Unofficial releases
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LIVE IN BERLIN - TAPE (1982)
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LIVE IN BERLIN (TAPE)
Tracklist: Dead In The Head/ 99 Ways/ Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ Dead Joe/ 6" Gold Blade/ (Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ Release The Bats/ Sad Dark Eyes/ Zoo-Music Girl/ Junkyard/ Big Jesus Trash Can/ She's Hit.
Recording info: Recorded @ Tiergarten-Ballhaus,Berlin (DE) on 25-Jun-82
Note: Audience recording. Fair quality.
- (Pi+RQ-J6) TapeProduction -064 (DE,1982)
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1.7.1982 BREMEN ALADIN - TAPE (1982)
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1.7.1982 BREMEN ALADIN (TAPE)
Tracklist: Lydia Lunch with Rowland S. Howard: 1.Ignorance Is Bliss/ 2.Thirsty Animal (excerpt)
Birthday Party: 1.Big Jesus Trash Can/ 2.Dead Joe/ 3.The Friend Catcher/ 4.A Dead Song/ 5. Six Inch Gold Blade// 6.Junkyard/ 7.Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ 8.(Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 09.Funhouse
Recording info: Recorded @ the Aladin club in Bremen (DE) on 01-Jul-82.
Note: Taken from a Radio Bremen -Pop 3- FM broadcast. Very good quality. Complete concert also included "Release The Bats" and "She's Hit". Tracks 1-3,5,7 and "She's Hit" are also available (in superior soundquality) on the official "LIVE 1981-82" CD. Lydia Lunch (vocals) on "Funhouse".
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GOD GAVE THEM SEX APPEAL - TAPE (198x)
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GOD GAVE THEM SEX APPEAL (TAPE)
Tracklist: Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ Deep In The Woods/ Wild World/ Sonny's Burning/ Junkyard/ She's Hit.
Recording info: Recorded @ The Trade Union Club,Sydney (AU) on 14-May-83
Flyer: Flyer for the tape release.
Note: Same concert on both sides of the tape. Taken from a radio broadcast by 2JJJ-FM. Very good quality.
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CREMATION - ALBUM (198x)
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CREMATION (LP)
Tracklist: 1.Death By Drowning/ 2.Figure Of Fun/ 3.Nick The Stripper/ 4.A Dead Song/ 5. Big Jesus Trash Can/6. Loose// 7.King Ink/ 8.(Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 9.Cry/ 10.Sonny's Burning/ 11.Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ 12.She's Hit
Recording info:1.(a Boys Next Door track) Melbourne 3-Oct-79 (soundboard), 2&7.John Peel session 10-Sep-80 (radio broadcast), 3-5.Amsterdam 08-Nov-81 (radio broadcast), 6&8.John Peel session 21-Apr-81 (radio broadcast), 9. Sydney 28-Nov-80 (radio broadcast), 10.Auckland 03-May-83 (soundboard), 11-12.Palmerston 05-May-83 (soundboard).
Note: Good quality.
- The Preaching Record Label -025 (EU,198x)
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COITUS SANCTUS AMEN - ALBUM (1984)
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COITUS SANCTUS AMEN (LP)
Tracklist: Dead Joe/ A Dead Song/ Junkyard/ Release The Bats/ (Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ Big Jesus Trash Can/ Nick The Stripper// Hamlet (Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ (Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ Pleasure Avalanche/ Six Inch Gold Blade.
Recording info: First 6 tracks recorded live @ The Hacienda in Manchester on 22-Jul-82, tracks 8-11 recorded live @ The Hacienda in Manchester on 24-Feb-83. "Nick The Stripper" is the studio album/single version.
Note: Taken from the "Pleasure Heads" video on IKON F.C.L. Very poor quality.
- Funeral Music -6689693 (EU,1984?)
