Field of Glass

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Field Of Glass
Field Of Glass cover
EP by The Triffids
Released February, 1985
Recorded BBC Studio 5, Maida Vale, London
November 6, 1984
Genre Rock / Folk rock
Label Hot Records
Producer Mark Radcliffe
The Triffids chronology
Lawson Square Infirmary
(1985)		 Field Of Glass
(1984)		 Peel Sessions
(1987)

Field Of Glass by The Triffids was released as a 12" EP in 1985. All the songs were generally recorded live at BBC Studio 5, Maida Vale, London. The EP was produced by Mark Radcliffe, engineered by Mike Robinson, engineered by Owen Davies and remixed by Nick Cook at Townhouse 3.[1]

The first two songs, "Bright Lights, Big City" and "Monkey On My Back", deal directly with David McComb’s drug abuse and are infused with bitterness and desperation. The song which gave its name to the EP tells the tale of a loner who has some unrequited love issues with a rich girl who’s just finished school. He pleads with her to ride with him on a baking hot summers night and she goes along. Driven mad by the intolerable heat and by her rejection he murders her.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by David McComb.[2]

  1. "Bright Lights, Big City"
  2. "Monkey on My Back"
  3. "Field of Glass"

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Triffids

[edit] References

  1. ^ Listings for Field Of Glass. Discogs. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
  2. ^ Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
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