THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Paris Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, November 28, 1980 (Source 1) |
01. King Ink
02. Happy Birthday
03. Guilt Parade
04. Yard
05. Nick The Stripper
06. Safehouse
07. Catman
08. Cry
09. The Hair Shirt
10. Riddle House
|
SOURCE: Radio broadcast |
TIME: 35:17 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals, saxophone, keyboards), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This recording has a clear stereo seperation and you can hear the guitarists in different sides of the stero channel, but it is incomplete, missing 4 songs in the middle of the concert. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Paris Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, November 28, 1980 (Source 2) |
01. King Ink
02. Happy Birthday
03. Guilt Parade
04. Yard
05. Mr Clarinet
06. Figure Of Fun
07. The Friend Catcher
08. Waving My Arms
09. Nick The Stripper
10. Safehouse
11. Catman
12. Cry
13. The Hair Shirt
14. Riddle House
|
SOURCE: Radio broadcast |
TIME: 50:05 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals, saxophone, keyboards), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a Whiskybob compilation from 2 different sources: Source 1 up to the midle of The Hair shirt and the remainder from an inferior source. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Paris Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, November 28, 1980 (Source 3) |
01. King Ink
02. Happy Birthday
03. Guilt Parade
04. Yard
05. Mr Clarinet
06. Figure Of Fun
07. The Friend Catcher
08. Waving My Arms
09. Nick The Stripper
10. Safehouse
11. Catman
12. Cry
13. The Hair Shirt
14. Riddle House
|
SOURCE: Radio broadcast |
TIME: 47:06 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals, saxophone, keyboards), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a compilation from 3 different sources: CDR source 1 (tracks 2-8, 10, 12-13), Cassette source 2 (tracks 1, 9) and DAT source 3 (tracks 11, 14) |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Hearts, Polaris Inn, Melbourne, Australia, December 20, 1980 |
01. The Friend Catcher
02. Guilt Parade
03. Safehouse
04. King Ink
05. Waving My Arms
06. Yard
07. Mr Clarinet
08. Nick The Stripper
09. Let's Talk About Art
10. Happy Birthday
11. Figure Of Fun
12. The Hair Shirt
13. Cry
14. Catman
15. Cracked Portrait (vocals by Rowland S. Howard)
16. Riddle House
|
SOURCE: Soundboard recording |
TIME: 60:28 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: There is a lot of debate about the date of this recording and whether it is The Boys Next Door or The Birthday Party.
An alternate date of February 9, 1980 is also given for this recording. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, February 21, 1981 |
01. Happy Birthday
02. Nick The Stripper
03. Guilt Parade
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. Yard
06. Mr Clarinet
07. The Friend Catcher
08. Let's Talk About Art
09. Waving My Arms
10. King Ink
11. Figure Of Fun
12. The Hair Shirt
13. Catman
14. Cry
15. Loose
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 57:43 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
University Of London Union (ULU), London, UK, May 1, 1981 |
01. Nick The Stripper (beginning cut)
02. Happy Birthday
03. 03. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
04. The Friend Catcher
05. Figure Of Fun
06. Yard
07. Rowland Around In That Stuff
08. A Dead Song
09. King Ink (slight cut due to tape flip)
10. Release The Bats
11. Cry
12. Catman
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 44:43 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Moonlight Club, London, UK, June 12, 1981 |
01. Blast Off
02. A Dead Song
03. The Friend Catcher
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. Rowland Around In That Stuff
06. Nick The Stripper
07. (Sometimes) Pleasureheads Must Burn
08. Happy Birthday
09. King Ink
10. Figure Of Fun
11. Cry
12. Release The Bats
|
SOURCE: Soundboard recording |
TIME: 41:22 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This recording is sometimes listed as "live demos submitted to Rough Trade 1980" |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Rock City, Nottingham, UK, June 19, 1981 |
01. King Ink
02. Blast Off
03. Happy Birthday
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. Nick The Stripper
06. A Dead Song
07. Release The Bats
08. (Sometimes) Pleasureheads Must Burn
09. Cry
10. (crowd noise)
11. Catman
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 34:03 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the TB AUD MASTER (2013) master recording. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Tiffanys, Leeds, UK, June 23, 1981 |
01. King Ink
01. Cry
02. Nick The Stripper
03. Blast Off
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. The Friend Catcher
06. (Sometimes) Pleasureheads Must Burn
07. King Ink
08. A Dead Song
09. Catman
10. Release The Bats
11. Loose
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 37:35 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the TB AUD MASTER (2013) master recording. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Lyceum, London, UK, June 25, 1981 |
01. King Ink
02. Release The Bats
03. Zoo-Music Girl
04. The Friend Catcher
05. Blast Off
06. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
07. Nick The Stripper
08. A Dead Song
09. Catman
10. Cry |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 35:51 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation source. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK, June 27, 1981 |
01. Release The Bats
02. Nick The Stripper
03. Happy Birthday
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. The Friend Catcher
06. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
07. King Ink
08. A Dead Song
09. Catman
10. Cry |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 37:24 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a fourth generation source. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Africa Centre, London, UK, August 23, 1981 |
01. Big Jesus Trash Can
02. Catman
03. Nick The Stripper
04. Blast Off
05. Zoo-Music Girl (cut)
