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Six buds in a freaky coat: Split Enz share stories behind their colourful costumes – in pictures

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Emerging in early-1970s New Zealand, the band turned pop into surreal theatre. Percussionist Noel Crombie was the band’s visual architect, shaping their looks via outlandish costumes, makeup, hair design, album covers and music videos. In a new book written with music journalist Michael Dwyer, Crombie and the band look back on their chameleonic eras Split Enz tease new album ahead of first tour in 17 years: ‘We’d make a really good record now’

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