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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Firstborn Is Dead (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1985

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Firstborn Is Dead (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1985

Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Very Good (VG)
Comments: Media has a few light hairlines. Sleeve close to VG+ with some minor water damage, mainly to back of cover.
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  • The Firstborn Is Dead is an LP by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds from 1985 released on the Mute, Possum Records label.

    About this album

    The Firstborn Is Dead is a stark, brooding blues-rock statement that helped define Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ early identity. Released in 1985, the album pushes further into American myth, gospel-blues shadows and apocalyptic imagery, with Cave’s baritone voice anchored by austere guitars, piano and martial rhythms. Tupelo, with its fatalistic retelling of the Elvis Presley birth legend, became one of the band’s signature songs, while the record as a whole sharpened their reputation for danger, theatricality and literary menace. It stands as one of the essential early entries in the band’s catalogue and a key bridge between post-punk and outlaw blues.

    Genre: Pop & Rock

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  • Artist: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
    Label: Mute, Possum Records – STUMM 21
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: Australia & New Zealand
    Released: 1985
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Blues Rock, New Wave

  • A1 Tupelo
    A2 Say Goodbye To The Little Girl Tree
    A3 Train Long-Suffering
    A4 Black Crow King
    B1 Knockin' On Joe
    B2 Wanted Man
    B3 Blind Lemon Jefferson

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Description

Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Very Good (VG)
Comments: Media has a few light hairlines. Sleeve close to VG+ with some minor water damage, mainly to back of cover.
  • Description
  • Release details
  • Tracklist

  • The Firstborn Is Dead is an LP by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds from 1985 released on the Mute, Possum Records label.

    About this album

    The Firstborn Is Dead is a stark, brooding blues-rock statement that helped define Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ early identity. Released in 1985, the album pushes further into American myth, gospel-blues shadows and apocalyptic imagery, with Cave’s baritone voice anchored by austere guitars, piano and martial rhythms. Tupelo, with its fatalistic retelling of the Elvis Presley birth legend, became one of the band’s signature songs, while the record as a whole sharpened their reputation for danger, theatricality and literary menace. It stands as one of the essential early entries in the band’s catalogue and a key bridge between post-punk and outlaw blues.

    Genre: Pop & Rock

    Review

    AllMusic rating:
    AllMusic users:
    (891 votes)
    Read the AllMusic.com review
  • Artist: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
    Label: Mute, Possum Records – STUMM 21
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: Australia & New Zealand
    Released: 1985
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Blues Rock, New Wave

  • A1 Tupelo
    A2 Say Goodbye To The Little Girl Tree
    A3 Train Long-Suffering
    A4 Black Crow King
    B1 Knockin' On Joe
    B2 Wanted Man
    B3 Blind Lemon Jefferson

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