06. King Ink
07. A Dead Song
08. Cry
09. Release The Bats
10. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
11. Figure Of Fun |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 43:21 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation cassette. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Nite Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 25, 1981 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Catman
03. Nick The Stripper
04. Blast Off
05. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
06. Zoo-Music Girl
07. King Ink
08. A Dead Song
09. Figure Of Fun
10. Release The Bats
11. Cry
12. Loose |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 46:50 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a third generation cassette. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Venue, London, UK, September 10, 1981 |
01. Junkyard
02. Nick The Stripper
03. Zoo-Music Girl
04. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
05. Blast Off
06. Dangerzone
07. The Dim Locator
08. A Dead Song
09. King Ink
10. Cry
11. Release The Bats
12. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
13. Figure Of Fun
14. Loose |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 44:33 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This features the only live recording of Dangerzone. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Action Space Theatre, Drill Hall, London, UK, September 18, 1981 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Cry
03. The Dim Locator
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. Nick The Stripper
06. Blast Off
07. Junkyard King
08. King Ink
09. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
10. Release The Bats
11. A Dead Song
12. Figure Of Fun |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 43:56 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This features Junkyard King which was very rarely performed |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Lambeth Town Hall, London, UK, October 16, 1981 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Cry
03. Bully Bones
04. Junkyard King
05. Nick The Stripper
06. Zoo-Music Girl
07. The Dim Locator
08. A Dead Song
09. Release The Bats
10. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
11. King Ink |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 40:52 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation source. It features Junkyard King which was very rarely performed. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Music Hall, Berlin, Germany, November 3, 1981 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Zoo-Music Girl
03. The Dim Locator
04. She's Hit
05. A Dead Song
06. Nick The Stripper
07. Release The Bats
08. Junkyard
09. King Ink
10. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
11. Cry
12. Little Doll |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 45:58 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a third generation cassette. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Posthoornkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 8, 1981 |
01. Nick The Stripper
02. A Dead Song
03. She's Hit
04. Bully Bones
05. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
06. Junkyard
07. Blast Off
08. King Ink
09. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
10. Release The Bats
|
SOURCE: Radio broadcast |
TIME: 37:34 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This was broadcast by VPRO radio |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Kino Walche, Zurich, Switzerland, November 9, 1981 |
01. Zoo-Music Girl
02. The Dim Locator
03. Nick The Stripper
04. A Dead Song
05. She's Hit
06. Bully Bones
07. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
08. Junkyard
09. Blast Off
10. King Ink
11. (Sometimes) Pleasureheads Must Burn
12. Release The Bats (cut) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 44:24 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Teatro Tenda, Certaldo, Italy, November 13, 1981 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can (beginning cut)
02. Cry
03. The Dim Locator
04. She's Hit
05. Nick The Stripper
06 . A Dead Song
07. Junkyard
08. Zoo-Music Girl
09. King Ink
10. (Sometimes) Pleasureheads Must Burn
11. Release The Bats |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 40:44 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Rafters, Manchester, UK, November 27, 1981 |
01. Nick The Stripper
02. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
03. Bully Bones
04. Junkyard
05. A Dead Song
06. She's Hit
07. The Dim Locator
08. Zoo-Music Girl
09. King Ink
10. Release The Bats
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. (crowd noise)
13. Jackson (with Lydia Lunch) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 62:18 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Scamps, Oxford, UK, November 30, 1981 |
01. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
02. Cry
03. Bully Bones
04. She's Hit
05. A Dead Song
06. The Dim Locator
07. King Ink
08. Release The Bats (cut) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 27:50 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This misses some songs that were performed (Nick The Stripper, Junkyard, Big-Jesus-Trash-Can, Zoo-Music Girl, Loose). There is another recording circulating that is listed as Oxford, but that is most likely from a 1980 show. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Polytechnic of Central London, London, UK, December 11, 1981 |
01. Junkyard
02. A Dead Song
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
05. She's Hit
06. Nick The Stripper
07. The Dim Locator
08. Zoo-Music Girl
09. King Ink
10. Release The Bats (cut) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 44:35 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a fourth generation source. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, December 24, 1981 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Junkyard
03. Zoo-Music Girl
04. The Dim Locator
05. She's Hit
06. Blast Off
07. Nick The Stripper
08. A Dead Song
09. Bully Bones
10. King Ink (cut)
11. Release The Bats
12. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
