In the Pines (album)

Infobox Album
Name = In The Pines
Type = studio
Artist = The Triffids


Released = August 1986
Recorded = April 14 - 18, 1986
Genre = Rock / Folk rock
Length = 34:11
Label = Mushroom
Producer = David McComb / Bruce Callway
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifqxqrhld0e link]
* [http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=4142 Penny Black Music - John Clarkson (July 1, 2007)]
Last album = Born Sandy Devotional
(1986)
This album = "In The Pines"
(1986)
Next album = Calenture
(1987)

"In The Pines" is an album by The Triffids, released in August, 1986 and reached No. 69 on the Australian Album Charts.cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |format=doc |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink= David Kent|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |accessdate=2008-02-19]

The album was recorded in a woolshed on a remote Western Australian farming property, owned by the McComb's parents, on an eight-track machine for a grand total of $1190 (the album notes that $340 of this was spent on alcohol (beer, wine and vodka), superseding the bill for food of $310 and also the $300 dollars for recording equipment hire and $240 for petrol.

"It was just an idea that had been kicking around for some time. We had some time to do it and it was something that didn’t involve a huge effort to do. If it didn’t work, it didn’t work. It didn’t matter. It was something of a holiday really. At the very least we would have had a chance to play the songs and if it didn't work out have demoed some songs for the next album. It was just something that we did and which turned out to be releasable." - Graham Lee

The reissue by Domino Records in 2006 yielded three more songs that were held over for "Calenture": "A Trick Of The Light", "Blinder By The Hour" and "Jerdacuttup Man". The reissue was remixed by Bruce Callaway, the sound engineer of the original recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by David McComb, unless otherwise noted. Australasian Performing Rights Association: [http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm] ]

Original edition

# "Suntrapper" - 2:34
# "In the Pines" - 2:41
# "Kathy Knows" - 4:01
# "25 To 5" - 1:06
# "Do You Want Me Near You?" (Allan MacDonald) - 3:32
# "Once a Day" (Bill Anderson) - 4:09
# "Just Might Fade Away" - 3:10
# "Better Off This Way" - 2:59
# "Only One Life" - 1:39
# "Keep Your Eyes on the Hole" - 2:21
# "One Soul Less on Your Fiery List" - 4:42
# "Born Sandy Devotional" - 3:54
# "Love and Affection"

Remastered edition

# "Suntrapper" - 2:34
# "In the Pines" - 2:41
# "Kathy Knows" - 4:01
# "25 to 5" - 1:06
# "Only One Life" - 1:39
# "Do You Want Me Near You?" (Allan MacDonald) - 3:32
# "Trick of the Light" (David McComb, Graham Lee)- 3:59
# "Once a Day" (Bill Anderson) - 4:09
# "She's Sure The Girl I Love" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 2:24
# "Jerdacuttup Man" (David McComb, James Paterson) - 4:51
# "Just Might Fade Away" - 3:10
# "Better off This Way" - 2:59
# "Keep Your Eyes on the Hole" - 2:21
# "Blinder by The Hour" - 2:59
# "Wish to See No More" - 2:41
# "One Soul Less on Your Fiery List" - 4:42
# "Born Sandy Devotional" - 3:54
# "Love and Affection"

Personnel

* David McComb - vocals, guitar, mandolin
* 'Evil' Graham Lee - acoustic guitar, pedal and lap steel guitar, backing vocals
* Martyn Casey - bass guitar
* Jill Birt - vocals, keyboards
* Robert McComb - violin, guitar, drums ("Do You Want Me Near You?), harmonica, mandolin, backing vocals
* Alsy MacDonald - drums, backing vocals

References

External links

* [http://www.furious.com/perfect/triffids.html A Retrospective with Graham Lee and Rob McComb by Wilson Neate]