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1	–The Birthday Party	Mr. Clarinet	3:47
2	–The Birthday Party	Happy Birthday	3:50
3	–The Birthday Party	Hats On Wrong	2:40
4	–The Birthday Party	Guilt Parade	2:52
5	–The Birthday Party	The Friend Catcher	4:22
6	–The Birthday Party	Waving My Arms	2:15
7	–The Birthday Party	Catman Written-By – Vincent*, Davis*	2:27
8	–The Birthday Party	Riddle House	2:42
9	–The Boys Next Door	A Catholic Skin	2:25
10	–The Boys Next Door	The Red Clock	2:47
11	–The Boys Next Door	Faint Heart	2:51
12	–The Boys Next Door	Death By Drowning Bass – Mick Harvey	3:10
13	–The Boys Next Door	The Hair Shirt	4:05

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
• Published By – Complete Music Ltd.
• Published By – Beggars Banquet Music
• Published By – Music Sales
• Engineered At – Richmond Recorders

Credits

• Bass, Clarinet – Tracy Pew
• Drums – Phill Calvert
• Engineer – Tony Cohen
• Guitar, Organ – Mick Harvey
• Guitar, Saxophone – Rowland S. Howard
• Producer – The Birthday Party
• Vocals – Nick Cave
• Written-By – Harvey* (tracks: 2), Cave* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 11, 13), Howard* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)

Notes

Made in England
Published by Dying Arts Ltd., except 1 & 2 by Complete Music, 5 & 6 by Beggars Banquet Music, and 7 by Music Sales.

A compilation of early recordings comprising the first 2 U.K. singles and songs previously only issued in Australia, including the whole of the 'Hee-Haw E.P.'

Tracks 1, 2: previously released as 'Mr. Clarinet' 7" (AD 114).
Tracks 5 to 7: previously released as 'The Friend Catcher' 7" (AD 12).
Tracks 3, 4, 8: previously released on 'The Birthday Party' album (compilation album on Missing Link: LINK 7).
Tracks 9 to 13: previously released on 'Hee Haw' 12" (as The Boys Next Door on Missing Link: ING 008).

Engineered at Richmond Recorders, Australia between August 1979 and January 1980.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 014436 307027
• Matrix / Runout: ||CD||GAD307CD||04075-6286||
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LU31
• Mould SID Code: IFPI RZ17
• Other (SPARS Code): AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CAD 307 CD	The Birthday Party	Hee-Haw ‎(CD, Comp)	4AD	CAD 307 CD	UK	1989
VOZCD 2037	The Birthday Party	Hee-Haw ‎(CD, Comp)	Missing Link, Virgin, Shock	VOZCD 2037	Australia	1990
DPRLP31	The Birthday Party	Hee-Haw ‎(LP, Comp, Num, RE, RM, Opa)	Drastic Plastic Records	DPRLP31	US	2016
LMLP0256	The Birthday Party	Hee Haw ‎(12", Album, Comp)	Liberation Music	LMLP0256	Australia	2015
CAD 307 CD, GAD 307 CD	The Birthday Party	Hee-Haw ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	4AD, 4AD	CAD 307 CD, GAD 307 CD	UK	2007

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