| Lawson Square Infirmary | ||||
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| EP by The Triffids and James Paterson | ||||
| Released | November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Sydney Opera House August 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock | |||
| Label | Hot | |||
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Lawson Square Infirmary was a 12" extended play released in November 1984 by the Triffids and James Paterson under the collaborative project of the same name.[1] In 2008 all six tracks from the EP were included on the compilation Beautiful Waste and Other Songs.
Lawson Square Infirmary was the result of a one-off recording collaboration between members of the Triffids and Sydney musician James Paterson, of JFK & The Cuban Crisis,[1] who financed the recording and was the Triffids' singer David McComb's occasional song writing collaborator. The performances were recorded in a couple of takes live to stereo at the Sydney Opera House shortly before the Triffids relocated to London in late August 1984.[2] It was also the first Triffids-related release to include 'Evil' Graham Lee, who later joined the band.[1][3] The Triffids shared a rambling, run down house in Lawson Square, Redfern in Sydney.
Lawson Square Infirmary neatly illustrates Dave's quest for diversity and the prodigious output of songs he had at the time
— Graham Lee, [2]
- ^ a b c Australian Rock Database entries:
- The Triffids: Holmgren, Magnus; Skjefte, Morten; Warnqvist, Stefan; Simonetti, Vince. "The Triffids". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 28 July 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Lawson Square Infirmary: Holmgren, Magnus; Simonetti, Vince. "Lawson Square Infirmary". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 25 February 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- John Kennedy Holmgren, Magnus. "John Kennedy". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Graham Lee: Holmgren, Magnus. "Graham Lee". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 9 January 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b "The Triffids profile". Liberation Records. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ Bayes, Chris. "Triffids - Beautiful Waste And Other Songs". Room Thirteen. Retrieved 27 October 2008.