The Triffids were an Australian rock band from Perth, Western Australia.[1][2] They have released five studio albums, one live album, ten singles, six extended plays, nine cassette tapes, four compilation albums and a video album. The Triffids formed in 1978 by mainstay David McComb, his school friend Alsy MacDonald together with Phil Kakulas. Their first release was a cassette tape, Triffids 1st recorded in May, by September they had added Byron Sinclair and released, Triffids 2nd with four more cassette tapes released by 1981. Considerable line-up changes had occurred resulting in McComb and MacDonald with Will Akers, Margaret Gillard, Robert McComb (David's older brother) and Mark Peters. "Stand Up", their first single, was released in July 1981 from Triffids 6th. Their first extended play, Reverie appeared in November 1982.
Treeless Plain, their first studio LP album, was released in November 1983. By then the line-up was the McComb brothers and MacDonald with Jill Birt and Martyn P. Casey. In August 1984, the band relocated to London where they recorded Born Sandy Devotional in 1985 which was released in early 1986 and reached the United Kingdom Top 30 Albums Chart.[3] It spawned the single "Wide Open Road" in February, which peaked into the UK Top 30 and Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[3][4]
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The Triffids were an Australian rock band from Perth Western Australia 1 2 They have released five studio albums one live album ten singles six extended plays nine cassette tapes four compilation albums and a video album The Triffids formed in 1978 by mainstay David McComb his school friend Alsy MacDonald together with Phil Kakulas Their first release was a cassette tape Triffids 1st recorded in May by September they had added Byron Sinclair and released Triffids 2nd with four more cassette tapes released by 1981 Considerable line up changes had occurred resulting in McComb and MacDonald with Will Akers Margaret Gillard Robert McComb David s older brother and Mark Peters Stand Up their first single was released in July 1981 from Triffids 6th Their first extended play Reverie appeared in November 1982 The Triffids discographyStudio albums5Live albums1Compilation albums4Video albums1EPs6Singles10Cassettes9Treeless Plain their first studio LP album was released in November 1983 By then the line up was the McComb brothers and MacDonald with Jill Birt and Martyn P Casey In August 1984 the band relocated to London where they recorded Born Sandy Devotional in 1985 which was released in early 1986 and reached the United Kingdom Top 30 Albums Chart 3 It spawned the single Wide Open Road in February which peaked into the UK Top 30 and Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart 3 4 Contents 1 Studio albums 2 Live albums 3 Compilation albums 4 Extended plays 5 Cassettes 6 Singles 7 DVDs 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksStudio albums EditYear Album details Peak chart positionsAUS 4 5 NZ 6 UK 7 SWE 8 BEL 9 UKIndie 10 1983 Treeless Plain Released November 1983 Label Hot Records Rough Trade Records HOT1003 Producer The Triffids Format LP 61986 Born Sandy Devotional Released March 1986 Label White Hot Records Mushroom Records HOTLP1023 Producer Gil Norton The Triffids Format LP Cassette 37 18 39 21986 In the Pines Released November 1986 Label White Hot Records Mushroom Records HOT1028 Producer David McComb Bruce Callaway Format LP 69 78 51987 Calenture Released November 1987 Label Island Records ILPS 9885 Producer Gil Norton The Triffids Format CD 32 25 24 58 1989 The Black Swan Release April 1989 Label Island Records ILPS 9928 Producer Stephen Street The Triffids Format LP 59 44 63 71 denotes releases that did not chart Live albums EditYear Album details1990 Stockholm Released July 1990 Label Island Records L30231 Producer Lars Aldman Format CDCompilation albums EditYear Album details Peak chart positionsAUS 11 12 BEL 9 GRK 13 1986 Love in Bright Landscapes Released 1986 Label White Hot Records L38674 Format LP 1994 Australian Melodrama Released December 1994 Label White Label D31182 Format CD 2008 Beautiful Waste and Other Songs Mini Masterpieces 1983 1985 Released 7 April 2008 Label Liberation Music BLUE1342 Format CD 86 2010 Wide Open Road The Best of The Triffids Released 5 April 2010 Label Domino Records REWIGCD72 Format CD 14 denotes releases that