THE BIRTHDAY PARTY - PRAYERS ON FIRE - LP BEAUT & RARE
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I OFFER FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE THIS SCARCE ALBUM OF
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
PRAYERS ON FIRE
The Birthday Party were one of the darkest and most challenging post-punk groups to emerge in the early '80s, creating bleak and noisy soundscapes that provided the perfect setting for vocalist Nick Cave's difficult, disturbing stories of religion, violence, and perversity. Under the direction of Cave and guitarist Rowland S. Howard, the band tore through reams of blues and rockabilly licks, spitting out hellacious feedback and noise at an unrelenting pace. As the Birthday Party's career progressed, Cave's vision got darker and the band's songs alternated between dirges to blistering sonic assaults.
Originally, the Australian band was called The Boys Next Door. After the Door Door album and Hee Haw EP under that name, the band moved to London and switched its name to the deceptively benign Birthday Party. Once they arrived in Britain, their demented, knotty post-punk began to gel. They released their first international album, Prayers on Fire, in 1981, earning critical praise in the U.K. and U.S.
After the release of Junkyard, the Birthday Party moved to Germany, where they began collaborating with such experimental post-punk acts like Lydia Lunch. Harvey left in the summer of 1983. The group briefly continued with drummer Des Heffner, but it soon disbanded after a final concert in Melbourne. Cave had the most successful solo career, recording a series of albums in the '80s and '90s that maintained his status as a popular cult figure; Harvey joined Cave's backing band, The Bad Seeds.
AN AUST ISSUE ON MISSING LINK LABEL RELEASED BY 7 RECORDS IN 1981 - LINK 14
THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE LOOKS REALLY LOVELY. THE OPENING EDGE, THE SEAMS AND THE SPINE ARE CLEAN AND SHARP. THERE IS A LIGHT CREASES IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER AND THERE IS A SMALL STICKER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. THERE IS SOME LIGHT RING WEAR.
THE SHINY VINYL IS BEAUTIFUL - ALMOST LIKE NEW - NOT A MARK ON IT
PLAYS LIKE IT LOOKS - BEAUTIFUL - LOUD AND CLEAR.
THE LABELS ARE BEAUT TOO - ONE OR TWO LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS - NO WRITING - NO STICKERS.
TRACKS ARE:
200-MUSIC GIRL == CRY == CAPERS == NICK THE STRIPPER == HO-HO == FIGURE OF FUN == KING INK == A DEAD SONG == YARD == DULL DAY == JUST YOU AND ME.
VERY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS SCARCE CAVE ALBUM IN ANY CONDITION
THIS ONE HAS A LOVELY SLEEVE AND THE PRISTINE VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFUL.
HAPPY BIDDING NICK CAVE FANS.
ALL RECORDS COME IN NEW DUST COVERS AND ARE SECURELY PACKED IN SPECIAL MAILERS WITH NEW BUBBLE WRAP TO PROVIDE EXTRA PROTECTION DURING TRANSIT.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE LOST OR DAMAGED IN THE POST
INSURANCE IS RECOMMENDED.
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