Born Sandy Devotional (studio album) by The Triffids

Born Sandy Devotional by The Triffids
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 2,156th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 132 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (28th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (326th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,156th)
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76/100 (from 132 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.

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From 05/25/2025 07:29
Bought it on vinyl when it was released. Had only read about it, not listened. Fell in love immediately and loved it since then. Majestic destiny dramatic and that baryton voice. A masterpiece.
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From 08/31/2021 09:59
Such a special album for me. Difficult to find words.
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From 11/24/2015 19:44
Like the greatest art takes you to a time and place where you almost feel you're breathing the same air.
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From 03/15/2015 00:07
Not as perfectly mastered as Calenture, but still a masterpiece.
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From 08/15/2014 22:31
One of the greatest ever Aussie albums. Wide Open Road is the highlight. If you ever get the chance to travel round Oz make sure you have this playing on your stereo!
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From 12/02/2013 21:57
It's an Australian golden gem full of memories and mystery. It says so much about Australia particularly Western Australia were David McComb grew up . its very much in the same class as a Tim Winton novel It's a masterpiece
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My favourite album
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From 11/09/2013 08:05
Superb album.
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From 06/23/2012 05:48
Deep into my Antipodean phase, this became one of my favourite albums.
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