Live 81-82 (Ltd Edition Vinyl)
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Before he was cuddling babies and saying his prayers, Nick Cave was the face-kicking devil-on-fire fronting The Birthday Party. These officially sanctioned early 1980s recordings from London, Bremen, and Athens capture Cave, Rowland S. Howard, Mick Harvey, Tracy Pew, and Phill Calvert in fiercest form. Forget the nasty bootlegs, this reissue is the true blue definitive document of one of the most formidable live acts in history. - Flying Out
The only band-approved live recording from the seminal post-punk band The Birthday Party. Morphing from what was originally Melbourne’s The Boys Next Door in 1980, the band comprised singer songwriter Nick Cave; multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mick Harvey; singer, songwriter and guitarist Rowland S.Howard; bass player Tracy Pew and drummer Phill Calvert.
An essential record, Live 1981-82 stitches together tracks from a London date in 1981, a German show in Bremen in 1982 and an absolute gem cut from a show in Athens, Greece (a version of the Stooges' classic Funhouse).
Live 81-82 pressed on limited edition double vinyl with a gatefold sleeve, in new transparent red with black dust colour variant. The tracklisting is the same as the original CD release.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Junkyard
2. A Dead Song
3. The Dim Locator
4. Zoo-Music-Girl
5. Nick The Stripper
Side B
1. Blast Off!
2. Release The Bats
3. Bully Bones
4. King Ink
5. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn
Side C
1. Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
2. Dead Joe
3. The Friend Catcher
4. 6" Gold Blade
5. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
Side D
1. She's Hit
2. Funhouse