Prayers on Fire

~ Release by The Birthday Party (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Recorded December 1980 and January 1981 at A.A.V. Studio 2, Melbourne, except Dull Day and Just You and Me recorded at Richmond Recorders. Mixed at A.A.V, January 1981.

Annotation last modified on 2016-02-16 10:21 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Zoo-Music Girl
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest trumpet:
Phillip Jackson
organ:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Zoo‐Music Girl
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
42:32
A2Cry
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar and background vocals:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest background vocals:
Pierre (provided backing vocals for Birthday Party)
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
2:39
A3Capers
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar and background vocals:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
piano:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Capers
lyricist:
Genevieve McGuckin
composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
2:38
A4Nick the Stripper
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest brass:
Stephen Ewart, Mick Hunter and Phillip Jackson
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Armstrong’s Audio Visual (AAV) II Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 1980-12 until 1981-01)
recording of:
Nick the Stripper
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
3:50
A5Ho-Ho
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
lead vocals:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
recording of:
Ho‐Ho
lyricist:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
composer:
Genevieve McGuckin
3:06
A6Figure of Fun
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
organ:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Figure of Fun
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
2:47
B1King Ink
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
piano and lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
snare drum:
Mick Harvey
recording of:
King Ink
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
4:39
B2A Dead Song
clarinet and electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
electric guitar and piano:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
A Dead Song
lyricist:
Anita Lane
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
2:12
B3Yard
double bass:
Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric guitar:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
saxophone and lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Yard
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
5:02
B4Dull Day
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
piano:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Dull Day
lyricist and composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
3:03
B5Just You and Me
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert and Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
piano:
Mick Harvey
saxophone:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Just You and Me
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Mick Harvey
2:01