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1	The Friend Catcher	4:20
2	Happy Birthday	3:59
3	Mr. Clarinet	3:42
4	Nick The Stripper Brass – Mick Hunter, Philip Jackson, Stephen Ewart	3:50
5	Zoo Music Girl Brass – Mick Hunter, Philip Jackson, Stephen Ewart	2:36
6	King Ink	4:39
7	Release The Bats	2:30
8	Blast Off	2:17
9	She's Hit	6:05
10	6" Gold Blade	3:35
11	Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)	5:33
12	Dead Joe	3:08
13	Junkyard	5:48
14	Big-Jesus-Trash-Can	3:00
15	Wild World	3:24
16	Sonnys Burning	3:17
17	Deep In The Woods	4:46
18	Swampland	3:28
19	Jennifers Veil	4:55
20	Mutiny In Heaven	4:17

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
• Copyright (c) – 4AD
• Published By – Mute Song
• Published By – Beggars Banquet Music Ltd.
• Published By – Complete Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
• Designed At – v23

Credits

• Bass – Tracy Pew
• Design – Paul McMenamin
• Drums – Phill Calvert
• Guitar – Rowland S. Howard
• Guitar, Drums – Mick Harvey (tracks: 11, 12, 15 to 20)
• Instruments [Additional] – The Birthday Party
• Liner Notes – Ian Johnston
• Photography By – Kevin Cummins, Peter Anderson , Tom Sheehan
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Bleddyn Butcher, Joe Stevens
• Producer – Nick Launay (tracks: 7, 8), The Birthday Party, Tony Cohen (tracks: 1 to 6, 9 to 20)
• Recorded By – Tony Cohen
• Vocals – Nick Cave
• Written-By – Anita Lane (tracks: 12), Harvey* (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 13 to 18, 20), Cave* (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 20), Howard* (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19), Pew* (tracks: 16, 18)

Notes

All tracks produced in Melbourne, Australia 1979 to 1982, except tracks 7 and 8 produced in London April 1981.
Tracks 15 to 20 recorded at Hansa Studios, Berlin October 1982 and April 1983.

Tracks 1 to 3 taken from the 'Hee-Haw' compilation .
Tracks 4 to 6 taken from the 'Prayers On Fire' album.
Tracks 7 to 14 taken from the 'Junkyard' album.
Tracks 15 to 20 taken from the 'Mutiny / The Bad Seed E.P.' compilation .

Track 1 published by Beggars Banquet Music Ltd.
Tracks 2 and 3 published by Complete Music Ltd.
Tracks 4 to 20 published by Mute Song.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 52637 20162 8
• Matrix / Runout: 165046-XW2-8156-A *4AD2016*
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L792

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DAD 2016	The Birthday Party	Hits ‎(2xLP, Comp)	4AD	DAD 2016	UK	1992
none	The Birthday Party	Hits ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	4AD	none	US	Unknown
GAD 2016 CD	The Birthday Party	Hits ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Союз, 4AD	GAD 2016 CD	Russia	2007
DAD C 2016	The Birthday Party	Hits ‎(Cass, Comp)	4AD	DAD C 2016	UK	1992
GAD 2016 CD	The Birthday Party	Hits ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	4AD	GAD 2016 CD	UK	2007

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