13. 6" Gold Blade
14. Cry
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 59:52 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, Australia, January 24, 1982 |
01. King Ink
02. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
03. Zoo-Music Girl
04. 6" Gold Blade
05. The Dim Locator
06. Junkyard
07. A Dead Song
08. She's Hit
09. Dead Joe
10. Release The Bats
11. Nick The Stripper (cut)
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 45:02 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This recording is missing most of Nick The Stripper and the last two songs Big-Jesus-Trash-Can and Loose since the tape ran out. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Seaview Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, February 19, 1982 |
01. She's Hit
02. The Dim Locator
03. A Dead Song
04. Junkyard
05. Release The Bats
06. Nick The Stripper
07. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
08. Funhouse
09. The Hair Shirt
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 42:05 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Chris Walsh (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Tracy Pew was arrested a few days earlier, and is replaced on bass by Chris Walsh (then of The Moodists) |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Seaview Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, February 20, 1982 |
01. Dead Joe
02. King Ink
03. Zoo-Music Girl
04. She's Hit
05. The Dim Locator
06. A Dead Song
07. Junkyard
08. Release The Bats
09. Nick The Stripper
10. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
11. Funhouse
12. Catman
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 57:10 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Chris Walsh (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Tracy Pew was arrested a few days earlier, and is replaced on bass by Chris Walsh (then of The Moodists). |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Venue, London, UK, March 5, 1982 |
01. Dead Joe
02. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
03. Junkyard
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. She's Hit
06. A Dead Song
07. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
08. 6" Gold Blade
09. Release The Bats
10. King Ink
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. Funhouse
13. Nick The Stripper
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 62:10 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Barry Adamson (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation source. Tracy Pew was in prison so Barry Adamson plays bass |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Hammersmith Palais , London, UK, March 25, 1982 |
01. 01.(Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
02. Dead Joe
03. Junkyard
04. Kewpie Doll
05. She's Hit
06. A Dead Song
07. The Dim Locator
08. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
09. Release The Bats
10. King Ink
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. Zoo-Music Girl |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 48:39 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Barry Adamson (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation source. Tracy Pew was in prison so Barry Adamson plays bass. It includes Kewpie Doll which was only performed twice. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Warehouse, Liverpool, UK, March 27, 1982 |
01. Dead Joe
02. King Ink
03. Zoo-Music Girl
04. 6" Gold Blade
05. The Dim Locator
06. A Dead Song
07. Junkyard
08. Release The ¨Bats
09. She's Hit
10. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
11. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
12. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
13. Funhouse |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 57:05 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Barry Adamson (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Tracy Pew was in prison so Barry Adamson plays bass |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Hofbrauhaus Bierkeller, Sheffield, UK, April 21, 1982 |
01. King Ink
02. Dead Joe
03. The Dim Locator
04. 6" Gold Blade
05. Zoo-Music Girl
06. She's Hit
07. A Dead Song
08. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
09. Release The Bats
10. Junkyard
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 50:38 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Harry Howard (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Tracy Pew was in prison, so he was replaced by Harry Howard (Rowland's brother) |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Nite Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 23, 1982 |
01. Dead Joe
02. King Ink
03. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. The Dim Locator
06. She's Hit (cut)
07. A Dead Song
08. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
09. Release The Bats
10. Junkyard
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. Funhouse |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 58:41 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Harry Howard (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Tracy Pew was in prison, so he was replaced by Harry Howard (Rowland's brother) |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Warehouse, Leeds, UK, May 6, 1982 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Junkyard
03. She's Hit
04. Zoo-Music Girl
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 27:45 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Harry Howard (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Tracy Pew was in prison, so he was replaced by Harry Howard (Rowland's brother) |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Zig Zag Club, London, UK, May 8, 1982 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Junkyard
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
05. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
06. Several Sins
07. Zoo-Music Girl
08. She's Hit
09. Dead Joe
10. Release The Bats
11. Funhouse
12. Sad Dark Eyes
13. A Dead Song
