Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead (LP)

Product specifications

Details

Album

The Firstborn Is Dead

Artist

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

LP release year

1990

Album release date

3 juni 1985

Label

Liberation Records

EAN

9399603044216

Available

Yes

Product information

Format

LP

Quantity

1 piece(s)

Type

Reissue

Mono or stereo

Stereo

Duration

40 min

Tracks

7 tracks

EAN

EAN

9399603044216

Other

Limited Edition

No

Country

Australia

Box set

No

Remastered

No

Reissue

Yes

• Nick Cave's Southern Nightmares

  5 out of 5 stars
  Duvedet_Deolya20 August 2025United States🇺🇸

  This one's a crazy plunge into Nick Cave’s peculiar obsession with the American South—drenched in blues, gothic, and oddly romantic. Here, Tupelo growls like a legend born from swampy threats and Elvis tales, while “Black Crow King” and “Train Long-Suffering” summon desert specters and chains on tracks. It’s a blues album, but one reimagined by a poet from another world—something you’ll experience, not just listen to. Why this version stands apart: Berlin’s Hansa Studio vibe seeps through—there’s uncooked, cinematic terror in every scratch, as if the studio walls held the spirits of train crashes and gens in chains. Compared to his first album, this one clears the haze: the production lets Cave’s voice and the Bad Seeds’ unrelenting beats strike harder. You feel every snare, every slide guitar strike. Lyrically, it’s a wild collection: Elvis myths, blues references, prison stories, and slow-burning threat—Nick doesn’t just sing about the South, he pulls its nightmares into today. Owning this version is like clutching a dark folk story in your grasp. It’s not refined; it's primal—fire and brimstone, blues and blood. A perfect album for half-remembered roads and nights brightened by moonlight.

• Alterations Acceptable

  4 out of 5 stars
  bxajregj21 November 2024Deutschland🇩🇪

  alterations alright

• Punchy, Energetic Masterpiece

  5 out of 5 stars
  tfekip5 September 2024United States🇺🇸

  sounds incredible, punchy, and full of energy! excellent pressing, mastered really well

• Ugly Cover, Decent Sound

  4 out of 5 stars
  qazkgax7228 April 2024United States🇺🇸

  Once more, this version boasts decent audio quality but sports an unattractive cover. Stacked up against my 1988 German copy, it's downright hideous. The resolution's lower, and the print job feels cheaper. Volume-wise, it's a tad louder than the '88 edition. It's also a bit more squashed and heavy on the bass. And maybe a touch too digital.

• Remastered Brilliance

  5 out of 5 stars
  JeqteigCmeft20 March 2024United States🇺🇸

  Excellent remaster, it's got more openness and punch than those 2010 re-releases.