The Firstborn Is Dead

~ Release by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Tupelo engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey guitar and background vocals: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey harmonica: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Mick Harvey slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Tupelo lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey publisher: Mute Song (international)	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	4	7:18
2	Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey guitar and background vocals: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey harmonica: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Mick Harvey slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Mick Harvey	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	3	5:10
3	Train Long‐Suffering engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey guitar and background vocals: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey harmonica: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Mick Harvey slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Train Long‐Suffering lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	3	3:49
4	Black Crow King engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey guitar and background vocals: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey harmonica: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Mick Harvey slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Black Crow King lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds		5:06
5	Knockin’ on Joe engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey guitar and background vocals: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey harmonica: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Mick Harvey slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Knockin’ on Joe lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Dying Art Ltd. (publishing arm of Mute from 1983–1997)	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	2	7:39
6	Wanted Man engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey guitar and background vocals: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey harmonica: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Mick Harvey slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Wanted Man (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds version) additional lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) (from 1984-11 until 1984-12) lyricist: Bob Dylan composer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (from 1984-11 until 1984-12) version of: Wanted Man	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	5	5:28
7	Blind Lemon Jefferson engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey guitar and background vocals: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey harmonica: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Mick Harvey slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Blind Lemon Jefferson lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds		6:11
8	The Six Strings That Drew Blood producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds bass guitar [bass], guitar [guitars] and keyboard: Mick Harvey electric guitar [feedback guitar]: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) whistling: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Six Strings That Drew Blood lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds		4:50
9	Tupelo (single version) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and The Bad Seeds recording of: Tupelo lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey publisher: Mute Song (international)	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	2	5:01

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2166633 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Tupelo by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
included in:	Crime & Punishment by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/17126 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/The-firstborn-is-dead [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/the-firstborn-is-dead/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/32454/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Firstborn_Is_Dead/1105 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000623263 [info]
Wikidata:	Q592070 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 3268440302482
Format:: CD
Length:: 50:32

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Mute
30248

Release events

France
1988

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