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1	Zoo-Music Girl Organ – Mick HarveyTrumpet – Phillip Jackson*
2	Cry Backing Vocals – Nick*, Pierre, Rowland*
3	Capers Backing Vocals – Rowland Howard*Lyrics By – Genevieve McGuckin
4	Nick The Stripper Brass – Mick Hunter, Phillip Jackson*, Stephen Ewart
5	Ho-Ho Music By – Genevieve McGuckinVocals – Rowland Howard*
6	Figure Of Fun Organ – Mick Harvey
7	King Ink Piano – Nick CaveSnare – Mick Harvey
8	A Dead Song Clarinet – Tracy PewLyrics By – Anita Lane
9	Yard Double Bass – Tracy PewSaxophone – Nick Cave
10	Dull Day
11	Just You And Me Drums – Nick CaveMusic By – Mick HarveySaxophone – Rowland Howard*
12	Blundertown
13	Kathy's Kisses

Credits

• Bass – Tracy Pew (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 13)
• Drums – Phil Calvert*
• Engineer – Tony Cohen
• Guitar – Mick Harvey (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), Rowland Howard* (tracks: 1 to 10, 12, 13)
• Lyrics By – Nick Cave (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13), Rowland Howard* (tracks: 5, 10, 12)
• Music By – Nick Cave (tracks: 2, 4, 6 to 9, 13), Rowland Howard* (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12)
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Evan*, Jenny , Polly*
• Piano – Mick Harvey (tracks: 3, 8, 10, 11, 13)
• Producer – The Birthday Party
• Vocals – Nick Cave (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 13)

Notes

Recorded Dec '80 and Jan '81 at A.A.V. Studio 2, Melbourne; except tracks 6, 10 & 11 recorded at Richmond Recorders.
Mixed at A.A.V., Jan '81.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: 8-822

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LINK 14	The Birthday Party	Prayers On Fire ‎(LP, Album)	Missing Link	LINK 14	Australia	1981
CAKE2	The Birthday Party	Prayers On Fire ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Shock	CAKE2	Australia	1996
LMLP0257	The Birthday Party	Prayers On Fire ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Liberation Music	LMLP0257	Australia	2016
VOZCD 2038	The Birthday Party	Prayers On Fire ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin	VOZCD 2038	Australia	1990
T 02	The Birthday Party	Prayers On Fire ‎(LP, Album)	Thermidor	T 02	US	1981