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The Birthday Party (01 Mar 1980 - Aug 1983)

Group - London

Recordings by (108)

  1. A Catholic Skin 2:29 (Dec 1979)
  2. Faint Heart 2:59 (Dec 1979)
  3. Death by Drowning 3:12 (Dec 1979)
  4. The Hair Shirt 4:04 (Dec 1979)
  5. The Red Clock 2:49 (Dec 1979)
  6. Figure of Fun (Demo) ?:?? (Dec 1980)
  7. Zoo-Music Girl 2:36 (30 Mar 1981)
  8. Cry 2:39 (30 Mar 1981)
  9. Capers 2:38 (30 Mar 1981)
  10. Nick the Stripper 3:50 (30 Mar 1981)
  11. Ho-Ho 3:06 (30 Mar 1981)
  12. Figure of Fun 2:47 (30 Mar 1981)
  13. King Ink 4:39 (30 Mar 1981)
  14. A Dead Song 2:12 (30 Mar 1981)
  15. Yard 5:02 (30 Mar 1981)
  16. Dull Day 3:03 (30 Mar 1981)
  17. Just You and Me 2:01 (30 Mar 1981)
  18. Blundertown 3:10 (06 Apr 1981)
  19. Kathy’s Kisses 4:06 (06 Apr 1981)
  20. Blast Off! 2:17 (Jun 1981)
  21. Release the Bats 2:30 (Jun 1981)
  22. Loose (live) 5:27 (Feb 1982)
  23. Pleasure Heads 3:40 (Feb 1982)
  24. She’s Hit 6:05 (02 Jun 1982)
  25. Dead Joe 3:08 (02 Jun 1982)
  26. The Dim Locator 2:49 (02 Jun 1982)
  27. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) 5:33 (02 Jun 1982)
  28. Several Sins 2:56 (02 Jun 1982)
  29. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can 2:59 (02 Jun 1982)
  30. Kiss Me Black 2:48 (02 Jun 1982)
  31. 6″ Gold Blade 3:34 (02 Jun 1982)
  32. Kewpie Doll 3:32 (02 Jun 1982)
  33. Junkyard 5:49 (02 Jun 1982)
  34. Dead Joe (2nd version) 3:07 (Aug 1982)
  35. The Hairshirt ?:?? (1982)
  36. Sonny’s Burning 3:17 (Feb 1983)
  37. Wildworld 3:25 (Feb 1983)
  38. Fears of Gun 3:54 (Feb 1983)
  39. Deep in the Woods 4:46 (Feb 1983)
  40. The Friend Catcher 4:15 (Jun 1983)
  41. Happy Birthday 3:54 (Jun 1983)
  42. Jennifers Veil 4:56 (Nov 1983)
  43. Mutiny in Heaven 4:16 (Nov 1983)
  44. Say a Spell 3:42 (Nov 1983)
  45. Swampland 3:28 (Nov 1983)
  46. Nick the Stripper (Promo video) 3:40 (1983)
  47. Dead Joe (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1982) 0:14 (1983) live, 1982-07-22: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  48. A Dead Song (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1982) 3:51 (1983) live, 1982-07-22: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  49. Junkyard (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1982) 2:22 (1983) live, 1982-07-22: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  50. Release the Bats (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1982) 6:14 (1983) live, 1982-07-22: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  51. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1982) 2:50 (1983) live, 1982-07-22: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  52. Big Jesus Trashcan (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1982) 2:42 (1983) live, 1982-07-22: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  53. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1983) 4:51 (1983) live, 1983-02-24: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  54. Pleasure Avalanche (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1983) 4:22 (1983) live, 1983-02-24: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  55. Six Inch Gold Blade (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1983) 3:14 (1983) live, 1983-02-24: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  56. Wild World (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1983) 3:58 (1983) live, 1983-02-24: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  57. The Six Strings That Drew Blood (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1983) 4:00 (1983) live, 1983-02-24: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  58. Sonny's Burning (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1983) 3:14 (1983) live, 1983-02-24: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  59. She's Hit (live Hacienda club, Manchester, UK 1983) 6:22 (1983) live, 1983-02-24: The Haçienda, Manchester, England
