List of The Triffids Compact Cassettes
The Triffids - Cassettes #1-6
Between 1978 and 1981, with a shifting roster of musicians, Australian folk rock group The Triffids independently released six cassette tapes.[1] Robert McComb joined his younger brother, David McComb's band as violinist and second guitarist in 1979,[1][2] in time for their fourth tape. In 2010 the group issued a compilation box set, Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition of 10× CD with Disc 3 providing a selection from tapes 1 to 4 and Disc 4 containing tapes 5 and 6.[3]
Tape #1
    
Tape #1 was recorded on 27 and 28 May 1978 on a Revox A77 and released in 1978. It was produced by The Triffids and 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"
 
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
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 on 4 and 6 September 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"
 
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
The Triffids
    
- David McComb - guitar, vocals
 - Phil Kakulas - guitar, vocals
 - Byron Sinclair - bass
 - Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals
 
Tape #3
    
Tape #3 was recorded on 3 and 4 February 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
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
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
^^ Tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
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"
 - "Surfer 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"
 
^^ All tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
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
^^ All tracks appear on Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road – The Deluxe Edition (2010)
The Triffids
    
- David McComb - guitar, vocals
 - Robert McComb - guitar, violin
 - Will Akers - bass, vocals
 - Margaret Gillard - keyboards
 - Mark Peters - drums
 - Allan MacDonald - drums, vocals
 
References
    
- 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 18 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 18 May 2014.
 - The Triffids (2010), Come Ride with Me... Wide Open Road (Deluxe ed.), Domino. National Library of Australia, retrieved 18 May 2014