The Black Swan (The Triffids album)
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| Studio album by The Triffids | |||||
| Released | April 1989 | ||||
| Genre | Rock / Folk rock | ||||
| Length | 46:43 | ||||
| Label | Island Records/Mushroom Records | ||||
| Producer | Stephen Street / The Triffids | ||||
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The Black Swan is an album by The Triffids, released in April 1989 and reached No. 59 on the Australian Album Charts.[1] The album was originally conceived as a double album.
In the recording sessions the Triffids were joined by producer Stephen Street (the Smiths' - Strangeways, Here We Come and Morrissey's Viva Hate). The Black Swan used a greater variety of musical instruments than their previous albums with bouzouki, güiro and accordion and a more obvious use of synths and programming. The title of the album was originally going to be Disappointment Resort Complex [2] but was renamed to The Black Swan, which according to a 1989 interview by Stephen Phillips (NME) with David McComb is based on the 1952 novel (of the same name) by Thomas Mann[3].
The chosen single from the album, "Goodbye Little Boy", featured Jill Birt on vocals and ‘glammed up’ for the record sleeve.
"Too Hot To Move" was one of three songs written by David McComb which were used in the ABC TV series Sweet and Sour (1984) it had lead vocals by Deborah Conway (of Do-Ré-Mi). McComb bought the rights back to "Too Hot To Move" so that The Triffids could perform it again.
A deluxe version of the album, with a 17-track bonus disc of demos, was released in Australia on June 7, 2008 through Liberation Music.[4]
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Dave McComb unless otherwise noted.[5]
- "Too Hot To Move" - 4:12
- "American Sailors" - 0:41
- "Falling Over You" (David McComb, Adam Peters) - 3:43
- "Goodbye Little Boy" (David McComb, Adam Peters) - 3:28
- "Bottle Of Love" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas, James Patterson) - 2:54
- "The Spinning Top Song" (David McComb, Adam Peters) - 3:36
- "Butterflies Into Worms" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas) - 3:20
- "The Clown Prince" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas) - 4:37
- "Good Fortune Rose" (Jill Birt, Alsy MacDonald) - 3:33
- "New Year's Greetings" - 5:43
- "One Mechanic Town" - 3:11
- "Blackeyed Susan" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas) - 4:02
- "Fairytale Love" - 3:51
[edit] Personnel
[edit] The Triffids
- David McComb
- Alsy MacDonald
- Robert McComb
- Martyn Casey
- 'Evil' Graham Lee
- Jill Birt
[edit] Additional musicians
- Adam Peters
- Philip Kakulas
- Rita Menendez
[edit] References
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (doc), Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W.. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Rock Australia Magazine - Jon Casimir (May 17, 1989)
- ^ New Musical Express (April 22, 1989)
- ^ Liberation Music website announcement
- ^ APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)
[edit] External links
- Discogs track listings - The Black Swan
- A Retrospective with Graham Lee and Rob McComb by Wilson Neate
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