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 61:20 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Harry Howard (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Tracy Pew was in prison, so he was replaced by Harry Howard (Rowland's brother) |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Clarendon Ballroom, London, UK, May 26, 1982 |
01. The Friend Catcher
02. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. Dead Joe
05. Sad Dark Eyes
06. The Dim Locator
07. She's Hit
08. Release The Bats
09. Junkyard
10. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
11. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
12. Nick The Stripper
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 58:29 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation source. Tracy Pew returns after time spent in jail |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Clarendon Ballroom, London, UK, May 27, 1982 |
01. The Friend Catcher
02. Junkyard
03. Release The Bats
04. Sad Dark Eyes
05. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
06. 6" Gold Blade
07. Kewpie Doll
08. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
09. She's Hit
10. Dead Joe
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. Zoo-Music Girl
13. King Ink (cut)
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 61:48 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation source. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 3, 1982 |
01. The Friend Catcher
02. Dead Joe
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. Release The Bats
05. She's Hit
06. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
07. Dead In The Head (with Lydia Lunch)
08. A Dead Song
09. Sad Dark Eyes
10. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
11. Junkyard
12. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
13. Catman
14. Nick The Stripper
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 54:54 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This was the start of the "This is the last day of the rest of your life" tour with Lydia Lunch and Roland S. Howard. Crowd noise between tracks have been edited out. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Vera, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 5, 1982 |
01. Dead Joe
02. Junkyard
03. The Friend Catcher
04. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
05. Sad Dark Eyes
06. A Dead Song
07. Dead In The Head (with Lydia Lunch)
08. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
09. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
10. She's Hit
11. Release The Bats
12. Catman
13. Loose
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 68:25 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Vera, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 5, 1982 |
01. Junkyard
02. The Friend Catcher
03. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
04. A Dead Song
05. Dead In The Head (with Lydia Lunch)
06. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
07. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
08. She's Hit
|
SOURCE: Radio broadcast |
TIME: 40:02 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Ths was broadcast by VARA FM radio. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Bains-Douches, Paris, France, June 8, 1982 |
01. Dead Joe
02. 6" Gold Blade
03. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
04. Sad Dark Eyes
05. Release The Bats
06. Dead In The Head (with Lydia Lunch
07. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
08. A Dead Song
09. Junkyard
10. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
11. She's Hit (cut) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 46:20 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a fourth generation source. This was the band's only gig in France. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Ballhaus, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, June 25, 1982 |
01. Dead In The Head (with Lydia Lunch)
02. 99 Ways (with Lydia Lunch)
03. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
04. Dead Joe
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
07. Release The Bats
08. Sad Dark Eyes
09. Zoo-Music Girl
10. Junkyard
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. She's Hit
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 57:48 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Versuchsfeld, Hamburg, Germany, June 26, 1982 |
01. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
02. Dead Joe
03. The Friend Catcher
04. Release The Bats
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Sad Dark Eyes
07. A Dead Song
08. Junkyard
09. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
10. She's Hit
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. LYDIA LUNCH: Thirsty Animal (cut)
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 59:26 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY / ROLAND S. HOWARD & LYDIA LUNCH |
DVD |
Stollwerck (Palazzoschokko), Cologne, Germany, July 2, 1982 |
ROLAND S. HOWARD &LYDIA LUNCH
- The Agony Is The Ecstasy
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
- Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
- The Friend Catcher
- Release The Bats
- Junkyard
- Kiss Me Black
- 6" Gold Blade
- Dead Joe
- (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
- She's Hit
- Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
- Funhouse
|
SOURCE: Audience recording from the side of the stage |
TIME: 67:06 |
NTSC OR PAL: PAL |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland
S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: Some versions of this includes 3 songs from Die Haut. This DVD is sometimes incorrectly listed as Zeche, Bochum, Germany, June 27, 1982. |
MENU: No |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: Yes |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany, July 3, 1982 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. Junkyard
03. Dead Joe
04. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
05. The Friend Catcher
06. Release The Bats
07. 6" Gold Blade
08. Zoo-Music Girl
09. She's Hit
10. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
11. Funhouse
12. Nick The Stripper