did not chart Extended plays EditYear EP details AUS 4 UKIndie 10 1982 Reverie Released November 1982 Label Resonant Records REZ 01113198 Producer Tim Lambert Format 7 inch EP 1983 Bad Timing and Other Stories Released April 1983 Label White Label K9003 Producer Robert Ash Format 7 inch EP 1984 Lawson Square Infirmary Released April 1984 Label Hot Records MINIHOT2 Producer Nick Mainsbridge The Triffids Format 12 inch EP 1984 Raining Pleasure Released June 1984 Label Hot Records MINIHOT1 Producer Nick Mainsbridge The Triffids Format 12 inch EP 95 81984 Field of Glass Released February 1985 Label Hot Records HOT12007 Producer Mark Radcliffe Format 12 inch EP 81987 Peel Sessions Released October 1987 Label Strange Fruit Records SFPS036 Producer Dale Griffin Format 12 inch EP 17 denotes releases that did not chart Cassettes EditYear Album details Sales1978 Triffids 1st Released 1978 Label Independent self release Format cassette1978 Triffids 2nd Released 1978 Label Independent self release Format cassette1979 Triffids 3rd Released 1978 Label Independent self release Format cassette1980 Triffids 4th Released 1980 Label Independent self release Format cassette1978 Triffids Tape 5 Released 1978 Label Independent self release Format cassette1981 Triffids Sixth Released 1981 Label Independent self release Format cassette1983 Dungeon Tape Released 1983 Label Independent self release Format cassette1988 Son of Dungeon Tape Released 1988 Label Independent self release Format cassette1988 Jack Brabham Released December 1988 Label Independent self release Format cassette 50 copiesSingles EditYear Title Peak chart positions AlbumAUS 4 NZ 6 UK 14 7 UK IN 10 1981 Stand Up Triffids Sixth1982 Spanish Blue Single only release1984 Beautiful Waste Single only release1985 You Don t Miss Your Water 3 Single only release1986 Wide Open Road 64 26 19 Born Sandy Devotional1987 Bury Me Deep in Love 48 34 Calenture1988 Trick of the Light 77 73 Holy Water 1989 Goodbye Little Boy 81 90 The Black Swan Falling Over You 2007 Save What You Can Promotional release denotes releases that did not chart DVDs EditYear Album details2009 It s Raining Pleasure Released December 2009 Label Madman Entertainment Format DVDNotes EditReferences EditGeneral The Triffids Discography The Triffids website Retrieved 6 August 2010 The Triffids Discography Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 5 August 2010 The Triffids Discography Discogs Zink Media Inc Retrieved 5 August 2010 The Triffids Discography MusicBrainz MetaBrainz Foundation Retrieved 5 August 2010 The Triffids Discography NME IPC Media Time Inc Retrieved 5 August 2010 Specific McFarlane Ian 1999 Encyclopedia entry for The Triffids Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 072 1 Archived from the original on 17 April 2004 Retrieved 20 May 2014 Holmgren Magnus Skjefte Morten Warnqvist Stefan Simonetti Vince The Triffids Passagen se Australian Rock Database Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 28 July 2002 Retrieved 20 May 2014 a b Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London UK Guinness World Records Limited ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b c d Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Note Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid 1988 Discography The Triffids australian charts com Hung Medien Retrieved 6 August 2010 a b Discography The Triffids charts nz Hung Medien Retrieved 5 August 2010 a b Triffids The Official UK Charts Company Retrieved 6 August 2010 Discography The Triffids swedishcharts com Hung Medien Retrieved 5 August 2010 a b Discographie The Triffids ultratop be Hung Medien Retrieved 5 August 2010 Note Some information is in French a b c Indie Hits T 2008 10 06 Archived from the original on 2008 10 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Discography John Butler Trio australian charts com Retrieved 7 July 2009 Discography The Triffids greekcharts com Hung Medien Archived from the original on 17 March 2012 Retrieved 6 August 2010 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 567 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 External links Edit Music portal Australia portalThe Triffids discography at Discogs The Triffids discography at MusicBrainz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Triffids discography amp oldid 1162435226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
