Prayers on Fire

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Zoo‐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)
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 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)
3:52
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
3:07
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)
2:48
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)
4:41
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)
2:13
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)
5:04
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)
3:04
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)
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:
Blundertown
lyricist and composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
3:10
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)
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:
Kathy’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
4:05