The Birthday Party
Members
Nick Cavelead vocals, original, saxophone · 1980–1983
Mick Harveyguitar, keyboard, original · 1980–1983- Phillip Calvertdrums (drum set), original · 1980–1982
- Rowland S. Howardbackground vocals, guitar, original · 1980–1983
- Tracy Pewbass, original · 1980–1983
- Chris Walshadditional, bass · 1982–1982
- Barry Adamsonadditional, bass · 1982–1982
- Harry Howardadditional, bass · 1982–1982
- Jeffrey Wegeneradditional, drums (drum set) · 1983–1983
- Des Heffneradditional, drums (drum set) · 1983–1983
Collected from open sources (3) · facts link to sources
Discography
Live From Story Hall 19832025
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Welcome to the Car Smash…2011
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1982‐07‐01: Aladin, Bremen, Germany2006
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The John Peel Sessions2001
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Live 1981–821999
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Drunk on the Pope’s Blood1994
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Hits1992
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Hee‐Haw1988
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A Social Gathering for the Celebration of Someone’s Birth1987
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A Collection1985
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It’s Still Living1985
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Pleasure Heads Must Burn1983
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Junkyard1982
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Prayers on Fire1981
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Nick the Stripper1981
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Release the Bats1981
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Mr. Clarinet1980
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The Friend Catcher1980
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Mutiny / The Bad Seed EP1989
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The Peel Sessions: The Birthday Party II1988
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The Peel Sessions1987
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The Bad Seed1983
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The Birthday Party1983
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Mutiny1983
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Drunk on the Pope’s Blood / The Agony Is the Ecstacy1982
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Label
- Record label
- Missing Link Records
- Record label
- 4AD
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: ザ・バースデイ・パーティ
The Birthday Party were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1977 to 1983. The group's "bleak and noisy soundscapes," which drew irreverently on blues, free jazz, and rockabilly, provided the setting for vocalist Nick Cave's disturbing tales of violence and perversion. Their 1981 single "Release the Bats" was particularly influential on the emerging gothic scene. Despite limited commercial success, the Birthday Party's influence has been far-reaching, and they have been called "one of the darkest and most challenging post-punk groups to emerge in the early '80s."
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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