Birthday Party

03-04-10 The Birthday Party

We seem to have an Aussie / Kiwi thing going on this month!

I first heard of The Birthday Party when they were called The Boys Next Door. I was in London, and I heard the “Hee Haw” EP being played at the Record & Tape Exchange in Notting Hill Gate – likely in the fall of ’79. When I got home, I found a copy – and wrote to the band. Both Nick Cave and Mick Harvey answered my letters. They moved to England, became The Birthday Party – and we remained friendly. I was saddened by the recent death of Rowland S. Howard, as well as the passing of Tracey Pew. Nice guys, all.

LP DOOR DOOR (as "The Boys Next Door) MUSHROOM AUS L 36931

1979 10 TRKS Birthday Party

12" HEE HAW (as "The Boys Next Door") MISSING LINK AUS MLEP 3

1979 5 TRKS with pic sleeve, autographed

CD HEE HAW 4AD UK CAD 307CD

1979/80 13 TRK Collection

LP BIRTHDAY PARTY MISSING LINK AUS LINK 7

1980 10 TRKS autographed

7" MR. CLARINET / HAPPY BIRTHDAY (PS) MISSING LINK MLS 18

1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve UK

7" MR. CLARINET / HAPPY BIRTHDAY (PS) re-issue 4AD UK AD 114

1981? 2 TRKS wth pic sleeve UK reissue

7" FRIEND CATCHER / WAVING MY ARMS / CATMAN (PS) 4AD UK AD 12

1980 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

LP DRUNK ON THE POPE'S BLOOD TRIO JPN AW-23019

1981 5 TRKS Live, Lydia Lunch ('82 issue)

CD DRUNK ON THE POPE'S BLOOD MISSING LINK LINK 29CD

1981 11 TRK Collection ('91 issue) Live

LP PRAYERS ON FIRE MISSING LINK LINK 14

1981 11 TRKS autographed

CD PRAYERS ON FIRE 4AD UK CAD 104CD

1981 13 TRKS (2 x bonus tracks)

12" NICK THE STRIPPER / BLUNDERTOWN / KATHY'S KISSES MISSING LINK MSD 479

1981 3 TRKS with pic sleeve, autographed

7" RELEASE THE BATS / BLAST OFF (PS) 4AD UK AD 111

1981 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

LP JUNK YARD 4AD UK CAD 207

1982 10 TRKS original UK issue

CD JUNK YARD 4AD UK CAD 207CD

1982 13 TRKS (3 x bonus tracks)

7" AFTER THE FIREWORKS (as "The Tuff Monks") AU-GO-GO AUS ANDA 22

1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD MUTINY / BAD SEED 4AD UK CAD 301CD

1983 10 TRKS 2 EP's on 1 CD (2 x bonus tracks)

LP IT'S STILL LIVING MISSING LINK ING 009

1985 12 TRKS Live '82

LP COLLECTION..., A MISSING LINK US LINK 22

1987? 12 TRK U.S. Collection

CD5 PEEL SESSIONS, THE STRANGE FR UK SFPSCD 020

1988 4 TRK CD Single CD5

CD LIVE 1981-82 4AD UK CAD 9005CD

1999 17 TRKS Live

They were an astonishing live band, to say the very least. No wonder there are numerous live albums, and videos, notably the wonderful “Pleasure Heads Must Burn” DVD. A ‘fun’ band.