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DEVIL IN A BOTTLE - ALBUM (1985)
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DEVIL IN A BOTTLE (LP)
Tracklist:1.Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ 2.Deep In The Woods/ 3.Wild World/ 4.Junkyard/ 5.Jennifer's Veil/ 6.Scatterbrain/ 7.Ho Ho/ 8.Release The Bats/ 9.Little Doll/ 10.Cry/ 11.Fears Of Gun/ 12.Catman
Recording info:1-4.Sydney 14-May-83 (radio broadcast), 5.Palmerston 05-May-83 (soundboard), 6.from a (Boys Next Door) gig give-away 7" (taken from " A Collection - Best and Rarest" album), 7.alternate take with Nick Cave on vocals from the "Prayers On Fire" sessions (taken from " A Collection - Best and Rarest" album), 8-10.Berlin 03-Nov-81 (audience recording), 11.Auckland 03-May-83 (soundboard), 12.London 25-Jun-81 (audience recording)
Note: On blue vinyl. Good to very good quality.
- Party records -#1992 (EU,1985)
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THE FRIEND CATCHER - SINGLE (198x)
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THE FRIEND CATCHER (7")
Tracklist: The Friend Catcher (2:16).
Recording info: Demo/faster version recorded @ Phillip Calvert's bedroom, Melbourne, September 1979. Engineered on 4-track by the group's live sound mixer Steven -Groper- Colgan. Mixed by Peter Inglis [former Skyhooks guitarst] at Pitt Street studios, Melbourne-Carlton at the end of Peter Lillie's "Samurai Star" single recording session in October 1979.
Note: Sourced from "A Collection... Best and Rarest" (LP, not the CD version).
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A SOCIAL GATHERING FOR THE CELEBRATION OF SOMEONE'S BIRTH - ALBUM (1987)
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A SOCIAL GATHERING FOR THE CELEBRATION OF SOMEONE'S BIRTH (LP)
Tracklist:1.Big Jesus Trash Can/ 2.Dead Joe/ 3.The Friend Catcher/ 4.A Dead Song/ 5. Six Inch Gold Blade// 6.Junkyard/ 7.Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ 8.(Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 09.Funhouse
Recording info: Recorded @ the Aladin club in Bremen (DE) on 01-Jul-82.
Note: Taken from a Radio Bremen -Pop 3- FM broadcast. Very good quality. Complete concert also included "Release The Bats" and "She's Hit". Tracks 1-3,5,7 and "She's Hit" are also available (in superior soundquality) on the official "LIVE 1981-82" CD. Lydia Lunch (vocals) on "Funhouse".
- Antipode/Deathrec. -BP001 (DE,1987)
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YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY HAVE NOW BEGUN - ALBUM (198x)
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YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY HAVE NOW BEGUN (LP)
Tracklist: 1.Figure Of Fun/ 2.Cry/ 3.Yard/ 4.King Ink/ 5.Release The Bats/ 6.Rowland Around In That Stuff/ 7.(Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 8.Loose// 9.She's Hit/ 10.Big Jesus Trash Can/ 11.Bully Bones/ 12.Six Inch Gold Blade/ 13.Sonny's Burning/ 14. Pleasure Avalanche/ 15. Marry Me(Lie!Lie!).
Recording info: 1-4.Recorded in London @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 10-Sep-80, 5-8. @ BBC Langham 1 Studio on 21-Apr-81, 9-12. @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 02-Dec-81 and 13-15. @BBC Studios on 15-Nov-82.
Note: All their 4 John Peel Radio Sessions, except "Deep In The Woods" from the last session is missing. Poor quality. All tracks available on "The John Peel Sessions" CD.
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WELCOME TO THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (LP)
Tracklist: 1.Figure Of Fun/ 2.Cry/ 3.Yard/ 4.King Ink/ 5.Release The Bats/ 6.Rowland Around In That Stuff/ 7.(Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 8.Loose// 9.She's Hit/ 10.Big Jesus Trash Can/ 11.Bully Bones/ 12.Six Inch Gold Blade/ 13.Sonny's Burning/ 14. Pleasure Avalanche/ 15. Marry Me(Lie!Lie!).
