Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | TupeloMusic By – Adamson*, Harvey*Words By – Cave* |
7:17 |
| 2 | Say Goodbye To The Little Girl TreeMusic By – Harvey*Words By – Cave* |
5:10 |
| 3 | Train Long-SufferingWords By, Music By – Cave* |
3:49 |
| 4 | Black Crow KingMusic By – Bargeld*, Cave*Words By – Cave* |
5:05 |
| 5 | Knockin' On JoeWords By, Music By – Cave* |
7:38 |
| 6 | Wanted ManWords By, Music By – Bob Dylan |
5:27 |
| 7 | Blind Lemon JeffersonMusic By – Adamson*, Bargeld*, Harvey*, Cave*Words By – Cave* |
6:10 |
| 8 | The Six Strings That Drew BloodWords By, Music By – Cave* |
4:50 |
| 9 | Tupelo (Single Version)Music By – Adamson*, Harvey*Words By – Cave* |
5:01 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
- Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus – B7410
Credits
- Bass, Guitar, Organ, Drums, Backing Vocals – Barry Adamson
- Drums, Piano, Guitar, Organ, Bass, Backing Vocals – Mick Harvey
- Engineer – Flood
- Engineer [Assistant] – George
- Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals – Blixa Bargeld
- Photography By [Front/Back Photographs] – Jutta Henglein
- Producer – Flood, The Bad Seeds*
- Vocals, Harmonica – Nick Cave
Notes
[On back]℗ 1985 Mute Records Limited
© 1988 Mute Records Limited
[On CD]
® 1985 Mute Records Limited
© 1988 Mute Records Limited
No additional catalog number on rear booklet or spine.
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are: Nick Cave, Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld, Mick Harvey.
Recorded: November-December, 1984, Hansa, Ton-Studios, West Berlin.
All songs published by Dying Art Ltd except track 6 "Wanted Man" by Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Booklet includes all lyrics except those for "Wanted Man".
Album title on CD and back cover: "The First Born Is Dead".
Made In Great Britain.
Track durations not mentionned on the release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 016025 600212
- Barcode (Scanned): 5016025600212
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, 2): B7410 CDSTUMM 21 :· .MASTERED. BY NIMBUS
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 2): IFPI L123
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 2301
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 2329
- SPARS Code: AAD
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUMM 21 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (LP, Album) | Mute | STUMM 21 | UK | 1985 |
| ALCB-624 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (CD, Album, RE) | Mute | ALCB-624 | Japan | 1988 |
| BMG 14002 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (CD, Album, RM) | Mute | BMG 14002 | US | 2014 |
| STUMM 21 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | The Firstborn Is Dead (LP, Album) | Mute, Possum Records | STUMM 21 | Australia & New Zealand | 1985 |
| STRESS0106275 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (CD, Album, Unofficial) | Stress Records | STRESS0106275 | Russia | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | TupeloLyrics By – Cave*Music By – Adamson*, Harvey* |
7:18 |
| 2 | Say Goodbye To The Little Girl TreeLyrics By – Cave*Music By – Harvey* |
5:10 |
| 3 | Train Long-SufferingWritten-By – Cave* |
3:49 |
| 4 | Black Crow KingLyrics By – Cave*Music By – Bargeld*, Cave* |
5:05 |
| 5 | Knockin' On JoeWritten-By – Cave* |
7:39 |
| 6 | Wanted ManWritten-By – Bob Dylan |
5:27 |
| 7 | Blind Lemon JeffersonLyrics By – Cave*Music By – Adamson*, Bargeld*, Harvey*, Cave* |
6:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
- Published By – Mute Song
- Published By – Sony / ATV Music Publishing
- Remastered At – Super Audio Mastering
- Made By – www.takt.eu – 2100001820978
Credits
- Bass, Guitar, Organ, Drums, Backing Vocals – Barry Adamson
- Drums, Piano, Guitar, Organ, Bass, Backing Vocals – Mick Harvey
- Engineer [Assistant] – George
- Engineer, Producer – Flood
- Executive-Producer – Mick Harvey
- Guitar, Slide Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals – Blixa Bargeld
- Photography By [Front Cover & The Bad Seeds] – Jutta Henglein
- Photography By [Nick Cave] – Bleddyn Butcher
- Producer – Bad Seeds, The*
- Remastered By [CD] – Simon Heyworth
- Sleeve Notes – Amy Hanson
- Vocals, Harmonica – Nick Cave
Notes
Recorded November-December, 1984, Hansa, Ton-Studios, West Berlin.CD Remastering at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.
Track 6 published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK)
℗ 2009 Mute Records Limited © 2009 Mute Records Limited.
Printed in the EU.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5099923724426
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): www.takt.eu 2100001820978 2372442
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): www.takt.eu 2100001815639 2369972
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1,2): IFPI LK97
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 9R82
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 9R94
- Label Code: LC05834
- Rights Society: SDRM biem
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUMM 21 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (LP, Album) | Mute | STUMM 21 | UK | 1985 |
| ALR 151 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Always Records | ALR 151 | Russia | 1995 |
| BMG 14002 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (CD, Album, RM) | Mute | BMG 14002 | US | 2014 |
| STUMM 21 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | The Firstborn Is Dead (LP, Album) | Mute, Possum Records | STUMM 21 | Australia & New Zealand | 1985 |
| STRESS0106275 | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds* | The Firstborn Is Dead (CD, Album, Unofficial) | Stress Records | STRESS0106275 | Russia | Unknown |