  60. Zoo Music Girl 3:06 (1985) live, 1982-01-15: Astor Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
  61. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn 2:50 (1985) live, 1982-01-15: Astor Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
  62. Blast Off 2:20 (1985) live, 1982-01-15: Astor Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
  63. Big Jesus Trash Can 2:50 (1985)
  64. Ho Ho (Nick Cave vocal version) 2:56 (1985)
  65. The Friend Catcher (alternate version) 2:10 (1985)
  66. Scatterbrain 3:24 (1985)
  67. The Plague 3:26 (1985)
  68. Rowland Around in That Stuff 3:30 (1987) live, 1981-04-21: BBC Langham 1 Studio, London, UK
  69. Loose 3:36 (1987) live, 1981-04-21: BBC Langham 1 Studio, London, UK
  70. Six Inch Gold Blade 3:32 (1987) live, 1982-07-01: Aladin, Bremen, Germany
  71. Bully Bones 2:45 (1988) live, 1981-12-02: BBC Maida Vale Studios, Studio 4, London, UK
  72. Pleasure Avalanche 4:22 (Aug 1989) rough mix
  73. Six Strings That Drew Blood 3:32 (Aug 1989) rough mix
  74. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn (live) 3:40 (1994)
  75. King Ink (live) 6:02 (1994)
  76. Zoo Music Girl (live) 3:00 (1994)
  77. Zoo-Music-Girl 3:05 (1999) live, 1981-11-26: The Venue, London, UK
  78. Funhouse 8:29 (1999) live, 1982-09-17: Sporting, Athens, Greece
  79. Sonnys Burning 2:58 (2001) live, 1982-11-15: BBC Studios, UK
  80. Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) 3:52 (2001) live, 1982-11-15: BBC Studios, UK
  81. Fears of Gun (TV Performance) ?:?? (2003)
  82. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) (TV Performance) ?:?? (2003)
  83. Deep in the Woods (Promo video) ?:?? (2003)
  84. Junkyard (TV Performance) ?:?? (2003)
  85. Fear of Gun 4:07 (2011) BBC Records and Tapes, Previously Unreleased
  86. Jennifer’s Veil 4:57 (Dec 2014)
  87. 6" Gold Blade ?:?? (11 Jun 2015) part of “Exclusive Mixtape for Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay” DJ-mix
  88. Hamlet (Pow! Pow! Pow!) 4:14 () live, 1983-05-09: The Seaview Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia
  89. Wild World 4:20 () live, 1983-05-06: Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
  90. Jennifer's Veil 6:08 () live, 1983-05-06: Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
  91. Sonny's Burning 3:48 () live, 1983-05-06: Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
  92. Dead in the Head ?:?? () live, 1982-06-25: Ballhaus, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
  93. 99 Ways 3:53 () live, 1982-06-25: Ballhaus, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
  94. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) ?:?? () live, 1982-06-25: Ballhaus, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
  95. Sad Dark Eyes ?:?? () live, 1982-06-25: Ballhaus, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
  96. Catman ?:?? () live, 1982-06-25: Ballhaus, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
  97. Dangerzone 1:38 () live, 1981-09-10: The Venue, London, UK
  98. She's Hit 7:22 () live, 1981-11-27: Rafters, Manchester, UK
  99. Jackson 7:05 () live, 1981-11-27: Rafters, Manchester, UK
  100. Nick the Stripper (1981-11-08: Amsterdam, Netherlands) 4:20 ()
  101. A Dead Song (1981-11-08: Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2:42 ()
  102. Big Jesus Trash Can (1981-11-08: Amsterdam, Netherlands) 3:21 ()
  103. Loose (1981-04-28: John Peel radio session) 3:44 ()
  104. King Ink (1980-09-10: John Peel radio session) 4:22 ()
  105. Cry (1981-04-09: Melbourne, Australia) 3:08 ()
  106. Sonny's Burning (1983-05-03: Auckland, New Zealand) 2:58 ()
  107. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) (1983-05-05: Palmerston, New Zealand) 6:55 ()
  108. She's Hit (1983-05-05: Palmerston, New Zealand) 4:23 ()