List of The Triffids Compact Cassettes
The Triffids - Cassettes #1-6
Between 1978 and 1981, with a shifting roster of musicians, Australian folk rock group The Triffids independently released six cassette tapes.[1] Robert McComb joined his younger brother, David McComb's band as violinist and second guitarist in 1979,[1][2] in time for their fourth tape. In 2010 the group issued a compilation box set, Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition of 10× CD with Disc 3 providing a selection from tapes 1 to 4 and Disc 4 containing tapes 5 and 6.[3]
Tape #1 edit
Tape #1 was recorded on 27 and 28 May 1978 on a Revox A77 and released in 1978. It was produced by The Triffids and arranged by David McComb.
Track listing edit
- "What Would the Martians Think"
- "Nerves"
- "Mark" ^^
- "Trouble"
- "Martyrs" ^^
- "Rathouse"
- "GBH"
- "No" ^^
- "Take Me to Your Leader" ^^
- "Animals"
- "The Terrible Infant Infant II"
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
Personnel edit
The Triffids edit
- Allan MacDonald - drums, organ
- David McComb - lead vocals, bass, organ
- Phil Kakulas - guitar, vocals, bass, organ
Additional musicians edit
- Andrew McGowan - organ, guitar, drums
- Kirke Godfrey - guitar, organ
Tape #2 edit
Tape #2 was recorded on 4 and 6 September 1978 and released in 1978.
Track listing edit
- "Philosophical Stroll" ^^
- "What's the Difference" ^^
- "Butterfly" ^^
- "I'm Not Losing Sleep"
- "New Vision" ^^
- "Standard Talking"
- "The Diplomatic Corps" ^^
- "The Jinx of E.H. Lincolnburg"
- "Out of Tune" ^^
- "Spring in the Fall"
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
Personnel edit
The Triffids edit
- David McComb - guitar, vocals
- Phil Kakulas - guitar, vocals
- Byron Sinclair - bass
- Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals
Tape #3 edit
Tape #3 was recorded on 3 and 4 February 1979 and released in 1979.
Track listing edit
- "Mystery"
- "I Was a Teenage Teenager" ^^
- "The Pit and the Pendulum and Me"
- "Christmas Time"
- "Jeremy Joy" ^^
- "Nedlands by Night"
- "I'm Sincere"
- "The Frontier"
- "True Love"
- "All the Same"
- "Sixteen Again" ^^
time 37:06
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
Personnel edit
The Triffids edit
- David McComb - guitar, vocals
- Phil Kakulas - guitar, vocals
- Byron Sinclair - bass
- Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals
Tape #4 edit
Tape #4 was recorded in August 1979 and released in 1979.
Track listing edit
- "Cyclone" ^^
- "Everyone Likes to Disco"
- "Jeremy Joy"
- "Artist" ^^
- "Human Interest" ^^
- "Paradise"
- "Careless City" ^^
- "Kids These Days"
- "Blox" ^^
- "I'm Gonna Fly to the Moon" ^^
- "Little Voices" ^^
- "Actress" ^^
- "Adaptable" ^^
- "Aim for My Heart" ^^
- "Glamour Boy" ^^
- "Remember When You Were a Child"
time 51:16
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
Personnel edit
The Triffids edit
- David McComb - guitar, vocals
- Rob McComb - guitar, violin
- Byron Sinclair - bass
- Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals
Tape #5 edit
Tape #5 was recorded in March/April 1980 and released 1980
Track listing edit
- "Tuscan St Retirement Village"
- "My Next Door Neighbour"
- "Farmers Never Visit Nightclubs"
- "It Was a Wednesday"
- "I Can't Wait to See Your Gun"
- "Surfer Boy in Leather"
- "On the Street Where You Live"
- "In the Tropicana Lounge"
- "The Trumpet of the Moon"
- "Pile Up"
- "Never Again"
- "Hey Mary Ann"
- "Nervous Side of Town"
- "Southern Religious Programme Pts 1 & 2"
^^ All tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
Personnel edit
The Triffids edit
- David McComb - guitar, vocals
- Robert McComb - guitar, violin
- Margaret Gillard - keyboards
- Byron Sinclair - bass
- Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals
Tape #6 edit
Tape #6 was recorded and released in 1981. It was recorded with two separate line-ups, one featuring Mark Peters on drums the other with Allan MacDonald on drums.
Track listing edit
- "Somewhere in the Shadows"
- "You Can Spend"
- "The Marrying Kind"
- "A Place in the Sun"
- "Stand Up"
- "Calm Down"
- "Reverie"
- "Don't You Know There's a World Going On"
- "No Desire"
- "Digging a Hole"
- "Terry Angeline"
- "Native Bride"
- "Providence"
- "Thanks for Everything"
- "Lanallu"
Total Time 78:20
^^ All tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
Personnel edit
The Triffids edit
- David McComb - guitar, vocals
- Robert McComb - guitar, violin
- Will Akers - bass, vocals
- Margaret Gillard - keyboards
- Mark Peters - drums
- Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals
References edit
- ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 17 April 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Skjefte, Morten; Warnqvist, Stefan; Simonetti, Vince. . Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 28 July 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ The Triffids (2010), Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road (Deluxe ed.), Domino. National Library of Australia, retrieved 18 May 2014