THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
"The Lost And Brave Exhibition Of" LP
Album studio outtakes, Alan Eaton Studios, Melbourne, June 1978
01. Sex Crimes
02. Enemy Of The State
Media Sound Studios, Melbourne, December 1977 ("Lethal Weapons" album)
03. These Boots Are Made For Walking
04. Masturbation Generation
05. Boy Hero
Phillip Calvert's bedroom, Melbourne, September 1979 (gig giveaway at Crystal Ballroom on October 20, 1979)
06. Scatterbrain
Alan Eaton Studios, Melbourne, June 1978 ("Door Door" album)
07. The Nightwatchman
08. Brave Exhibitions
09. Friends Of My World
10. The Voice
11. Roman Roman
12. Somebody's Watching
SOURCE: Studio recording
TIME: 31:41
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS: Taken from the Italian bootleg LP (Il Cane Lento) from 2009. It collects all tracks the Boys Next Door recorded before Rowland S.Howard joined the band. "Brave Exhibitions" was the initial title for the Boys Next Door's first LP
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Swinburne University Of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, August 19, 1977
01. Blitzkrieg Pop
02. Ain't It Funny
03. I'm 18
04. Gloria
05. Masturbation Generation
06. Who Needs You?
07. I Put A Spell On You
08. Commando
09. (interlude)
10. My Generation
11. Big Future
12. These Boots Are Made For Walking
13. World Panic
14. Louie Louie
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 57:31
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS: This live tape was recorded by 3SW for a future radio broadcast. Some recordings of this concert do not contain track 5. This version was taken from a cassette but it was also released on a bootleg LP "Boys Next Door (featuring Nick Cave)" (Missing Link, Link 77).
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
London Tavern, Melbourne, Australia, March 18, 1978
01. Success Story
02. These Boots Are Made For Walking
03. Big Future
04. Joyride
05. Andy Warhol
06. Masturbation Generation
07. Sex Crimes
08. Roman Roman
09. Secret Life
10. Spoilt Music
11. Earthling In The Orient
12. Boy Hero
13. Friends Of My World
14. The Nightwatchman
15. Rude Nudes
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 44:12
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS: This recording has been remastered to remove split second gaps and clicks between tracks and to clean up some problems with the right channel.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
DVD
Live Compilation 1978
"Alternative Animals", Preston Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, April 28, 1978
- Boy Hero
- Big Future
- Success Story
- Roman Roman
- Andy Warhol
- Friends Of My World
- Earthling In The Orient
- Somebody's Watching
Ethel Hall, Swinburne Institute, Melbourne, Australia, June 9, 1978
- Sex Crimes
- Conversations
- The Voice
- The Nightwatchman
- Secret Life
- Masturbation Generation
Tiger Lounge, Royal Oak Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, March 7, 1978
- Shivers (with Rowland S. Howard on vocals, and Cave on guitar)
Tiger Lounge, Royal Oak Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, October 24, 1978
- Caroline Says II
- Earthling In The Orient
- The Wrong Person
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 48:29
NTSC OR PAL: PAL
COMMENTS: All footage is in black and white and taken from a low generation video tape. Some songs are not complete.
MENU: No
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: Yes

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS
DVD
Melbourne Bands 1978
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR: Tiger Lounge, Royal Oak Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, October 24, 1978
- The Voice
NICK CAVE & ROWLAND S. HOWARD
- interview
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR: "Alternative Animals", Preston Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, April 28, 1978
- These Boots Are Made For Walking
NICK CAVE & ROWLAND S. HOWARD
- interview
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR: Tiger Lounge, Royal Oak Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, October 24, 1978
- Conversations
TWO WAY GARDEN: Live
- ?
JAB: "Alternative Animals", Preston Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, April 28, 1978
- We Are Different
TCH TCH TCH: Private Party, 1978
- I Wanna Be Your Dog
CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION: Private Party, October 1978
- Sick Child
THE LOVE: Rehearsal
- ?