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 59:21 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a transfer from a second generation cassette from MILAVALENTI collection # 155 |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Zig Zag Club, London, UK, July 10, 1982 |
01. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
02. Dead Joe
03. The Friend Catcher
04. Release The Bats
05. Junkyard
06. 6" Gold Blade
07. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
08. Kiss Me Black
09. She's Hit
10. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
11. Funhouse
12. Nick The Stripper |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 60:58 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Warehouse, Liverpool, UK, July 23, 1982 |
01. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
02. The Friend Catcher
03. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
04. 6" Gold Blade
05. The Dim Locator
06. A Dead Song
07. Junkyard
08. Release The Bats
09. She's Hit
10. Dead Joe
11. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
12. Nick The Stripper
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 53:53 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a third generation source. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Porterhouse, Retford, UK, July 24, 1982 |
01. (introduction)
02. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
03. Dead Joe
04. The Friend Catcher
05. Release The Bats
06. Junkyard
07. The Dim Locator
08. 6" Gold Blade
09. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
10. She's Hit
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. Funhouse
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 53:03 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the TB AUD MASTER (2013)master recording. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Venue, London, UK, August 5, 1982 |
01. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
02. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. Junkyard
05. Release The Bats
06. The Friend Catcher
07. The Dim Locator
08. A Dead Song
09. She's Hit
10. Dead Joe
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. Zoo-Music Girl
13. King Ink |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 73:19 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums), Barry Adamson (drums tracks 12-13) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation source. It was the last concert with Phillip Calvert and before the band relocated to Berlin. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Sporting Arena, Athens, Greece, September 17, 1982 |
01. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
02. Sonny's Burning
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. Deep In The Woods
05. The Dim Locator
06. Fears Of Gun
07. Still Burning
08. Release The Bats (beginning cut)
09. She's Hit
10. Dead Joe
11. Funhouse
12. Junkyard (end cut)
13. Loose (end cut)
|
SOURCE: Soundboard recording |
TIME: 61:55 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums), Jim G. Thirlwell (saxophone on last 3 songs) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a third generation cassette copy of the mixing desk cassette master except for Dead Joe which is a first generation cassette copy of a radio broadcast cassette master.
It was the first and only time in Greece, at the first day of a three day festival, and was the first show without drummer Phill Calvert. It was also the first and only time Rowland's "Still Burning" song is performed. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Music Hall, Berlin, Germany, September 23, 1982 |
01. We Are The Famous Men (with Malaria)
02. Sonny's Burning
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. Dead Joe
05. Deep In The Woods
06. Fears Of Gun
07. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
08. She's Hit
09. She's Hit (continued)
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 50:28 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a second generation cassette. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Plan K, Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 1982 |
01. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
02. Deep In The Woods
03. Dead Joe
04. Wild World
05. Fears Of Gun
06. The Dim Locator
07. She's Hit
08. Release The Bats
09. Sonny's Burning
10. 16 Tons / Funhouse |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 45:15 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Ace Cinema, Brixton, London, UK, November 25, 1982 |
01. Sonny's Burning
02. Deep In The Woods
03. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
04. 6" Gold Blade
05. Pleasure Avalanche
06. She's Hit
07. Dead Joe
08. Wild World
09. Fears Of Gun
10. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 47:42 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This was released as a bootleg CDR "Slum Church" released by supersonicscientists.com (SSS 053) in 2009 |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Stokvishal, Arnhem, The Netherlands, January 20, 1983 |
01. (introduction)
02. Six Strings That Drew Blood
03. Sonny's Burning
04. She's Hit
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Pleasure Avalanche
07. Deep In The Woods (end cut due to tape flip)
08. (crowd noise)
09. Dead Joe
10. Wild World
11. Fears Of Gun
12. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
13. (crowd noise)
14. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 57:57 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (guitar, drums), Jeffrey Wegener (drums for half the set) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Polytechnic, Leeds, UK, February 25, 1983 |
01. (introduction)
02. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
03. Pleasure Avalanche
04. Say A Spell
05. Dead Joe
06. Wild World
07. Fears Of Gun
08. Deep In The Woods
09. Six Strings That Drew Blood
10. 6" Gold Blade (cut)
11. 6" Gold Blade (continued)
12. Sonny's Burning (cut)
13. Swampland |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 54:32 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Chris Walsh (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the master recording. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Lyceum, London, UK, March 7, 1983 |
