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A compilation of early recording, The Birthday Party's Hee-Haw is comprised of the bands first two U.K. singles, plus songs previously only released in Australia. Tracks include their 1979 EP with the same title and the 1980 LP The Birthday Party (originally released under their previous band name, The Boys Next Door).

Originally, the Australian band was called the Boys Next Door, comprising Cave, Howard, Mick Harvey (guitar, drums, organ, piano), bassist Tracy Pew, and drummer Phill Calvert. Later the band moved to London and switched its name to the deceptively benign Birthday Party.

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.

Track Listing:
Side 1
Mr. Clarinet
Happy Birthday
Hats On Wrong
Guilt Parade
The Friend Catcher
Waving My Arms

Side 2
Catman
Riddle House
A Chatholic Skin
The Red Clock
Faint Heart
Death By Drowning
The Hair Shirt