Trophy Night


Trophy Night: The Best of Weddings Parties Anything is a compilation album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything. It comprises songs from the band's seven studio albums together with two new tracks: "Anthem" and "Traffic Goes By", together with a cover of The Triffids' "Wide Open Road".
Trophy Night was also released for a limited time with a bonus disc Benched, a collection of unreleased demos and assorted B-sides.

Background

In early August 1998, Weddings, Parties, Anything announced that they were calling it a day, one month before this long-planned retrospective was to be released. The material for this best-of was compiled by fans who picked their favourite songs through the band's website.
"Anthem" was the only song released as a single from the album. It is a cover of a Tiddas song written by Dan Warner and Sally Dastey, which appears on their 1996 self-titled album, produced by Joe Camilleri.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.
  1. "Away Away" - 3:51
  2. "Woman Of Ireland" - 2:47
  3. "Hungry Years" - 4:22
  4. "Scorn Of The Women" - 5:24
  5. "Industrial Town" - 4:07
  6. "Under The Clocks" - 3:30
  7. "Roaring Days" - 2:55
  8. "Sergeant Small" - 3:13
  9. "Ticket In Tatts" - 3:47
  10. "A Tale They Won't Believe" - 7:00
  11. "Knockbacks In Halifax" - 3:26
  12. "Step In, Step Out" - 4:00
  13. "Father's Day"
  14. "Rain In My Heart" - 4:01
  15. "Monday's Experts" - 2:54
  16. "Wide Open Road" - 4:19
  17. "For A Short Time" - 5:13
  18. "Anthem" - 4:17
  19. "Traffic Goes By" - 3:05
;Benched
All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.
  1. "Been Coming Here For Years" - 4:17
  2. "City Of Lights" - 3:49
  3. "If You Gotta Go" - 3:20
  4. "The Swans Return" - 2:48
  5. "Tough Time" - 3:09
  6. "All Over Bar The Shouting" - 3:04
  7. "Everywhere I Go" - 2:48
  8. "Nothing Left To Say" - 2:52
  9. "One Perfect Day" - 4:57

Personnel