List of The Triffids Cassettes

"The Triffids - Casettes #1-6"

Between 1978 and 1981, with a shifting cast of musicians, the Triffids released six cassette tapes. Robert McComb joined his younger brother's band as violinist and second guitarist in 1979, in time for their fourth tape.

=Tape #1=Tape #1 was recorded May 27 and 28, 1978 on Revox A77 and released in 1978. It was produced by the Triffids, arranged by David McComb.

Track listing

# "What Would the Martians Think"
# "Nerves"
# "Mark"
# "Trouble"
# "Martyrs"
# "Rathouse"
# "GBH"
# "No"
# "Take Me to Your Leader"
# "Animals"
# "The Terrible Infant Infant II"

Personnel

The Triffids

*Allan MacDonald - drums, organ
*David McComb - lead vocals, bass, organ
*Phil Kakulas - guitar, vocals , bass, organ

Additional musicians

*Andrew McGowan - organ, guitar, drums
*Kirke Godfrey - guitar, organ

=Tape #2=Tape #2 was recorded September 4 and 6, 1978 and released in 1978.

Track listing

# "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"

Personnel

The Triffids

*David McComb - guitar, vocals
*Phil Kakulas - guitar, vocals
*Byron Sinclair - bass
*Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals

=Tape #3=Tape #3 was recorded on February 3 and 4, 1979 and released in 1979.

Track listing

# "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

Personnel

The Triffids

*David McComb - guitar, vocals
*Phil Kakulas - guitar, vocals
*Byron Sinclair - bass
*Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals

=Tape #4=Tape #4 was recorded in August, 1979 and released in 1979.

Track listing

# "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

Personnel

The Triffids

*David McComb - guitar, vocals
*Rob McComb - guitar, violin
*Byron Sinclair - bass
*Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals

=Tape #5=Tape #5 was recorded in March/April, 1980 and released 1980

Track listing

# "Tuscan St Retirement Village"
# "My Next Door Neighbour"
# "Farmers Never Visit Nightclubs"
# "It Was a Wednesday"
# "I Can't Wait to See Your Gun"
# "Sufer 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"

Personnel

The Triffids

*David McComb - guitar, vocals
*Robert McComb - guitar, violin
*Margaret Gillard - keyboards
*Byron Sinclair - bass
*Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals

=Tape #6= 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

# "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

Personnel

The Triffids

*David McComb - guitar, vocals
*Robert McComb - guitar, violin
*Will Akers - bass, vocals
*Margaret Gillard - keyboards
*Mark Peters - drums
*Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals