Prayers on Fire

~ Release by The Birthday Party (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Zoo‐Music Girl drums (drum set): Phillip Calvert electric bass guitar: Tracy Pew electric guitar: Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician) guest trumpet: Philip Jackson (Equal Local) 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)	4	2:36
A2	Cry 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)		2:39
A3	Capers 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)		2:38
A4	Nick 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 Hauser and Philip Jackson (Equal Local) lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recorded at: Armstrong’s Audio Visual (AAV) II Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 1980-12 until 1981-01) recording of: Nick the Stripper lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)		3:47
A5	Ho‐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		3:04
A6	Figure 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)		2:46
B1	King 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)		4:38
B2	A 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)		2:12
B3	Yard 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)		5:02
B4	Dull 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)		2:59
B5	Just 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		2:00

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/9348291 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Nick the Stripper

part of:	Q Magazine: 20 Loudest Albums of All Time (number: 14) (order: 15) Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (by Josh Jackson 2016‐07‐13) (number: 37) (order: 37) Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 93) (order: 93)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/20089 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-birthday-party/Prayers-on-fire [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-birthday-party/prayers-on-fire/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/106779/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Prayer_on_Fire/20655 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000196627 [info]
Wikidata:	Q596767 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 34:21

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Liberation Music
LMLP0257

Release events

Australia
2016-10-07

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