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Trails

by the Moffs

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Cypress 04:21
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Quakers Drum 03:21
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6.
Flowers 04:04
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Confusion 05:13
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Horto 04:56
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11.

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'Trails' is a collection of official releases, out-takes, b-sides and demos, from 1984 to 1988.

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Tom Kazas: guitar, lead vocals, mellotron
David Byrnes: bass guitar, backing vocals, sarangi
Nick Potts: harmonica (8), organ (9,10),
Alan Hislop: drums (4,5,8-10)
Andrew Byrnes: drums, percussion, tabla (1-3,6,7,11)
Scott Barnes: keyboards (1-3,7,11)
Mick Duncan: organ, piano (4,5)
Damon Giles: organ, backing vocals (2,6)

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Songs written by Tom Kazas, except:
I'll Lure You In, The Last Meadow, Horto by Kazas/D.Byrnes
Get The Picture by David Byrnes
Untitled #5 by Kazas/Byrnes/Byrnes/Barnes

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Confusion, Horto, Get The Picture -
recorded in The Loft, September 1984.
Produced and engineered by Chris Logan.

I'll Lure You In, The Last Meadow -
recorded at The Wireless Set Sydney October 1985.
Produced and engineered by Chris Logan and The Moffs.

Flowers, By The Breeze -
recorded at Glebe Studios August 1986
Produced by Chris Logan, engineered by Dave Richards

Cypress -
recorded in Tom's Lab June 1987
Produced and engineered by Tom Kazas

Quakers Drum -
recorded at Studios 301 Sydney August 1987.
Produced by The Moffs, engineered by Adrian Bollard.

The Dolphin and I -
recorded at Kingslane Studio August 1988
Produced by The Moffs

Untitled #5 -
Live audience recording of performance at the
Harold Park Hotel, Sydney December 1987

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Songs 2-7 originally released on vinyl between 1985-1988 by Citadel Records Sydney Australia.
Songs 8-10 appeared on the band’s 1984 demo cassette release.
Song 1 was a demo.
Song 11 first released here.

All songs remastered by William Bowden and Tom Kazas at King Willy Sound in 2008.

Cover image: Moth Trails by Emilie Halpern.

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Thanks to: Tim Pittman and Feel Presents, John Needham and Citadel Records, Greg ‘Quick’ Smyrell, Chris Logan, Ben Evison, Mark Burchett, Yvonne Byrnes, Rose Kazas, Little Ben, Victor Levi, Rocky, Lachlan Worthy.

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released February 10, 2018

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the Moffs Sydney, Australia

The Moffs were a psychedelic rock band from Sydney from 1984-1989. They are perhaps best known for their 1985 song Another Day In The Sun. They incorporated many styles: psychedelic rock, progressive rock, blues rock, early post rock, atmospheric rock, 60s/80s pop, free improvisation, impressionistic lyrics, Greek folk music, experimental composition and repetitive minimalist structures. ... more

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