The Birthday Party: The Bad Seed EP
Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 5 February 1983
"IF, LOVING a woman more than anything in the world, or anticipating the possibility of such a love, one were suddenly to see her chained to a wall behind iron bars with a warder standing over her with a stick, such a feeling would be somewhat similar to the feeling the prince had now..." – and somewhat akin to the knowledge that informs the latest recording of The Birthday Party.
Total word count of piece: 957
