Released June 3, 1985 Producer Flood | Length 40:37 Release date 3 June 1985 Label Homestead Records | |
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Recorded November - December 1984 Similar Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds albums, Post-punk albums |
Nick cave and the bad seeds the firstborn is dead 1985
The Firstborn Is Dead is the second studio album released by the post-punk band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It was first released in 1985. On this record, singer Nick Cave continued his fascination with the American South, with its references to Elvis Presley and bluesmen like Blind Lemon Jefferson. The photography is by Jutta Heinglein.
Contents
- Nick cave and the bad seeds the firstborn is dead 1985
- Nick cave the bad seeds tupelo
- Track listing
- Songs
- Singles
- Personnel
- References
The album was recorded in the Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany. Cave later said of this album, "Berlin gave us the freedom and encouragement to do whatever we wanted. We'd lived in London for three years and it seemed that if you stuck your head out of the box, people were pretty quick to knock it back in. Particularly if you were Australian. When we came to Berlin it was the opposite. People saw us as some kind of force rather than a kind of whacky novelty act."
The album's name is a reference to Jesse Garon Presley, the stillborn identical twin of Elvis Presley.
The album was remastered and reissued on April 27, 2009 as a collector's edition CD/DVD set. The CD features the original 7-song vinyl LP's track listing, while "The Six Strings That Drew Blood" is featured as a bonus audio track on the accompanying DVD.
Nick cave the bad seeds tupelo
Track listing
All lyrics by Nick Cave
- "Tupelo" – 7:17 (Adamson, Harvey)
- "Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree" – 5:10 (Harvey)
- "Train Long-Suffering" – 3:49 (Cave)
- "Black Crow King" – 5:05 (Bargeld, Cave)
- "Knockin' on Joe" – 7:38 (Cave)
- "Wanted Man" – 5:27 (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash)
- "Blind Lemon Jefferson" – 6:10 (Adamson, Bargeld, Harvey, Cave)
Songs
Singles
Personnel
Songs
1Tupelo
2Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree5:10
3Train Long-Suffering3:49