The Triffids discography |
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Studio albums | 5 |
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Live albums | 1 |
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Compilation albums | 4 |
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Video albums | 1 |
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EPs | 6 |
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Singles | 10 |
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Cassettes | 9 |
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The Triffids were an Australian rock band from Perth, Western Australia. 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 theββMcComb brothers and MacDonald with Jill Birt and Martyn P. Casey. In August 1984, the band relocatedββto London where they recorded Born Sandy Devotional in 1985 which was released in early 1986 and reached the United Kingdom Top 30 Albums Chart. It spawned the single "Wide Open Road" in February, which peaked into the UK Top 30 and Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.
Studio albumsβ»
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Album details
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Peak chart positions
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AUS
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NZ
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UK
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SWE
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BEL
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UK Indie
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1983
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Treeless Plain
- Released: November 1983
- Label: Hot Records/Rough Trade Records (HOT1003)
- Producer: The Triffids
- Format: LP
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β
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β
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β
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β
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β
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6
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1986
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Born Sandy Devotional
- Released: March 1986
- Label: White Hot Records (Mushroom Records) (HOTLP1023)
- Producer: Gil Norton/The Triffids
- Format: LP, Cassette
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37
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β
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β
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18
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39
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2
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1986
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In the Pines
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69
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β
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β
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β
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78
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5
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1987
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Calenture
- Released: November 1987
- Label: Island Records (ILPS 9885)
- Producer: Gil Norton/The Triffids
- Format: CD
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32
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25
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β
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24
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58
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β
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1989
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The Black Swan
- Release: April 1989
- Label: Island Records (ILPS 9928)
- Producer: Stephen Street/The Triffids
- Format: LP
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59
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44
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63
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β
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71
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β
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"β" denotes releases that did not chart.
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Live albumsβ»
Compilation albumsβ»
Extended playsβ»
Year
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EP details
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AUS
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UK Indie
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1982
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Reverie
- Released: November 1982
- Label: Resonant Records (REZ 01113198)
- Producer: Tim Lambert
- Format: 7-inch EP
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β
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β
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1983
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Bad Timing and Other Stories
- Released: April 1983
- Label: White Label (K9003)
- Producer: Robert Ash
- Format: 7-inch EP
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β
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β
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1984
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Lawson Square Infirmary
- Released: April 1984
- Label: Hot Records (MINIHOT2)
- Producer: Nick Mainsbridge, The Triffids
- Format: 12-inch EP
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β
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β
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1984
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Raining Pleasure
- Released: June 1984
- Label: Hot Records (MINIHOT1)
- Producer: Nick Mainsbridge, The Triffids
- Format: 12-inch EP
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95
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8
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1984
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Field of Glass
- Released: February 1985
- Label: Hot Records (HOT12007)
- Producer: Mark Radcliffe
- Format: 12-inch EP
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β
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8
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1987
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Peel Sessions
- Released: October 1987
- Label: Strange Fruit Records (SFPS036)
- Producer: Dale Griffin
- Format: 12-inch EP
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β
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17
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"β" denotes releases that did not chart.
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Cassettesβ»
Year
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Album details
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Sales
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1978
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Triffids 1st
- Released: 1978
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1978
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Triffids 2nd
- Released: 1978
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1979
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Triffids 3rd
- Released: 1978
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1980
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Triffids 4th
- Released: 1980
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1978
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Triffids Tape 5
- Released: 1978
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1981
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Triffids Sixth
- Released: 1981
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1983
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Dungeon Tape
- Released: 1983
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1988
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Son of Dungeon Tape
- Released: 1988
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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1988
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Jack Brabham
- Released: December 1988
- Label: Independent (self release)
- Format: cassette
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50 copies
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Singlesβ»
DVDsβ»
Year
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Album details
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2009
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It's Raining Pleasure
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Notesβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Triffids'". 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 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.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Discography The Triffids". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Triffids". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Discography The Triffids". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Discographie The Triffids". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2010. Note: Some information is: in French.
- ^ "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 & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 567. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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