''In The Pines'' is an album by
The Triffids
The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry fo"The Triff ...
, released in August 1986, which reached No. 69 on the Australian Album Charts.
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created their own charts
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in mid-1988.
Recording
The album was produced by
Bruce Callaway and
David McComb,
recorded in a woolshed on a remote Western Australian farming property, owned by the McCombs' parents, on an eight-track machine for a grand total of $1190; the album notes record that $340 of this was spent on alcohol (beer, wine and vodka), which exceeded the $310 spent on food, the $300 on recording equipment hire and the $240 on 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
Alsy MacDonald later noted, "Dave had the idea for a long time of doing something in a very basic setting, with very basic equipment. Like ''
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'' or ''
Music From Big Pink
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'', where by transplanting yourself to this unique location it creates a special sound. As far as the rest of us were concerned, it wouldn't have mattered if we continued recording in London or Sydney."
As of 2010, David McComb's parents still owned the property; his ashes were scattered in the pine grove there.
Reissue
The reissue by Domino Records released in February 2007 included three additional songs that had previously been held over for ''
Calenture'': "Trick Of The Light", "Blinder By The Hour" and "Jerdacuttup Man". It also included two other songs that were not on the original edition: "She's Sure The Girl I Love" and "Wish to See No More". The previous version of "Born Sandy Devotional" is expanded. The reissue was remixed by Bruce Callaway, the sound engineer of the original recordings.
Reception
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said, "The stripped-down, communal feel of this record beautifully captures the essence of the Triffids' folk- and country-influenced rock and underscores frontman David McComb's musical and lyrical talent for translating the isolated mental and physical landscapes of western Australia."
Mat Snow
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During the ...
claimed it was, "probably the best Australian country and western album ever made, though the competition can hardly be called stiff."
Track listing
All songs written by David McComb, unless otherwise noted.
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Original edition
# "Suntrapper" - 2:18
# "In the Pines" - 2:35
# "Kathy Knows" - 3:45
# "25 To 5" - 1:06
# "Do You Want Me Near You?" (Allan MacDonald
) - 3:41
# "
Once a Day
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" (Bill Anderson
) - 4:01
# "Just Might Fade Away" - 2:59
# "Better Off This Way" - 2:51
# "Only One Life" - 1:30
# "Keep Your Eyes on the Hole" - 2:14
# "One Soul Less on Your Fiery List" - 4:18
# "Born Sandy Devotional (Edit)" - 1:28
# "Love and Affection" - 1:42
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" - 1:58
Personnel
Credited to:
*
David McComb -
vocals
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,
guitar
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, mandolin
*
'Evil' Graham Lee - acoustic guitar, pedal and lap steel guitar, backing vocals
*
Martyn Casey -
bass guitar
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*
Jill Birt - vocals, keyboards
*
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, Davi ...
-
violin
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, guitar, drums ("Do You Want Me Near You?), harmonica, mandolin,
backing vocals
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*
Alsy MacDonald -
drums, backing vocals
References
External links
A Retrospective with Graham Lee and Rob McComb by Wilson Neate
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1986 albums
Domino Recording Company albums
The Triffids albums