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The Birthday Party
Definitive Missing Link Recordings 1979-1982

Album AU 1991 on Missing Link label
Rock (Alternative Rock)

LINK 30. 5 Compact Discs and 24 Page Book. Contains: LINK 7 "Hee Haw" complete tracks original "The Boys Next Door" E.P. and subsequent "The Birthday Party" album. Recorded at Richmond Recorders 1979/80. LINK 14 "Prayers On Fire" original album plus extra tracks from same sessions. Recorded Dec '80 and Jan '81 at A.A.V. Studio 2, Melbourne except 2-6, 2-10, 2-11 recorded at Richmond Recorders, mixed at A.A.V., Jan '81. LINK 21 "Junkyard" plus single "Release The Bats/Blast Off". Recorded at A.A.V. Melbourne in summer 81-82 except "Dead Joe (2nd version)", 3-8, 3-10 recorded at Matrix London. Mixed everywhere. 3-1, 3-12 produced in London, April 81. LINK 28 "It's Still Living" Recorded live. LINK 29 "Drunk On The Popes Blood" original U.K. live tracks plus extra studio material. 24 page scrapbook of Birthday Party History. Manufactured and distributed by Shock Records Australia Pty Ltd.

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	The Birthday Party , 1980-1983 AU album by
	Tracy Pew b, 1957-1986 AU bass, clarinet, double bass, music by, written by
	Phill Calvert dr, *1958 AU drums
	Rowland S. Howard g, 1959-2009 AU guitar, written by, music by, backing vocals, music by, vocals, lyrics by, music by, lyrics by, saxophone, saxophone, words by, music by, guitar, clean, music by, guitar, all guitars
	Mick Harvey g, *1958 AU guitar, performer, extras, written by, organ, piano, drums, snare drum, guitar, piano, piano, music by, percussion, extra, guitar, fuzz, music by, saxophone, bass, music by, music by, bass drum
	Nick Cave voc, org, *1957 AU vocals, written by, vocals, lyrics by, vocals, music by, lyrics by, vocals, piano, lyrics by, vocals, saxophone, music by, lyrics by, vocals, drums, lyrics by, words by
	Philip Jackson , trumpet, brass
	Genevieve McGuckin p, org, AU lyrics by, music by, written by
	Mick Hunter , brass
	Stephen Ewart , brass
	Anita Lane voc, *1959 AU words by
	Harry Howard b, g, AU words by, music by
	Barry Adamson b, bvoc, *1958 GB bass
	Lindy Morrison dr, *1951 AU drums
	Grant McLennan voc, g, 1958-2006 AU guitar, written by
	Robert Forster voc, g, *1957 AU guitar, written by

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