Beautiful Waste

Infobox Single
Name = Beautiful Waste


Caption =
Artist = The Triffids
from Album =
A-side = "Beautiful Waste"
B-side = "Property Is Condemned"
Released = February, 1984
Format = 7" Vinyl Single
Recorded = December, 1983
Emerald City Studios, Sydney
Genre = Folk rock
Length = 6:14
Label = White Hot Records / Mushroom Records
Writer = David McComb
Producer = The Triffids
Engineer = Nick Mainsbridge
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = Spanish Blue (1982)
This single = "Beautiful Waste" (1984)
Next single = You Don't Miss Your Water (1985)
Misc =

"Beautiful Waste"" is a single released by The Triffids in February, 1984. Whilst "Beautiful Waste" was not included on any of the band's studio albums or EPs the B-Side, "Property is Condemned", was included on the 1984 EP, "Raining Pleasure". A film clip was made for the song "Beautiful Waste".

In May, 2008 Youth Group performed "Beautiful Waste" on Triple J's Like a Version. [cite web |url=http://www.triplej.net.au/ |title=Like A Version |publisher=ABC Radio |accessdate=2008-05-27] Youth Group's Toby Martin had previously filled in as one of the guest vocalists for The Triffids, at the Sydney Festival [ [http://sydneyfestival.org.au/events/metro_theatre/a_secret_in_the_shape_of_a_son_1.htm?nav=music&id=44&evid=5&series=undefined 2008 Sydney Festival line-up] ] performances earlier in that year. [cite web |url=http://www.liberation.com.au/artists.cfm?id=81 |title=The Triffids latest news |publihser=Liberation Music |accessdate=2008-05-27]

Track listing

All tracks written by David McComb.cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |publisher=APRA |accessdate=2007-12-13 ]

# "Beautiful Waste" – 3:20
# "Property is Condemned" – 2:54

Personnel

The Triffids

* David McComb – lead vocals, guitar, piano, miscellaneous
* Alsy MacDonald – drums, vocals, percussion
* Robert McComb – violin, guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Martyn P. Casey – bass, vocals
* Jill Birt – organ

Additional musicians

* Ian Macourt – cello
* David Angell – viola

References