Monday, 12 January 2026

The Birthday Party - The Friend Catcher

This is the first of two early Birthday Party singles that are coming your way today. From October 1980 this is the second single (first in the UK on 4AD) where Nick and the boys start to get their screaming guitar and Post Punk attitude on. It’s not pretty, it’s not quiet, and it will go kicking and screaming. There’s a very tenuous nod to fellow band mates Bauhaus on Waving My Arms that always makes me smile when I hear it. 
Ripped by some random nice person to MP3 @ 320kbps (it ain’t very clicky so probs not from the single)

The Birthday Party; The Friend Catcher

A.      The Friend Catcher
B1.   Waving My Arms
B2.   Catman

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