, 31:76-7.	1981-8
Reviews: Time and Tide. Hi Fi/Mus Am, 32:74.	1982-7
Reviews: History Never Repeats. Billboard, 72.	1987-8-8
Split Enz concert review. Jim Evans. Music Week, 47.	1980-10-11
Split Enz Snatched From Oblivion. G. A. Baker. Billboard, 92:57-8.	1980-5-31
Split Enz: Haircuts and a New Album. Steve Pond. Rolling Stone, 348:48.	1981-7-23
Split Enz: True Colours. Stereo Review, 106.	1980-12
Split Enz: True Colours. J. Vance. Stereo Review, 45:106.	1980-12
Split Enz. J. Green. Trouser Press, 9:8.	1982-8
Taking Split Enz Seriously. D. Fricke. Rolling Stone, 22.	1980-10-16
Talent In Action. Billboard, 93:36.	1981-6-6
Talent In Action. Cary Darling. Billboard, 94:42.	1982-5-22
Talent In Action. T. C. Gabriel. Billboard, 93:36.	1981-8-8
This May Be the Beginning of the Enz. Steven X. Rea. LA Herald Examiner.	1982-5
To the Enz Of the Earth. P. Colbert. Melody Maker, 56:13-14.	1981-7-4
Tour and LP From Split Enz. RPM.	1982-4-24
True Colours (AMLH 64822) review. Music Week, 26.	1980-8-30
True Colours (SP 4822) review. Record World, 18.	1980-8-9
True Colours. Phil Sutcliffe. Sounds.	1980-8
Video Reviews: History Never Repeats-the Best of Split Enz. Jean Rosenbluth. Billboard, 76.	1987-8-22
Waiata (SP 4848) review. Record World, 1.	1981-5-16
What's the Matter With You review. Record World, 18.	1980-12-20