Calenture (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Calenture
Type = studio
Artist = The Triffids


Released = February, 1987
Recorded = April 1986 - August 1986
Genre = Rock / Folk rock
Length = 46:24
Label = Island Records
Producer = Gil Norton / The Triffids
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpftxq95ld0e link]
*Rolling Stone US Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/249087/review/5945783/calenture link]
* [http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=4142 Penny Black Music - John Clarkson (July 1, 2007)]
Last album = In The Pines
(1986)
This album = "Calenture"
(1987)
Next album = The Black Swan
(1989)
Misc = Singles
Name = Calenture
Type = studio
single 1 = Bury Me Deep in Love
single 1 date = 1987
single 2 = Trick of the Light
single 2 date = 1988
single 3 = Holy Water
single 3 date = 1988

"Calenture" is an album by The Triffids, released in February, 1987 and reached No. 32 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] "Calenture" also reached No. 24 on the Swedish Album Charts in 1987 [ [http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=46346&cat=a Australian Charts] ] .

The term "calenture" is described in the sleeve notes as:

'Tropical fever or delirium suffered by sailors after long periods away from land, who imagine the seas to be green fields and desire to leap into them.'

The recording sessions for Calenture began with American producer Craig Leon (appointed by Island Records) however it bcame clear, at least to the band that Leon (and Island Records) were primarily interested in David McComb and not the rest of the band members.

'In the tried and true way of all major labels at the time, they really wanted to sign Dave but got a troublesome band instead. It was probably Island's insistence that Alsy and Marty weren't up to it that caused the Craig Leon sessions to be the unmitigated disaster that they were. Now I could be wrong here, maybe Craig wanted them out, maybe both. We were pretty much forced to let a couple of session guys stand in -- no names because it wasn't their fault -- and we could tell straight away that this was applying a straightener to the normally unruly quiff that was the band. It was also sucking the essence of the band out. Anyway, it's a sorry little interlude that I should draw the curtain on. The sessions were scrapped and we were allowed to be the Triffids again.' [ [http://www.furious.com/perfect/triffids.html A Retrospective with Graham Lee and Rob McComb by Wilson Neate] ]

Island Records then brought in Lenny Kaye however Kaye felt that the Triffids and their material were impressive enough and that they didn't need his help. Eventually Gil Norton (who worked on Born Sandy Devotional was brought back to re-record the album. David McComb, in an interview with Paul Mathur (Rock Australia Magazine (RAM)) in February, 1988, described Calenture as an "over-the-top record" and even called it the Triffids' "Heaven's Gate" [ [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.herron/paper%20clip%20article%20scans/RAM1988-02-10part2.jpgRAM (February 10, 1988)] ] .

In 2007 Domino Records released a remastered edition including 12 bonus tracks, mostly rehearsal demos of the original album's tracks.

Track listing [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/904295 Discogs track listings - Calenture] ]

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

#"Bury Me Deep in Love" - 4:04
#"Kelly's Blues" - 4:34
#"Trick of the Light" (David McComb, Graham Lee ] ) - 3:50
#"Hometown Farewell Kiss" - 4:33
#"Unmade Love" - 4:01
#"Open for You" (Jill Birt ] ) - 3:05
#"Holy Water" - 3:17
#"Blinder By The Hour" - 4:24
#"Vagabond Holes" - 3:57
#"Jerdacuttup Man" (David McComb, James Paterson ] ) - 4:59
#"Calenture" - 1:10
#"Save What You Can" (David McComb, James Paterson ] ) - 4:30

2007 Reissue

Disc 1:
# "Bury Me Deep in Love"
# "Kelly's Blues"
# "A Trick of the Light"
# "Hometown Farewell Kiss"
# "Unmade Love"
# "Open for You"
# "Holy Water"
# "Blinder by the Hour"
# "Vagabond Holes"
# "Jerdacuttup Man"
# "Calenture"
# "Save What You Can"
# "Baby Can I Walk You Home" (Bonus Track)
# "Region Unknown" (Bonus Track)
# "Love the Fever" (Bonus Track)
# "Bad News Always Reminds Me of You" (Bonus Track)
# "Everything You Touch Turns to Time" (Bonus Track)

Disc 2:
# "Bury Me Deep in Love" [rehearsal Demo]
# "Kelly's Blues" [rehearsal Demo]
# "A Trick of the" Light [rehearsal Demo]
# "Hometown Farewell Kiss" [rehearsal Demo]
# "There Must Be a Curse on Me" [studio Demo]
# "Open for You" [rehearsal Demo]
# "Burned" [studio Demo]
# "Blinder by rhe Hour" [rehearsal Demo]
# "Vagabond Holes" [rehearsal Demo]
# "Jerdacuttup Man" [rehearsal Demo]
# "Save What You Can" [studio Demo]
# "Calentura"

References

External links

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