The Birthday Party – Hee-Haw
Tracklist
| 1 | The Birthday Party– | Mr. Clarinet | 3:47 |
| 2 | The Birthday Party– | Happy Birthday | 3:50 |
| 3 | The Birthday Party– | Hats On Wrong | 2:40 |
| 4 | The Birthday Party– | Guilt Parade | 2:52 |
| 5 | The Birthday Party– | The Friend Catcher | 4:22 |
| 6 | The Birthday Party– | Waving My Arms | 2:15 |
| 7 | The Birthday Party– | Catman | 2:27 |
| 8 | The Birthday Party– | Riddle House | 2:42 |
| 9 | The Boys Next Door– | A Catholic Skin | 2:25 |
| 10 | The Boys Next Door– | The Red Clock | 2:47 |
| 11 | The Boys Next Door– | Faint Heart | 2:51 |
| 12 | The Boys Next Door– | Death By Drowning | 3:10 |
| 13 | The Boys Next Door– | The Hair Shirt | 4:05 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
- Published By – Complete Music Ltd.
- Published By – Beggars Banquet Music
- Published By – Music Sales
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
- Engineered At – Richmond Recorders
Credits
- Bass, Clarinet – Tracy Pew
- Drums – Phill Calvert
- Engineer – Tony Cohen
- Guitar, Organ – Mick Harvey
- Guitar, Saxophone – Rowland S. Howard
- Producer – The Birthday Party
- Vocals – Nick Cave
- Written-By – Harvey* (tracks: 2), Cave* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 11, 13), Howard* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
Notes
Made in England
Published by Dying Arts Ltd., except 1 & 2 by Complete Music, 5 & 6 by Beggars Banquet Music, and 7 by Music Sales.
A compilation of early recordings comprising the first 2 U.K. singles and songs previously only issued in Australia, including the whole of the 'Hee-Haw E.P.'
Tracks 1, 2: previously released as 'Mr. Clarinet' 7" (AD 114).
Tracks 5 to 7: previously released as 'The Friend Catcher' 7" (AD 12).
Tracks 3, 4, 8: previously released on 'The Birthday Party' album (compilation album on Missing Link: LINK 7).
Tracks 9 to 13: previously released on 'Hee Haw' 12" (as The Boys Next Door on Missing Link: ING 008).
Engineered at Richmond Recorders, Australia between August 1979 and January 1980.
Published by Dying Arts Ltd., except 1 & 2 by Complete Music, 5 & 6 by Beggars Banquet Music, and 7 by Music Sales.
A compilation of early recordings comprising the first 2 U.K. singles and songs previously only issued in Australia, including the whole of the 'Hee-Haw E.P.'
Tracks 1, 2: previously released as 'Mr. Clarinet' 7" (AD 114).
Tracks 5 to 7: previously released as 'The Friend Catcher' 7" (AD 12).
Tracks 3, 4, 8: previously released on 'The Birthday Party' album (compilation album on Missing Link: LINK 7).
Tracks 9 to 13: previously released on 'Hee Haw' 12" (as The Boys Next Door on Missing Link: ING 008).
Engineered at Richmond Recorders, Australia between August 1979 and January 1980.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5014436307027
- Matrix / Runout: CAD 307 CD : MASTERED BY NIMBUS
- SPARS Code: AAD
Other Versions (5 of 29)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Hee-Haw (LP, Compilation) | Missing Link, Virgin | VOZ 2037 | Australia | 1990 | ||
| Hee-Haw (CD, Compilation) | Missing Link, Virgin, Shock (2) | VOZCD 2037 | Australia | 1990 | |||
New Submission | Hee Haw (Cassette, Compilation) | Missing Link, Virgin Australia | VOZC 2037 | Australia | 1990 | ||
New Submission | Hee-Haw (LP, Compilation, Artarmon Pressing) | Missing Link, Virgin | VOZ 2037 | Australia | 1990 | ||
Recently Edited | Hee-Haw (CD, Compilation) | Missing Link | LINK 7 CD | Australia | 1992 |
Recommendations
1982 UKVinyl —12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM
Reviews
- Amazing compilation in all, but regarding CAD307 CD version/s, try before you buy as one of these CD editions (hopefully just one, and not the entire re/issue series) features a sound dropout at the very beginning of "Mr. Clarinet" (easily comparable to the version released on 4AD's "Nature Mortes - Still Lives" compilation, where the organ sound kicks off without error).
Release
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