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in February 1984. Not included on any of the band's studio albums nor extended plays, it was first compiled on ''

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'' (1994). Its B-side, "Property Is Condemned", was included on the 1984 EP ''

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''. A film clip was made for "Beautiful Waste". Its name was adapted for a 2008 posthumous compilation of mid-1980s non-album tracks, '' Beautiful Waste and Other Songs''. In May 2008,

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performed a cover version of "Beautiful Waste" on national radio station

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" segment. Youth Group's Toby Martin had previously filled in as one of the guest vocalists for a reformed The Triffids, at the

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performances earlier in that year.

Track listing

All tracks written by

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. # "Beautiful Waste" – 3:20 # "Property Is Condemned" – 2:54

Personnel

The Triffids

– lead vocals, guitar, piano, miscellaneous *

Alsy MacDonald Alan MacDonald (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian musician and lawyer, best known as the drummer of the 1980s band The Triffids, where he performed under his nickname 'Alsy'. He was born on 14 August 1961 to Prof. Bill MacDonald, a professo ...

– drums, vocals, percussion *

Robert McComb Robert Harold McComb is an Australian musician who played guitar, violin, organ, and other instruments with Perth-based rock group The Triffids, from 1979 to 1989. He is the older brother of the band's founder and lead singer-songwriter, David M ...

– violin, guitar, keyboards, vocals *

Martyn P. Casey Martyn Paul Casey (born 10 July 1960) is an English-born Australian Rock music, rock bass guitarist. He has been a member of the Triffids, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman. Casey plays either his Fender Precision Bass or Fender Jazz Ba ...

– bass, vocals *

Jill Birt Jillian Margaret Birt is an Australian rock musician and architect. Birt was the keyboardist and vocalist of the alternative rock and pop band, The Triffids from 1983 to 1989. In 2008, The Triffids were inducted into the Australian Recording I ...

– organ

Additional musicians

* Ian Macourt – cello * David Angell – viola

References

{{authority control 1984 singles The Triffids songs Songs written by David McComb 1984 songs Mushroom Records singles