Recording info: 1-4.Recorded in London @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 10-Sep-80, 5-8. @ BBC Langham 1 Studio on 21-Apr-81, 9-12. @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 02-Dec-81 and 13-15. @BBC Studios on 15-Nov-82.
Note: All their 4 John Peel Radio Sessions, except "Deep In The Woods" from the last session is missing. In fact this is the "Your Birthday Party Have Now Begun" record with a new xeroxed sleeve glued on a white cover. Poor quality. All tracks available on "The John Peel Sessions" CD.
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THE FRONT ROW IS NOT FOR THE FRAGILE - ALBUM (2004)
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THE FRONT ROW IS NOT FOR THE FRAGILE (LP)
Tracklist: Dead Joe/ Junkyard/ The Friend Catcher/ Big Jesus Trash Can// Sad Dark Eyes/ A Dead Song/ Dead In The Head/ Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ (Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn.
Recording info: Recorded @ the Vera in Groningen (NL) on 05-Jun-82.
Note: Taken from a fair quality audience recording. Cuts in several songs. Complete concert also included "She's Hit", "Release The Bats", "Catman" and "Loose". Lydia Lunch joins The Birthday Party on "Dead In The Head". Back cover picture shows Shotgun Wedding (RSH & Lydia Lunch's band in 1991). Manufactured by www.gzvinyl.com.
- Tuff Monk Records -TF-386 (EU,2004)
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FUNHOUSE - ALBUM (2006)
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FUNHOUSE (LP)
Tracklist: Big Jesus Trash Can/ Dead Joe/ The Friend Catcher/ A Dead Song/ 6" Gold Blade/ Junkyard// Release The Bats/ Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ She's Hit/ (Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ Funhouse.
Recording info: Recorded @ the Aladin club in Bremen (DE) on 01-Jul-82.
Note: Complete concert, taken from a Radio Bremen -Pop 3- FM broadcast. Good sound quality except for last track. The overall quality of the vinyl is fair and also has one flaw in the first track. Tracks 1-3,5 and 8-9 are also available (in superior soundquality) on the official "LIVE 1981-82" CD. Lydia Lunch (vocals) on "Funhouse".
- A-Lad-Insane -8207 (EU,2006)
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BORN DEAD - ALBUM (2007)
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BORN DEAD (LP)
Tracklist: 1.Figure Of Fun/ 2.Cry/ 3.Yard/ 4.King Ink/ 5.Release The Bats/ 6.Rowland Around In That Stuff/ 7.(Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 8.Loose// 9.She's Hit/ 10.Big Jesus Trash Can/ 11.Bully Bones/ 12.Six Inch Gold Blade.
Recording info: 1-4.Recorded in London @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 10-Sep-80, 5-8. @ BBC Langham 1 Studio on 21-Apr-81, 9-12. @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 02-Dec-81.
Note: 3 of their 4 John Peel Radio Sessions. Taken from the "The John Peel Sessions" official CD release. Silly release.
- Junk Yard Records JYR-6002 (EU,2007)
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A FUCKIN' ROTTEN BUSINESS THIS! - ALBUM (2007)
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A FUCKIN' ROTTEN BUSINESS THIS! (LP)
Tracklist: Six String That Drew Blood/ Sonny's Burning/ She's Hit/ 6" Gold Blade// Pleasure Avalanche/ Deep In The Woods/ Dead Joe/ Wild World/ Fears Of Gun.
Recording info: Recorded @ the Stokvishal, Arnhem (NL) on 20-Feb-83.
Note: Taken from a fair quality audience recording. Cuts in several songs. Poor quality vinyl. Complete concert also included "Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)" and "Big Jesus Trash Can".
- Tuff Monk Records -TF-391 (EU,2007)
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DRUNK ON DEUTSCHEN BLOOD - ALBUM (2009)
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DRUNK ON DEUTSCHEN BLOOD (CDR)
Tracklist: Sonny's Burning/ 6" Gold Blade/ Dead Joe/ Deep In The Woods/ Fears Of Gun/ Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ She's Hit.
