Release the Bats

~ Recording by The Birthday Party

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyRelease the Bats
  • 1981-06 GB
1.1Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyRelease the Bats
  • 1983-04 AU
1.1Release the Bats2:26The Birthday PartyThe Birthday Party
  • 1983-06 GB
  • 1983 -
1.6Release the Bats2:33The Birthday PartyA Collection
1.10Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyMixed Peel
1.13Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyJunkyard
  • 1988-04-26 GB
1.12Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyJunk Yard
1.12Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyJunk Yard
1.7Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyHits
  • 1992-10-12 GB
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHits
  • 1992-10-21 JP
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHits
1.13Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyThe Indie Scene 81: The Story of British Independent Music
2.5Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyLost Property
  • 1996-05 GB
1.12Release the Bats2:34The Birthday PartyA Delicate Dependency: Music for Vampires
1.13Release the Bats2:34The Birthday PartyJunk Yard
2.17Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyNocturnal
  • 1998-06-01 GB
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHits
1.7Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyHits
1.13Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyJunkyard
  • 2000-07-16 US
1.13Release the Bats2:28The Birthday PartyChopper
  • 2000-07-23 AU
1.7Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyHits
  • 2004-08-09 AU
1.6Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyThe Dark Side
  • 2004-10-25 GB
2.5Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyInner City Sound
1.2Release the Bats2:28The Birthday PartyThe Trip: Curated by Jarvis Cocker & Steve Mackey
  • 2006-03-13 GB
2.12Release the Bats2:29The Birthday PartyJohn Peel. Right Time, Wrong Speed 1977 - 1987
  • 2006-10-09 GB
1.2Release the Bats2:34The Birthday PartySleep With 4AD
1.5Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyPostPunk: Original Anthems From the 70’s and 80’s Post‐Punk Scene
  • 2009-02-01 AR
3.11Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartyJunkyard
  • 2012-08-27 XE
  • 2012-08-27 GB
2.1Release the Bats2:28The Birthday PartyJunkyard
  • 2012-08-27 XE
  • 2012-08-27 GB
1.10Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyStranded: The Chronicles of Australian Punk
  • 2015-11-20 AU
1.2Release the Bats2:32The Birthday PartySilhouettes & Statues - A Gothic Revolution 1978 - 1986
  • 2017-06-30 GB
4.2Release the Bats2:31The Birthday PartyFac51 The Haçienda 1982
  • 2022-11-25 GB
2.3Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyYoung Limbs Rise Again: The Story of the Batcave Nightclub 1982–1985
  • 2023-02-24 XE
2.3Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyYoung Limbs Rise Again: The Story of the Batcave Nightclub 1982–1985
  • 2023-02-24 XE
1.7Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyHits
1.13Release the Bats2:30The Birthday PartyJunkyard
Promotion
1.1Release the Bats2:32The Birthday Party4AD 40th Anniversary Sampler

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
guitar and percussion:Mick Harvey
vocals:Nick Cave
recorded at:The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, 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
composer:Mick Harvey
Rowland S. Howard