01. Hamlet (Pow! Pow! Pow!)
02. Pleasure Avalanche
03. Say A Spell
04. Dead Joe
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Swampland
07. Fears Of Gun
08. Deep In The Woods
09. Six Strings That Drew Blood
10. Sonny's Burning
11. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
12. She's Hit |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 55:25 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: Dropouts have been fixed and the audio balanced from a 3rd generation source. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Traxx, Detroit, USA, March 25, 1983 (Source 1) |
01. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
02. Pleasure Avalanche
03. Say A Spell
04. Dead Joe
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Swampland
07. Fears Of Gun
08. She's Hit
09. Six StringsThat Drew Blood
10. Sonny's Burning
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 48:58 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Traxx, Detroit, USA, March 25, 1983 (Source 2) |
01. (introduction)
02. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
03. Pleasure Avalanche
04. Say A Spell
05. Dead Joe
06. 6" Gold Blade
07. Swampland
08. Fears Of Gun
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 31:27 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This isa digital clone of the master recording. It is missing the last 3 songs performed She's Hit, Six StringsThat Drew Blood and Sonny's Burning |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
I-Beam, San Francisco, USA, March 28, 1983 |
01. Sonny's Burning
02. Six Strings That Drew Blood
03. Deep In The Woods
04. Dead Joe
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Swampland
07. Fears Of Gun
08. She's Hit
09. Pleasure Avalanche
10. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 46:07 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Roxy, Los Angeles, USA, March 30, 1983 |
CD.1: Early show
01. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
02. Pleasure Avalanche
03. Say A Spell
04. Dead Joe
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Swampland
07. Fears Of Gun
08. She's Hit
09. Six Strings That Drew Blood
10. Sonny's Burning
|
CD.2: Late show
01. Sonny's Burning
02. Six Strings That Drew Blood
03. Deep In The Woods
04. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Swampland
07. Wild World
08. Pleasure Avalanche
09. She's Hit
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 45:51 / 46:53 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Roxy, Los Angeles, USA, March 30, 1983 (late show) |
01. (introduction)
02. Sonny's Burning
03. Six Strings That Drew Blood
04. Deep In The Woods
05. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
06. 6" Gold Blade
07. Swampland
08. Wild World
09. Pleasure Avalanche
10. She's Hit
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 51:49 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the master recording. The recording is different to the one above that contains both the full and early shows and also the JEMS 2020 transfer below. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Roxy, Los Angeles, USA, March 30, 1983 (late show) |
01. Sonny's Burning
02. Six Strings That Drew Blood
03. Deep In The Woods
04. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Swampland
07. Wild World
08. Pleasure Avalanche
09. She's Hit
Early Show
10. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 50:31 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a JEMS 2020 transfer of an first generation cassette. The recording is different to the one above that contains both the full and early shows. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Mercury Cafe, Denver, USA, April 1, 1983 |
01. Sonny's Burning
02. Swampland
03. Deep In The Woods
04. Dead Joe
05. 6" Gold Blade
06. Six Strings That Drew Blood
07. Fears Of Gun
08. She's Hit
09. Pleasure Avalanche
10. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) (cut)
11. Wild World
12. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
|
SOURCE: Soundboard recording |
TIME: 50:45 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
First Avenue, Minneapolis, USA, April 6, 1983 |
01. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
02. The Six Strings That Drew Blood
03. Deep In The Woods
04. Dead Joe
05. Swampland
06. Fears Of Gun
07. Wild World
08. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
09. Sonny's Burning
10. She's Hit
11. 6" Gold Blade
12. Pleasure Avalanche
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 57:25 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the master recording. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
DVD |
First Avenue, Minneapolis, USA, April 6, 1983 |
- Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)
- The Six Strings That Drew Blood
- Deep In The Woods
- Dead Joe
- Swampland
- Fears Of Gun
- Wild World
- Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
- Sonny's Burning
- She's Hit
- 6" Gold Blade
- Pleasure Avalanche |
SOURCE: Pro-shot |
TIME: 61:34 |
