Prayers on Fire

~ Release by The Birthday Party (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Recorded at AAV Studios, Melbourne, Australia December 1980 & January 1981
Tracks 6, 10 & 11: Recorded at Richmond Recorders
Mixed at AAV Studios, January 1981

Annotation last modified on 2011-04-21 04:33 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Zoo-Music Girl
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest trumpet:
Phillip Jackson
organ:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Zoo-Music Girl
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
42:38
2Cry
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar and background vocals:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest background vocals:
Pierre (provided backing vocals for Birthday Party)
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
2:42
3Capers
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar and background vocals:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
piano:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Capers
lyricist:
Genevieve McGuckin
composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
2:39
4Nick the Stripper
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest brass:
Stephen Ewart, Mick Hunter and Phillip Jackson
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Nick the Stripper
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
3:52
5Ho-Ho
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
lead vocals:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
recording of:
Ho-Ho
lyricist:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
composer:
Genevieve McGuckin
3:08
6Figure of Fun
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
organ:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Figure of Fun
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
2:49
7King Ink
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
piano and lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
snare drum:
Mick Harvey
recording of:
King Ink
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
4:42
8A Dead Song
clarinet and electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
electric guitar and piano:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
A Dead Song
lyricist:
Anita Lane
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
2:14
9Yard
double bass:
Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric guitar:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
saxophone and lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Yard
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
5:05
10Dull Day
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
piano:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Dull Day
lyricist and composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
3:05
11Just You and Me
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert and Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
piano:
Mick Harvey
saxophone:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Just You and Me
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Mick Harvey
2:03
12Blundertown
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Blundertown
lyricist and composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
3:11
13Kathy's Kisses
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
piano:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Kathy’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
4:06