Release the Bats

~ Recording by The Birthday Party

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyRelease the BatsThe Birthday PartySingle
4ADAD 111
1.1Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyRelease the BatsThe Birthday PartySingle
Missing Link (Australia)MISS 37.12
1.1Release the Bats2:26The Birthday PartyThe Birthday PartyThe Birthday PartyEP
  • GB1983-06
  • -1983
4ADBAD 307
1.6Release the Bats2:33The Birthday PartyA CollectionThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
Missing Link (Australia), Suite BeatSBCD 2017
1.10Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyMixed PeelVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
New Musical ExpressNME 033
1.13Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyJunkyardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
  • GB1988-04-26
4ADCAD 207 CD
1.12Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyJunk YardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
Missing Link (Australia)LINK 21 CD
1.12Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyJunk YardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VOZCD 2049
1.7Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyHitsThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1992-10-12
4ADDAD 2016 CD
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHitsThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1992-10-21
4ADCOCY-75128
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHitsThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
4AD9 45087-2
1.13Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyThe Indie Scene 81: The Story of British Independent MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionIBM CD 81
2.5Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyLost PropertyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)52056, CDEMTVD122
1.12Release the Bats2:34The Birthday PartyA Delicate Dependency: Music for VampiresVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 535 900-2
1.13Release the Bats2:34The Birthday PartyJunk YardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
2.13.61 Recordsthi 21317.2
2.17Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyNocturnalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-06-01
Procreate (UK Label)555908.2
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHitsThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
4AD4AD-2016
1.7Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyHitsThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
4AD314 514 315-2
1.13Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyJunkyardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
  • US2000-07-16
2.13.61 Records, Buddha Records (1998–2002, formerly known as Buddah Records)74465 99694 2
1.13Release the Bats2:28The Birthday PartyChopperVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • AU2000-07-23
Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line)LIBCD2003.2
1.7Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyHitsThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2004-08-09
Shock (Australian independent)CAKE5
1.6Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyThe Dark SideVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-10-25
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9824192
2.5Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyInner City SoundVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Laughing Outlaw RecordsLORICS-001
1.2Release the Bats2:28The Birthday PartyThe Trip: Curated by Jarvis Cocker & Steve MackeyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-03-13
Family Recordings (a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)983 2862
2.12Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyJohn Peel. Right Time, Wrong Speed 1977 - 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-10-09
Warner Music TVWMTV023
1.2Release the Bats2:34The Birthday PartySleep With 4ADVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Love Da RecordsLOVE CD15
1.5Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyPostPunk: Original Anthems From the 70’s and 80’s Post‐Punk SceneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AR2009-02-01
Music BrokersMBB7055
3.11Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyJunkyardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
  • XE2012-08-27
  • GB2012-08-27
4ADCAD 3223
2.1Release the Bats2:28The Birthday PartyJunkyardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
  • XE2012-08-27
  • GB2012-08-27
4ADCAD 3223
1.10Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyStranded: The Chronicles of Australian PunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2015-11-20
ABC Music (Australian Broadcasting Corporation in-house label)5365563
1.2Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartySilhouettes & Statues - A Gothic Revolution 1978 - 1986Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-06-30
Cherry Red Records (UK indie label; for copyrights, use Cherry Red Records Ltd. instead, with an alias if needed)CRCDBOX34
4.2Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyFac51 The Haçienda 1982Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2022-11-25
Cherry Red Records (UK indie label; for copyrights, use Cherry Red Records Ltd. instead, with an alias if needed)CRCDBOX132
2.3Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyYoung Limbs Rise Again: The Story of the Batcave Nightclub 1982–1985Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2023-02-24
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)DEMRECBOX72
2.3Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyYoung Limbs Rise Again: The Story of the Batcave Nightclub 1982–1985Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2023-02-24
Edsel RecordsEDSL0125
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHitsThe Birthday PartyAlbum + Compilation
4AD
1.13Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyJunkyardThe Birthday PartyAlbum
4AD
Promotion
1.1Release the Bats2:32The Birthday Party4AD 40th Anniversary SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
4AD, Beat Records (Japanese electronic label often re‐releasing Western artists albums for the Japanese market)4AD0139CDJ

Relationships

recording engineer:Tony Cohen
engineer:Nick Launay
producer:The Birthday Party
Nick Launay
bass:Tracy Pew
drums (drum set):Phillip Calvert
Mick Harvey
electric guitar:Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guitar and percussion:Mick Harvey
vocals:Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recorded at:The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-04)
part of:Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs (order: 24)
recording of:Release the Bats

Related works

Release the Bats

lyricist:Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:Mick Harvey
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)