NTSC OR PAL: NTSC |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the master recording. It was filmed by a video crew to project it onto the overhead screens during the concert. |
MENU: Yes, but songs are not individually indexed |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
9:30 Club, Washington DC, USA, April 10, 1983 |
01. Swampland
02. Sonny's Burning
03. 6" Gold Blade
04. Deep In The Woods
05. Dead Joe
06. Six Strings That Drew Blood
07. Wild World
08. Fears Of Gun
09. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
10. She's Hit
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 50:12 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This was the bands last ever concert in the USA |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, UK, April 26, 1983 |
01. Swampland
02. 6" Gold Blade
03. Sonny's Burning
04. Pleasure Avalanche
05. Deep In The Woods
06. Dead Joe
07. Wild World
08. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
09. Fears Of Gun
10. She's Hit
11. Jennifer's Veil
|
TIME: Audience recording |
TIME: 56:28 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Mick Harvey (drums) |
COMMENTS: This was the last concert with Mick Harvey who had announced his departure from the band earlier that month. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Mainstreet Cabaret, Auckland, New Zealand, May 3, 1983 |
01. Deep In The Woods
02. Sonny's Burning
03. Jennifer's Veil
04. Wild World
05. Fears Of Gun
06. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
07. She's Hit
|
SOURCE: Soundboard recording |
TIME: 37:21 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Des Heffner (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, May 5, 1983 |
01. Dead Joe
02. Deep In The Woods
03. Sonny's Burning
04. Jennifer's Veil
05. Wild World
06. Fears Of Gun
07. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
08. She's Hit
|
SOURCE: Soundboard recording |
TIME: 38:46 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Des Heffner (drums) |
COMMENTS: This version is from a first generation casette and is better quality than another circulating version that is a few minutes longer and contains tuneups between songs. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, May 6, 1983 |
01. Deep In The Woods
02. Dead Joe
03. Wild World
04. Jennifer's Veil
05. Sonny's Burning
06. She's Hit
07. Fears Of Gun
08. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
09. "Radio Active" interview, Wellington, New Zealand, May 7, 1983 (broadcast date) |
SOURCE: Soundboard recording excpet for the bonus track which is from a radio broadcast |
TIME: 50:10 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Des Heffner (drums) |
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of a first generation cassette. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Gladstone Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand, May 9, 1983 |
01. Dead Joe
02. Wild World
03. Jennifer's Veil
04. Sonny's Burning
05. She's Hit
06. Fears Of Gun
07. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 34:18 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Des Heffner (drums) |
COMMENTS: Deep In The Woods is missing from the start of the show. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney, Australia, May 13, 1983 |
01. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
02. Wild World
03. Junkyard
04. Six Strings That Drew Blood
05. Deep In The Woods
06. Sonny's Burning
07. Jennifer's Veil (cut)
08. Dead Joe
09. Fears Of Gun
10. She's Hit
11. (crowd noise) |
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 50:12 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Des Heffner (drums) |
COMMENTS: |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
The Venue, Melbourne, Australia, May 21, 1983 |
01. Junkyard
02. Sonny's Burning
03. Wild World
04. Six Strings That Drew Blood
05. Deep In The Woods
06. Fears Of Gun
07. Dead Joe
08. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
09. She's Hit
10. Jennifer's Veil
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 53:44 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Des Heffner (drums) |
COMMENTS: The flac files of this recording were encoded by another trader from a CDR directly from the taper. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
Seaview Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, June 9, 1983 |
01. Junkyard
02. Sonny's Burning
03. Wild World
04. Six Strings That Drew Blood
05. Deep In The Woods
06. Dead Joe
07. Fears Of Gun
08. She's Hit
09. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
10. Jennifer's Veil
|
SOURCE: Audience recording |
TIME: 51:23 |
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Rowland S. Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Des Heffner (drums) |
COMMENTS: This was the final Birthday Party concert ever. The flac files of this recording were encoded by another trader from a CDR directly from the taper. |
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No |
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