A Collection

RELEASE
1987
LABEL
Missing Link
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, No Wave

Album Review

A Collection draws from the Birthday Party's Junkyard and Prayers on Fire albums, adding a few tracks from the Hee Haw EP and some alternate takes. The compilation has also been issued under the title The Best and the Rarest and provides an effective introduction to the band.
– Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Blast Off!
  2. The Hair Shirt
  3. King Ink
  4. Junkyard
  5. Big Jesus Trash Can
  6. Release the Bats
  7. She's Hit
  8. Kathy's Kisses
  9. The Friend Catcher
  10. Zoo Music Girl
  11. Nick the Stripper
  12. Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)

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