Birthday Party (The) - Hee Haw [Remastered]

Contains early recordings by The Birthday Party, including the HEE-HAW EP. The Birthday Party includes: Nick Cave (vocals); Roland S. Howard (guitar, saxophone); Mick Harvey (guitar, organ, bass); Tracy Pew (clarinet, bass); Phil Calvert (drums). Recorded at Richmond Recorders, Australia between August 1979 & January 1980. Digitally remastered by Phil Klum (Master Cutting Room, New York, New York). HEE HAW compiles the Birthday Party's work between 1979's DOOR DOOR album (released under the band name the Boys Next Door) and their first "proper" album, 1981's PRAYERS ON FIRE. The earliest tracks were recorded in 1979 and are full of bizarre time signatures, weird herky-jerky rhythms, and obscure lyrics. By the time 1980 rolled around with the "Mr. Clarinet" single, things were much more focused--the band retained all of those earlier elements, but managed to put them together into a more controlled, but no less explosive, package. Later that year, the "Friend Catcher" single further honed this approach--... Minimize