Field of Glass
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| 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 | |||
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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 [citation needed] 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. This song was originally two songs - "Field of Glass" and "Pleasure Slide".
McComb later said, "When we got to London I think we sort of felt we had to make a kind of statement. We recorded the Field of Glass EP just when we got there, which is still I guess the most aggressive and violent record that we had done. It gave us heaps of confidence."[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by David McComb.[3]
- "Bright Lights, Big City"
- "Monkey on My Back"
- "Field of Glass"
Personnel
The Triffids
- David McComb - vocals, guitar
- Robert McComb - guitar, percussion, vocals
- Alsy MacDonald - drums, vocals
- Martyn Casey (aka Daubney Carshott) - bass
- Jill Birt - keyboard
Notes
- ↑ "Listings for Field Of Glass". Discogs. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ↑ Tracee Hutchison (1992). Your Name's On The Door. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Enterprises. p. 87. ISBN 0-7333-0115-0.
- ↑ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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