The Firstborn Is Dead
Album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Released	1985
Recorded	November - December 1984
Genre	Post-punk
Length	50:28
Label	Mute Records
Producer(s)	Nick Cave
Professional reviews
AMG (4/5) link
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds chronology
From Her to Eternity (1984)	The Firstborn Is Dead (1985)	Kicking Against the Pricks (1986)

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Track listing

1. Tupelo (7:17)
2. Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree (5:10)
3. Train-Long Suffering (3:49)
4. Black Crow King (5:05)
5. Knocking on Joe (7:38)
6. Wanted Man (5:27)
7. Blind Lemon Jefferson (6:10)
8. The Six Strings that Drew Blood (4:50) (CD only)
9. Tupelo (single version) (5:01) (CD only)

Credits

• Recorded at Hansa Studios, Berlin.

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Personnel

• Nick Cave – vocals, harmonica
• Mick Harvey – guitar, piano, organ, bass, drums, background vocals
• Barry Adamson – guitar, organ, bass, drums, background vocals
• Blixa Bargeld – guitar, background vocals