THE TRIFFIDS Treeless Plain LP HOT 1984 UK orig+insert HOT 1003 DAVID McCOMB
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TRIFFIDS
ROBERT and DAVID McCOMB, MARTYN CASEY, ALSY MacDONALD, JILL BIRT
plus IAN MACOURT and DAVID ANGELL
Australian alternative group with a musical blend of folk and blues to aid in leader
David McComb's dark narrative songwriting. Triffids was formed in Perth in 1980 by singer/songwriter David McComb,
his guitarist/violinist brother Robert, and drummer Alsy MacDonald. Although chiefly influenced
by the Velvet Underground, McComb's songs also drew heavily on the stark desolation of his rural upbringing, incorporating elements
of country and blues to paint haunting portraits of isolation and longing. Various members passed through the lineup
during the Triffids' early years, although the core trio remained intact throughout
"TREELESS PLAIN"
1984 LP HOT RECORDS HOT 1003
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + LYRICS INSERT
Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: none
Label: HOT - BLACK LABEL w/RED LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear & insert) HOT 1003
Catalog on labels: HOT 1003 (MX204501) / HOT 1003 (MX204502)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MPO HOT 1003 A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MPO HOT 1003 B1
On labels: All Songs by David McComb except where indicated
(Cherry Red Music)
? 1984 Hot Records
A HOT RECORD
On Insert: All songs by David McComb except "Nothing can take your place"by Aldy MacDonald. Lyrics reprinted courtesy of Cherry Red Music Ltd.
On Back Cover: Produced by The Triffids
Recorded........by Nick Mainsbridge Twelve midnight-to-dawns, August/September 1983
Emerald City Studios, Sydney
Manufactured and distributed by Rough Trade Cartel
tracklisting
Side A: RED PONY - BRANDED - MY BABY THINKS SHE'S A TRAIN
ROSEVEL - I AM A LONESOME HOBO - PLACE IN THE SUN
Side B: PLAYTHING - OLD GHOSTRIDER - HANGING SHEDHELL OF A SUMMER - MADELINE - NOTHING CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)The Triffids' first single was released in 1981, but the band's full-length debut,
Treeless Plain, didn't emerge until two years later. By then, the group had relocated from
Perth to Sydney and solidified its lineup with the addition of Jill Birt (keyboards) and
Martyn Casey (bass). Although frontman and principal songwriter David McComb drew on
a primarily American rock tradition for inspiration (Bob Dylan, the Doors, Television,
and the Velvet Underground), the resulting songs were always inextricably linked
to his native Western Australian environment. Treeless Plain piqued interest in the U.K.
-- where the band ultimately enjoyed the bulk of its success -- and offered incontrovertible
evidence of McComb's skill as a songwriter with a unique lyrical and musical vision
that would be fully realized on Born Sandy Devotional...(AllMusic)
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