Recording info: Recorded @ the Music Hall, Berlin (DE) on 23-Sep-82.
Note: Sourced from a poor quality (muffled sound) audience tape. The CDR has some flaws too.
- Supersoniscscientists -SSS 005 (UK,2009)
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SLUM CHURCH - ALBUM (2009)
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SLUM CHURCH (CDR)
Tracklist: Sonny's Burning/ Deep In The Woods/ Big Jesus Trash Can/ 6" Gold Blade/ Pleasure Avalanche/ She's Hit/ Dead Joe/ Wild World-Fears Of Gun/ Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!).
Recording info: Recorded @ The Ace Cinema, Brixton (UK) on 25-Nov-82.
Note: Sourced from a fair quality audience tape.
- Supersoniscscientists -SSS 053 (UK,2009)
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WELCOME TO THE CAR SMASH - ALBUM (2011)
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WELCOME TO THE CAR SMASH (LP)
Tracklist:1.Big Jesus Trash Can/ 2.Dead Joe/ 3.The Friend Catcher/ 4.A Dead Song/ 5. Six Inch Gold Blade// 6.Junkyard/ 7.Hamlet(Pow!Pow!Pow!)/ 8.(Sometimes) Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 09.Funhouse
Recording info: Recorded @ the Aladin club in Bremen (DE) on 01-Jul-82.
Note: Taken from a Radio Bremen -Pop 3- FM broadcast. Very good quality. Complete concert also included "Release The Bats" and "She's Hit". Tracks 1-3,5,7 and "She's Hit" are also available (in superior soundquality) on the official "LIVE 1981-82" CD. Lydia Lunch (vocals) on "Funhouse". Surpisingly for a 21st century vinyl release this one sounds good. Good quality vinyl, no hiss. Previously released on "A Social Gathering" (1987) and "Funhouse" (2006) bootlegs.
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PEEL SESSIONS 1980-1982 - ALBUM (2011)
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PEEL SESSIONS 1980-1982 (LP)
Tracklist: 1.Cry/ 2.Yard/ 3.Figure Of Fun/ 4.King Ink/ 5.Release The Bats/ 6.Rowland Around In That Stuff/ 7.(Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ 8.Loose// 9.Big Jesus Trash Can/ 10.She's Hit/ 11.Bully Bones/ 12.Six Inch Gold Blade/ 13.Pleasure Avalanche/ 14.Deep In The Woods/ 15.Sonny's Burning/ 16.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!).
Recording info: 1-4.Recorded in London @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 10-Sep-80, 5-8. @ BBC Langham 1 Studio on 21-Apr-81, 9-12. @ BBC Maida Vale Studios,Studio 4 on 02-Dec-81, 13-16. @ BBC Studios, on 15-Nov-82.
Note: All 4 of their John Peel Radio Sessions. Taken from the "The John Peel Sessions" official CD release.
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RELEASE THE BATS 1981 - EP (2015)
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RELEASE THE BATS 1981 (12")
Tracklist: Release The Bats/ Rowland Around In That Stuff/ (Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ Loose.
Recording info: Recorded in London @ BBC Langham 1 Studio on 21-Apr-81.
Note: Second of their 4 John Peel Radio Sessions. Taken from the "The John Peel Sessions" official CD release. Silly release.
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AMSTERDAM 1981 - LP (28-Jul-23)
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AMSTERDAM 1981 (LP)
Tracklist: Nick The Stripper/ A Dead Song/ She's Hit/ Bully Bones/ / (Sometimes)Pleasure Heads Must Burn/ Big Jesus Trash Can/ Junkyard.
Recording info: Recorded @ the Posthoornkerk, Amsterdam on 08-Nov-81.
Note: Sourced from an incomplete (30 minutes) Dutch VPRO radio broadcast. Misses "Blast Off" and "King Ink".
- Cult Legends -CL92522 (NL,28-Jul-23)
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