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- Date Released: October 13, 1992
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Post-Punk
- Label: 4AD
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As an album title, Hits is an intentionally ironic misnomer for one of Australia's most influential rock bands of the late '70s and early '80s. Having "hits" was the furthest thing from the Birthday Party's collective mind over the course of five tumultuous years that followed the group's move to England from Down Under; the members reviled anything that hinted at mainstream acceptance. Ten years on, the intensity of this music is still frightening. It's a dense, mutant hybrid that evolved from punk, progressive rock, funk, and improvisational jazz, without directly owning up to any of these base materials. Vocalist Nick Cave (who has gone on to an equally creative solo career) didn't just sing about society's dark, depraved underbelly, he lived the experience right there on disc and on stage.
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| 01. |  |
The Friend Catcher |
4:20 |
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| 02. | |
Happy Birthday |
3:59 |
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| 03. | |
Mr. Clarinet |
3:42 |
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| 04. | |
Nick The Stripper |
3:50 |
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| 05. | |
Zoo-Music Girl |
2:36 |
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| 06. | |
King Ink |
4:40 |
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| 07. | |
Release The Bats |
2:30 |
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| 08. | |
Blast Off |
2:17 |
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| 09. | |
She's Hit |
6:05 |
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| 10. | |
Gold Blade |
3:35 |
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| 11. | |
Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) |
5:33 |
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| 12. | |
Dead Joe |
3:08 |
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| 13. | |
Junkyard |
5:48 |
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| 14. | |
Big-Jesus-Trash-Can |
3:00 |
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| 15. | |
Wild World |
3:24 |
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| 16. | |
Sonny's Burning |
3:17 |
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| 17. | |
Deep in The Woods |
4:46 |
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| 18. | |
Swampland |
3:28 |
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| 19. | |
Jennifer's Veil |
4:56 |
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| 20. | |
Mutiny In Heaven |
4:17 |
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20 Total Tracks, 79:11 Total Length
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Credits
- The Birthday Party - Producer // The Birthday Party - Producer // The Birthday Party - Main Performer // The Birthday Party - Main Performer // Nick Cave - Vocals // Mick Harvey - Guitar // Mick Harvey - Drums // Rowland Howard - Guitar // Michael Hunter - Brass // Tracy Pew - Bass // Tony Cohen - Producer // Tony Cohen - Engineer // Nick Launey - Producer // Ian Johnson - Liner Notes // Peter Anderson - Photography // Bleddyn Butcher - Photography // Tom Sheehan - Photography // Paul McMenamin - Design // Kevin Cummins - Photography // Joe Stevens - Photography // Philip Jackson - Brass // Phill Calvert - Drums
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