Released April 1989 The Black Swan
(1989) Stockholm
(1990) Release date April 1989 Genres Rock music, Folk rock | Length 46:43 Artist The Triffids Label White Hot Records | |
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Producer Stephen Street / The Triffids Similar Calenture, Treeless Plain, Born Sandy Devotional, In the Pines, Beautiful Waste and Other So | ||
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The Black Swan is the fifth and final studio album by The Triffids, released in April 1989 and peaking at No. 59 on the Australian Album Charts. The album was originally conceived as a double album.
Contents
- The triffids one mechanic town
- Track listing
- 2008 Reissue
- The Triffids
- Additional musicians
- Songs
- References
In the recording sessions the Triffids were joined by producer Stephen Street (the Smiths' - Strangeways, Here We Come and Morrissey's Viva Hate). The Black Swan used a greater variety of musical instruments than their previous albums with bouzouki, güiro and accordion and a more obvious use of synths and programming. The title of the album was originally going to be Disappointment Resort Complex but was renamed to The Black Swan, which according to a 1989 interview by Stephen Phillips (NME) with David McComb is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann.
The chosen single from the album, "Goodbye Little Boy", featured Jill Birt on vocals and ‘glammed up’ for the record sleeve.
"Too Hot To Move" was one of three songs written by David McComb which were used in the ABC TV series Sweet and Sour (1984) it had lead vocals by Deborah Conway (of Do-Ré-Mi). McComb bought the rights back to "Too Hot To Move" so that The Triffids could perform it again.
The cover photograph was taken in the stables at the rear of The Cliffe, the historic Peppermint Grove home in which David and Robert McComb grew up.
A deluxe version of the album, with a 17-track bonus disc of demos, was released in Australia on 7 June 2008 through Liberation Music.
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave McComb unless otherwise noted.
- "Too Hot to Move" - 4:12
- "American Sailors" - 0:41
- "Falling Over You" (David McComb, Adam Peters) - 3:43
- "Goodbye Little Boy" (David McComb, Adam Peters) - 3:28
- "Bottle of Love" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas, James Patterson) - 2:54
- "The Spinning Top Song" (David McComb, Adam Peters) - 3:36
- "Butterflies Into Worms" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas) - 3:20
- "New Year's Greetings" - 5:43
- "Good Fortune Rose" (Jill Birt, Alsy MacDonald) - 3:33
- "One Mechanic Town" - 3:11
- "Blackeyed Susan" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas) - 4:02
- "The Clown Prince" (David McComb, Phil Kakulas) - 4:37
- "Fairytale Love" - 3:51
2008 Reissue
Disc 1:
- Too Hot to Move, Too Hot to Think
- American Sailors
- Falling Over You
- Goodbye Little Boy
- Bottle of Love
- Go Home Eddie
- The Spinning Top Song
- Butterflies Into Worms
- I Can't Help Falling in Love
- New Year's Greetings
- Good Fortune Rose
- Shell of the Man
- One Mechanic Town
- Jack's Hole
- Black-Eyed Susan
- You Minus Me
- The Clown Prince
- Fairytale Love
- How Could I Help But Love You
Disc 2:
- Too Hot to Move, Too Hot to Think (Demo)
- American Sailors (Demo)
- Why Don't You Leave for Good This Time (Demo)
- Bottle of Love (Demo)
- The Spinning Top Song (Demo)
- Butterflies Into Worms (Demo)
- New Year's Greetings (The Country Widower) (Demo)
- Good Fortune Rose (Demo)
- One Mechanic Town (Demo)
- Jack's Hole (Demo)
- Black-Eyed Susan (Demo)
- You Minus Me (Demo)
- The Clown Prince (Demo)
- Fairytale Love (Demo)
- (You've Got) A Funny Way of Showing You Love Me (Demo)
- No More After You (Demo)
- In the Dark (Demo)
The Triffids
Credited to:
Additional musicians
Songs
1Too Hot to Move4:10
2American Sailors0:41
3Falling Over You3:42