A Collection… Best and Rarest

~ Release by The Birthday Party (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1Blast Off
recording engineer:
Tony Cohen
engineer:
Nick Launay
producer:
The Birthday Party and Nick Launay
bass and bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric guitar and saxophone:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guitar, organ and percussion:
Mick Harvey
vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Townhouse Two in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-04)
recording of:
Blast Off
lyricist and composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
22:11
2The Hair Shirt
recording of:
The Hair Shirt
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
3:51
3King Ink
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)
4:27
4Junkyard
recording of:
Junkyard
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)
5:27
5Big Jesus Trash Can
recording of:
Big‐Jesus‐Trash‐Can
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Mick Harvey
publisher:
The Birthday Party Pty Ltd.
2:50
6Release the Bats
recording of:
Release the Bats
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
2:21
7Blundertown
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:
Blundertown
lyricist and composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
2:46
8Kathy’s Kisses
recording of:
Kathy’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
3:53
9Ho Ho (Nick Cave vocal version)
recording of:
Ho‐Ho
lyricist:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
composer:
Genevieve McGuckin
2:56
10The Friend Catcher (alternate version)
recording of:
The Friend Catcher
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
2:10
11Scatterbrain
recording of:
Scatterbrain (in 1979-09)
composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
3:24
12The Plague
recording of:
The Plague (from 1979-07 until 1979-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Pew
3:26