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 35:21
NTSC OR PAL: PAL
COMMENTS: All this black and white footage was filmed and edited by Linda Baron, RMIT 1978
MENU: No but songs are individually indexed
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
"Alternative Animlas", Preston Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, April 28, 1978
01. Sex Crimes
02. Boy Hero
03. Big Future
04. The Nightwatchman
05. Spoilt Music
06. Success Story
07. Roman Roman
08. Conversations
09. Andy Warhol
10. Friends Of My World
11. Secret Life
12. These Boots Are Made For Walking
13. Earthling In The Orient
14. Somebody's Watching
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 46:00
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Tiger Lounge, Royal Oak Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, November 21, 1978
CD.1:
01. Boy Hero (beginning cut)
02. Conversations
03. Friends Of My World
04. Brave Exhibitions
05. Shivers
06. Whatever It Means
07. Mouth To Mouth
08. A.K.A.
09. The Voice
10. Grand Illusions
CD.2:
01. The Wrong Person
02. Caroline Says II
03. Earthling In The Orient
04. Dive Position
05. I Mistake Myself
06. Don't Split it
07. China Girl
08. The Nightwatchman
09. Big Future
10. Somebody's Watching
11. Secret Life
12. Andy Warhol
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 39:21 / 44:01
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
3RRR Xmas Party, Storey Hall, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, December 21, 1978
01. Boy Hero
02. Conversations
03. Shivers
04. Mouth To Mouth
05. A.K.A.
06. Dive Position
07. The Nightwatchman
08. Caroline Says II
09. Don't Split It
10. I Mistake Myself
11. Personality Crisis
12. Grand Illusions
13. Somebody's Watching
14. China Girl
SOURCE: Radio broadcast
TIME: 49:20
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Sydney, Australia, 1979
01. The Nightwatchman (beginning cut)
02. Grand Illusions
03. Dive Position
04. Big Future
05. Scatterbrain
06. A.K.A.
07. Roman Roman
08. Safehouse
09. Mad About The Boy
10. After A Fashion
11. I Mistake Myself
12. Cracked Portrait (vocals by Rowland S. Howard) (cut in the middle)
13. Somebody's watching
14. Whatever It Means
15. The Hair Shirt (cut)
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 52:45
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Hearts, Polaris Inn, Melbourne, Australia, September 7, 1979
01. Waving My Arms
02. Lets Talk About Art
03. Hats On Wrong
04. Riddle House
05. Cracked Portrait (vocals by Rowland S. Howard)
06. Bones For Borneo
07. Faint Heart
08. Safe House
09. The Running Goat
10. The Friend Catcher
11. Guilt Parade
12. Scatterbrain
RON RUDE & THE FUCKING HOMOS (support band)
13. I Love You, You
14. I'll Kill Them
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 47:24
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS: This show was recorded by the group's live mixer Groper, who also recorded their "Scatterbrain" 7" freebee single.The two tracks by The Fucking Homos were provided by Ron Rude as an mp3. This was a one-off band with the following line-up: Ron Rude (guitar, organ), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Nick Cave (synth), Mick Harvey (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums).
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Storey Hall, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, October 3, 1979
01. Let's Talk About Art
02. After A Fashion
03. The Running Goat
04. Death By Drowning
05. Cracked Portrait (vocals by Rowland S. Howard)
06. A Catholic Skin
07. A.K.A.
08. Shivers
09. The Friend Catcher
10. Safe House
11. Scatterbrain
12. Guilt Parade
13. The Hair Shirt
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 42:39
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS: These tracks are taken from the CD bootleg "Next Door" (An Ideal For A Living AIFL 002) although those songs were incorrectly listed on the cover of the bootleg as Sydney 04/11/79. This recording is missing three other songs performed: Brave Exhibitions, Somebody's Watching, and Faint Heart.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, November 5, 1979
01. Safe House
02. Guilt Parade
03. Shivers
04. Cracked Portrait
05. A Catholic Skin
06. Waving My Arms
07. Death By Drowning
08. The Running Goat
09. The Friend Catcher
10. After A Fashion
11. Scatterbrain
12. Faint Heart
13. Somebody's Watching
14. Let's Talk About Art
15. Brave Exhibitions
16. The Hair Shirt
17. The Nightwatchman
18. Don't Split It
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 59:31
BAND MEMBERS: Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), Rowland S.Howard (guitar), Tracy Pew (bass), Phillip Calvert (drums)
COMMENTS: Tracks 2-10 were also released on the CD bootleg "Next Door" (An Ideal For A Living AIFL002) although those songs were incorrectly listed on the cover of that bootleg as Melbourne 03/10/79
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

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