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Crowded House, San Francisco, April 1987.

L to R: Paul Hester, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour. Thanks to their Split Enz connection, the newly formed Crowded House had an established Australasian fanbase.

They began by playing at festivals in Australia and New Zealand and released their debut album, Crowded House, in June 1986.

Capitol Records initially failed to see the band's potential and gave them only low key promotion, forcing the band to play at small venues to try and gain attention.

The album's first single, " Mean to Me ", reached the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart top 30 in June.

It failed to chart in the US, but moderate American airplay introduced US listeners to the group.