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Birthday Party, The - Prayers On Fire

Label:
Catalog#:
CAD 104
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Country:
UK
Released:
Apr 1981
Genre:
Rock
Style:
New Wave, Art Rock, Punk

Tracklist

A1   Zoo-Music Girl 2:34
    Organ - Mick Harvey
  Trumpet - Philip Jackson
A2   Cry 2:39
    Backing Vocals - Mick Harvey , Rowland Howard*
A3   Capers 2:38
    Backing Vocals - Rowland Howard*
A4   Nick The Stripper 3:50
    Brass - Mick Hunter
  Lyrics By - Genevieve McGuckin
A5   Ho-Ho 3:06
    Vocals - Rowland Howard*
  Written-By - Genevieve McGuckin
A6   Figure Of Fun 2:47
    Organ - Mick Harvey
B1   King Ink 4:39
    Drums [Snare] - Rowland Howard*
  Piano - Nick Cave
B2   A Dead Song 2:12
    Clarinet - Tracy Pew
  Lyrics By - Anita Lane
B3   Yard 5:02
    Saxophone - Nick Cave
B4   Dull Day 3:03
B5   Just You And Me 2:01
    Drums - Nick Cave
  Saxophone - Rowland Howard*
  Written-By - Mick Harvey

Credits

Bass - Tracy Pew
Drums - Phil Calvert*
Engineer - Tony Cohen
Guitar - Mick Harvey (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B2, B3) , Rowland Howard* (tracks: A1 to B4)
Lyrics By - Nick Cave (tracks: A1 to A3, A6, B1, B3, B5) , Rowland Howard* (tracks: A5, B4)
Piano - Mick Harvey (tracks: A3, B2, B4, B5)
Producer - Birthday Party, The
Vocals - Nick Cave (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B5)
Written-By - Nick Cave (tracks: A2, A3, A6 to B3) , Rowland Howard* (tracks: A1, A4, A6, B1, B4)

Notes

Recorded Dec' 80 and Jan' 81 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. Cover Photo by Jenny, Poly & Evan.

The album contains an inner sleeve with lyrics. licensed to 4AD by Missing Link.

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