{"title":"Birthday Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Birthday Party were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1978 to 1983. Originally known as Boys Next Door, they changed their name and gained recognition for their unique sound and intense live performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed in Melbourne, the band consisted of Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Howard, Tracy Pew, and Phill Calvert. Their music blended elements of punk rock with dark lyrics and experimental sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Birthday Party's discography includes influential albums such as \"Prayers on Fire\" and \"Junkyard.\" Their raw energy and chaotic stage presence left a lasting impact on the post-punk genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"junkyard-2","title":"Junkyard","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Party's second and final full studio album, also the final release with the five-person lineup, was perhaps its scuzzy masterpiece, its art\/psych\/blues\/punk fusion taken to at times outrageous heights. Right from its start, nobody held back on anything, Cave's now-demonic vocals in full roar while the rest of the players revamped rhythm \u0026amp; blues and funk into a blood-soaked cabaret exorcism. Nearly every tune is a Party classic one way or another, from the opening slow, sexy grind of \"\u003ci\u003eShe's Hit\u003c\/i\u003e,\" Cave's freaked tale of death and destruction matched by clattering percussion and a perversely crisp guitar from Howard, to the ending title track's crawl toward a last gruesome ending. A masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410550329675,"sku":"189773","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/883f78ca-f01c-4e54-8d9c-bb29c2d1b05a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726644160"},{"product_id":"hits-3","title":"Hits","description":"\u003cp\u003ethese anarchic aussies crafted some of the most uncompromising, ahead of it's time post punk during the early 80's. this collection includes all the 'hits' including 'mr clarinet', 'release the bats' and 'swampland'. this 19 track collection proves the legacy of the birthday party lives on. sit down and put this cd on repeat. it's that good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410553180491,"sku":"190604","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bd6afef6-4b40-444b-8380-8d3cc621546b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726644215"},{"product_id":"hee-haw","title":"Hee Haw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHee Haw\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePrayers On Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. 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—Tracy Pew's thick, serpentine bass playing, Rowland S Howard's alternately discordant and razor sharp guitars, and Phil Calvert's hammering drums. Over it all, Nick Cave's harrowing vocals delivered the obscure and intensely weird lyrics. Standouts from this collection include the above-mentioned \"Mr. Clarinet\", a crunching track with some wicked organ riffs courtesy of Mick Harvey (the band's designated multi-instrumentalist) and \"Waving My Arms\", a hyperactive pop song with gang vocals, a sonically clear guitar riff, and the occasional horn blast. 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