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The discography of The Birthday Party, an Australian post-punk band, consists of four studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, six extended plays and nine singles. The group began under various names in Melbourne in 1973; formed by vocalist Nick Cave, guitarist Mick Harvey, drummer Phill Calvert, guitarist John Cocivera, bassist ...
The Birthday Party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1977 to 1983. The group's "bleak and noisy soundscapes," which drew irreverently on blues , free jazz , and rockabilly , provided the setting for vocalist Nick Cave 's disturbing tales of violence and perversion.
The Birthday Party is a 1980 album credited to Australian rock band the Boys Next Door / the Birthday Party under both names as they were in transition between the names. [5] [6] [7] The album was produced by The Boys Next Door, Tony Cohen , and Keith Glass ; it was recorded with Cohen engineering at Richmond Recorders Studios in Melbourne from ...
The Hee Haw EP represents a musical departure from the relatively conventional punk/pop songs on Door Door. The EP introduces a more abrasive, rhythmic and exploratory sound that was further developed when the band re-located to the UK (and changed their name to the Birthday Party). Two of the songs on the EP, "The Red Clock" and "The Hair ...
Junkyard. (1982) Mutiny/The Bad Seed. (1983) Junkyard is the third studio album by Australian post-punk group the Birthday Party. It was released on 10 July 1982 through the label 4AD in the UK and through Missing Link Records in Australia. [ 4] It was the group's last full-length studio recording. It has received critical acclaim.
Prayers on Fire. (1981) Drunk on the Pope's Blood. (1982) Prayers on Fire is the debut studio album by Australian rock group the Birthday Party, released on 6 April 1981 on the Missing Link label in Australia, later licensed to the 4AD label. This was the band's first full-length release on an international record label and the first after ...
Their debut single, "Birthday Party" was a huge success locally and made the Top 40 nationally (The b-side, "Our Love" was written by Kaye).After their second single, “442 Glenwood Avenue" / "Cold, Cold Winter” (in which both sides charted), Midge Bollinger left the group and was replaced by Bonnie Long, who assumed the high vocals while Debby Swisher became the new lead vocalist.
Live 1981–82 is a live album by The Birthday Party and released in August 1999. The performances were " [c]ulled from the private collection of founding member Mick Harvey with assistance from super fan Henry Rollins ". [9]