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The Birthday Party

UPDATE >>> The New'n'Improved Version of this Page is at:
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A main difference is that while this older page features video files linked individually down the page - with broken links appearing over time - on the new page they are all included in a single large playlist window.

Formed in 1976 as The Boys Next Door they changed name to The Birthday Party in 1980. Widely considered to be one of the most exciting and innovative groups in post-punk music their influence is alive and well in music today. They toured the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia numerous times, released several albums and split up in 1983. Some members formed Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds while others went on to groups like Crime & the City Solution and These Immortal Souls. From wikipedia: "Though often indirect, their influence has been far-reaching, and have been called one of "the darkest and most challenging post-punk groups to emerge in the early '80s." Their music was classified by critic Simon Reynolds as gothic rock. In his lyrics, Nick Cave combined "sacred and profane" things, using old testament imagery, with stories about sin, curses and damnation. Their 1981 single "Release the Bats" was particularly influential in the gothic scene... The Birthday Party's initial impact was on the Gothic rock genre. According to New Musical Express, "The Party have been indirectly held responsible for the rise of a visceral new hardcore..."

To Obtain Music

For Australia:

iTunes (Aus) The Birthday Party

Global:

MP3s & CDs at UK-Amazon

MP3s & CDs at USA-Amazon

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To Obtain Music

For Australia:

iTunes (Aus) The Birthday Party

Global:

MP3s & CDs at UK-Amazon

MP3s & CDs at USA-Amazon

Videos & Songs

The Birthday Party - Nick the Stripper (1981)

The Birthday Party - Release the Bats (1981)

The Birthday Party - Cry (1981)

The Birthday Party - Sonny's Burning (1982)

The Birthday Party - Deep in the Woods (live 1982)

The Birthday Party - Sometimes Pleasure Heads Must Burn - (Live at Hacienda Club UK 1982)

The Birthday Party - Zoo Music Girl (1981)

The Birthday Party - Mutiny in Heaven (1983)

Birthday Party - She's Hit (live 1982)

The Birthday Party - Fear of Gun (live)

The Birthday Party - King Ink (1981)

The Birthday Party - Junkyard King (live on German TV)

The Birthday Party - The Friend Catcher (1980)

The Birthday Party - Blast Off! (1981)

The Birthday Party - BBC Radio Peel Session 1980
The complete session recorded by The Birthday Party on 10 September 1980 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 25th of that month. Tracklist: 1/. Cry (0:07) 2/. Yard (3:04) 3/. Figure Of Fun (7:32) 4. King Ink (9:52)

Earlier songs can be heard
on the page for The Boys Next Door

The Birthday Party - Hamlet (pow!pow!pow!) - (live 1983)

The Birthday Party - Kathy's Kisses (1981)

The Birthday Party - A Dead Song - (live in UK 1982)

The Birthday Party - BBC Radio Peel Session 1981
The complete session recorded by The Birthday Party on 21 April 1981 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 28th of that month.
Tracklist: 1. Release The Bats (0:07) 2. Roland Around In That Stuff (2:41) 3. (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn (6:11) 4. Loose (8:47)