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Live 81-82

The Birthday Party

1999 · Rock

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Live 81-82 by The Birthday Party

Live 81-82 is a Punk album by The Birthday Party, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

About

Australia's Birthday Party may have burned quickly and brightly, but their twisted, arty take on garage rock has lasted a long time. Stitched together from performances in London and Bremen, Germany, <i>Live 1981-1982</i> shows the band in all their feral glory. Nick Cave's spastic blues-punk balladeering gels beautifully with Rowland S. Howard's squalling guitars on an unhinged version of the goth hit "Release the Bats," as well as undulating takes of "Nick the Stripper" and "King Ink," which tap into the band’s primal sexual energy.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Junkyard6:26
  2. 2A Dead Song2:41
  3. 3The Dim Locator3:09
  4. 4Zoo Music Girl3:06
  5. 5Nick The Stripper4:08
  6. 6Blast Off!2:38
  7. 7Release The Bats3:06
  8. 8Bully Bones3:04
  9. 9King Ink5:53
  10. 10(Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn2:47
  11. 11Big Jesus Trash Can3:33
  12. 12Dead Joe3:47
  13. 13The Friend Catcher5:02
  14. 146" Gold Blade3:41
  15. 15Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)5:11
  16. 16She's Hit7:11
  17. 17Funhouse8:29

Sound DNA

  • Punk
  • Punk Rock
  • raw
  • intense
  • punky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Tracks 1-10 mixed at Birdland, Melbourne early 1998. Tracks 11-17 direct from cassette. Mastered at Studios 301, Sydney.
Special thanks to Henry Rollins for the very existence of this album.
This is the only band approved Birthday Party live album.

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