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The Boys Next Door - Swinburne College, Melbourne 1977-08-19 (1977)

Track listing:
  1. Blitzkrieg Bop 2:18
  2. Aint It Funny 3:29
  3. I'm 18 2:48
  4. Gloria 5:55
  5. Masturbation Generation 4:01
  6. Who Needs You 3:09
  7. I Put A Spell On You 4:16
  8. Commando 2:51
  9. Interlude 0:25
  10. My Generation 5:14
  11. Big Future 1:50
  12. Big Future Part 2 5:39
  13. These Boots Are Made For Walking 5:00
  14. World Panic 3:34
  15. Louie Louie 6:59

Notes

Soundboard / FM Radio (3SW) ?
Quality - Excellent


Nick Cave - Vocals
Tracey Pew - Bass
Mick Harvey - Guitar
Phil Calvert - Drums


'On August the 19th, 1977 the Boys Next Door played their second public performance at a "New Wave Rock Show" at Swinburne Collage in Melbourne. They were bottom of the bill that also comprised The Obessions (who included Rowland Howard) and the head liners, the Reals (who included Gary Gray, Ian Olsen and Chris Walsh). For some reason the Obsessions pulled out and were replaced by the Babeez (later to become News). Entrance was 50c.

This live tape was recorded by 3SW and was rediscovered recently. What you hear is a rough but accurate recording of one of the seminal Melbourne punk concerts, and of a band that were to develop into one of the most important Australian bands of recent times.

Boys Next Door (featuring Nick Cave [CD]) live recording of their performance at a "New Wave Rock Show" at Swinburne College in Melbourne. This is often claimed to be their second public performance, but that's not true.

In 1983 it was released as a bootleg cassette