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THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Melbourne, Australia
* 1979	+ 1983

Line-Up:

Nick Cave - voc
Blixa Bargeld - g
Tracy Pew - bg
Jeffrey Wegener - ds

Former Members:

Phil Calvert (ds, 1977-8/82)
Mick Harvey (g,ds, 1979-83)
Rowland S. Howard (g, 1979-83)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Birthday Party	11/1980	Missing Link
2.	Prayers On Fire	4/1981	4AD
3.	Drunk On The Pope's Blood / The Agony And The Ecstasy & Lydia Lunch (mini LP)	19.02.1982	4AD
4.	Junkyard	23.07.1982	4AD		73
5.	It's Still Living (2LP)	4/1985	Missing Link
6.	A Collection - Best And Rarest	1985	Missing Link
7.	Mutiny / The Bad Seed	1989
8.	Hee-Haw	8/1989	4AD
9.	Hits (2LP)	12.10.1992	4AD
10.	The Birthday Party Live 81-82	05.07.1999	4AD
11.	The John Peel Sessions	02.10.2001	Fuel 2000
12.	Release the Bats	04.04.2006	Three-One-G
13.	Live 81-82	25.07.2013	4AD

Roland S. Howard:

1. Kiss You Kidnapped Charabanc
2. Honeymoon In Red
3. Shotgun Wedding
4. Shotgun Wedding Special
5. Teenage Snuff Film
6. Pop Crimes
7. Six Strings That Drew Blood

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Mr. Clarinet / Happy Birthday	6/1980	Rough Trade
2.	The Friend Catcher / Waving My Arms / Catman	10/1980	Missing Link
3.	Nick The Stripper / Blunder Town / Kathy's Kisses	6/1981	Missing Link
4.	Release The Bats / Blast Off	21.08.1981	4AD
5.	Mr. Clarinet / Happy Birthday	09.10.1981	4AD
6.	Nick The Stripper / Blundertown / Kathy Kisses	29.01.1982	Missing Link
7.	The Bad Seed EP (Sonny's Burning / Wild World / Fears Of Gun / Deep In The Woods)	1/1983	4AD
8.	Release The Bats EP (The Friend Catcher / Release The Bats / Blast Off / Mr. Clarinet / Happy Birthday)	03.06.1983	4AD
9.	Mutiny EP (Jennifer's Veil / Mutiny In Heaven / Swampland / Say A Spell)	21.11.1983	Mute
10.	The Peel Sessions EP (21.4.81) (Release The Bats / Rowland Around In That Stuff (Sometimes) / Pleasure Heads Must Burn / Loose)	2/1987	Strange Fruit
11.	The Peel Sessions EP (2.12.81) (Big-Jesus-Trash-Can / She's Hit / Bully Bones / 6" Gold Blade)	10/1988	Strange FRuit

Rowland S. Howard:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Some Velvet Morning / I Fell In Love With A Ghost & Lydia Lunch	16.07.1982	4AD
2.	Wedding Hotel & Nikki Sudden	1987	Creation
3.	Pop Crimes / (I Know) A Girl Called Jonny	14.08.2009	The Passport Label
4.	Autoluminescent / Ocean & Devastations	22.01.2016	Bang

Videos:

1. Pleasure Heads Must Burn

Movies:

1. Mutiny In Heaven (9/2023, documentary, directed by Ian White)

WWW Links:

http://www.thebirthdayparty.com

Various:

1977-79 Boys Next Door

Compilation Appearances:

"Mutiny In Heaven" on compilation "A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box" (19.9.06, Rhino)
"Release The Bats" on compilation "John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987" (9.10.06)

Rowland S. Howard:

appeared on the LP:

Epic Soundtracks: Rise Above (12.10.92, Rough Trade)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads (5.2.96, Mute)

appeared on the SP:

Fad Gadget: I Discover Love (9.9.83, Mute)

Press References:

Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2001	11	31.05.2001	255	A léta běží ...
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	21	23.05.1981	19		interview
1981	30	25.07.1981	28	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	34	22.08.1981	12	Singles	single review
1981	38	19.09.1981	19	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	41	10.10.1981	23	Singles	single review
1981	49	05.12.1981	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	5	30.01.1982	19	Singles	single review
1982	8	20.02.1982	4	Fast Forward - Vinyl Pollution
1982	9	27.02.1982	27	Albums	album review
1982	11	13.03.1982	37	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	12	20.03.1982	13		interview
1982	14	03.04.1982	35	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	23	05.06.1982	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	26	26.06.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	28	10.07.1982	16	Albums	album review
1982	29	17.07.1982	10		interview
1982	30	24.07.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	49	04.12.1982	29	Caught In The Act	gig review
1983	6	05.02.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	7	12.02.1983	17	Albums	album review
1983	10	05.03.1983	23	It's Alive	gig review
1983	22	28.05.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	23	04.06.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	27	02.07.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	47	19.11.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	48	26.11.1983	14	Singles	single review
1983	48	26.11.1983	16	Albums	album review
1992	37	12.09.1992	2	News
1992	38	19.09.1992	5	News
1992	43	24.10.1992	35	Albums	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	6		15	Pelmel - Venku
1999	10		101	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2006	9		83	Vrakoviště	album review
Rock Revue
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	2		40		profile
Sounds
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	30.06.1990	8	Decade Reaction