| A Collection... | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Missing Link Suite Beat Music Group SBCD 2017 [1] | |||
| The Birthday Party chronology | ||||
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A Collection... is a compilation album by The Birthday Party. [2] [3] It contains tracks from the albums The Birthday Party , Prayers on Fire , Junkyard , and EPs and singles from that time period. [4] [5]
Source: Discogs [6]
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blast Off!" | UK single "AD 111" | 2:17 |
| 2. | "The Hair Shirt" | Hee Haw | 4:02 |
| 3. | "King Ink" | Prayers on Fire | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Junkyard" | Junkyard | 5:48 |
| 5. | "Big Jesus Trash Can" | Junkyard | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Release the Bats" | single "AD 111" | 2:18 |
| 7. | "She's Hit" | Junkyard | 6:05 |
| 8. | "Kathy's Kisses" | 12" "Nick the Stripper" | 4:19 |
| 9. | "The Friend Catcher" | Birthday Party | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Zoo Music Girl" | Prayers on Fire | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Nick the Stripper" | 12" "Nick the Stripper" | 3:50 |
| 12. | "Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)" | Junkyard | 5:33 |
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