On this date in 1981, The Birthday Party released their fourth single as The Birthday Party (they were once The Boys Next Door). The A side was "Release The Bats". The B side was "Blast Off". Neither song appeared on an album originally but both were added to The Birthday Party's second album, Junkyard, when it was re-released on CD. The Melbourne, Australia post-punk band, as The Birthday Party, called it quits in 1983 and frontman Nick Cave formed The Bad Seeds. 
Wikipedia: The Birthday Party
Official Website: thebirthdayparty.com.au
Video: The Birthday Party - Release The Bats - live 1982 - youtube
Blogload: The Birthday Party - Conscious, Unconcious - a compilation - anomalousmind.blogspot.com
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A genius song... nowadays of course when I hear it I simply think of that scene in Chopper - " What are you look'n at you fucking cripple... wanna fucking finish it?? " -genius!!
That's funny. I loved this song when it was released. It is still my favorite Birthday Party song.
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