Calenture (album)

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Calenture
Studio album by The Triffids
Released	February, 1987
Recorded	April 1986 - August 1986
Genre	Rock / Folk rock
Length	46:24
Label	Island Records
Producer	Gil Norton / The Triffids
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone US link Penny Black Music - John Clarkson (July 1, 2007)
The Triffids chronology
In The Pines (1986) Calenture (1987) The Black Swan (1989)
Singles from Calenture
"Bury Me Deep in Love" Released: 1987 "Trick of the Light" Released: 1988 "Holy Water" Released: 1988

Calenture is an album by The Triffids, released in February, 1987 and reached No. 32 on the Australian Album Charts.^[1] Calenture also reached No. 24 on the Swedish Album Charts in 1987^[2].

The term calenture is described in the sleeve notes as:

'Tropical fever or delirium suffered by sailors after long periods away from land, who imagine the seas to be green fields and desire to leap into them.'

The recording sessions for Calenture began with American producer Craig Leon (appointed by Island Records) however it bcame clear, at least to the band that Leon (and Island Records) were primarily interested in David McComb and not the rest of the band members.

'In the tried and true way of all major labels at the time, they really wanted to sign Dave but got a troublesome band instead. It was probably Island's insistence that Alsy and Marty weren't up to it that caused the Craig Leon sessions to be the unmitigated disaster that they were. Now I could be wrong here, maybe Craig wanted them out, maybe both. We were pretty much forced to let a couple of session guys stand in -- no names because it wasn't their fault -- and we could tell straight away that this was applying a straightener to the normally unruly quiff that was the band. It was also sucking the essence of the band out. Anyway, it's a sorry little interlude that I should draw the curtain on. The sessions were scrapped and we were allowed to be the Triffids again.'^[3]

Island Records then brought in Lenny Kaye however Kaye felt that the Triffids and their material were impressive enough and that they didn't need his help. Eventually Gil Norton (who worked on Born Sandy Devotional was brought back to re-record the album.

David McComb, in an interview with Paul Mathur (Rock Australia Magazine (RAM)) in February, 1988, described Calenture as an "over-the-top record" and even called it the Triffids' "Heaven's Gate" ^[4].

In 2007 Domino Records released a remastered edition including 12 bonus tracks, mostly rehearsal demos of the original album's tracks.

Contents 1 Track listing [5] 2 2007 Reissue 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Track listing ^[5]

All songs written by David McComb, unless otherwise noted.^[6]

1. "Bury Me Deep in Love" - 4:04
2. "Kelly's Blues" - 4:34
3. "Trick of the Light" (David McComb, Graham Lee^[6]) - 3:50
4. "Hometown Farewell Kiss" - 4:33
5. "Unmade Love" - 4:01
6. "Open For You" (Jill Birt^[6]) - 3:05
7. "Holy Water" - 3:17
8. "Blinder By The Hour" - 4:24
9. "Vagabond Holes" - 3:57
10. "Jerdacuttup Man" (David McComb, James Paterson^[6]) - 4:59
11. "Calenture" - 1:10
12. "Save What You Can" (David McComb, James Paterson^[6]) - 4:30

[edit] 2007 Reissue

Disc 1:

1. Bury Me Deep In Love
2. Kelly's Blues
3. A Trick Of The Light
4. Hometown Farewell Kiss
5. Unmade Love
6. Open For You
7. Holy Water
8. Blinder By The Hour
9. Vagabond Holes
10. Jerdacuttup Man
11. Calenture
12. Save What You Can
13. Baby Can I Walk You Home (Bonus Track)
14. Region Unknown (Bonus Track)
15. Love The Fever (Bonus Track)
16. Bad News Always Reminds Me Of You (Bonus Track)
17. Everything You Touch Turns To Time (Bonus Track)

Disc 2:

1. Bury Me Deep In Love [rehearsal Demo]
2. Kelly's Blues [rehearsal Demo]
3. A Trick Of The Light [rehearsal Demo]
4. Hometown Farewell Kiss [rehearsal Demo]
5. There Must Be A Curse On Me [studio Demo]
6. Open For You [rehearsal Demo]
7. Burned [studio Demo]
8. Blinder By The Hour [rehearsal Demo]
9. Vagabond Holes [rehearsal Demo]
10. Jerdacuttup Man [rehearsal Demo]
11. Save What You Can [studio Demo]
12. Calentura

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• A Retrospective with Graham Lee and Rob McComb by Wilson Neate

v • d • e The Triffids David McComb · Robert McComb · Jill Birt · Allan MacDonald · Martyn P. Casey · 'Evil' Graham Lee Studio Albums Treeless Plain · Born Sandy Devotional · In The Pines · Calenture · The Black Swan EPs Reverie · Bad Timing and Other Stories · Raining Pleasure · Lawson Square Infirmary · Field Of Glass · Peel Sessions Cassettes Tapes 1-6 · Dungeon Tape · Son of Dungeon Tape · Jack Brabham Live Albums Stockholm Compilation albums Love In Bright Landscapes · Australian Melodrama · Beautiful Waste and Other Songs (Mini-Masterpieces 1983-1985) Singles Stand Up · Spanish Blue · Beautiful Waste · You Don't Miss Your Water · Wide Open Road · Bury Me Deep in Love · Trick of the Light · Holy Water · Goodbye Little Boy · Falling Over You Record Labels Hot Records · Rough Trade · Mushroom · Island · Domino · Liberation Music Related content Save What You Can: The Day of The Triffids and The Long Night of David McComb (Bleddyn Butcher)