The Firstborn Is Dead

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Tupelo
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)
47:19
2Say 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
35:10
3Train 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)
33:49
4Black 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)
5:06
5Knockin' 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)
27:39
6Wanted 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
55:29
7Blind 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
6:09
8The 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)
4:50
9Tupelo (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)
25:02