Junkyard (studio album) by The Birthday Party

Junkyard by The Birthday Party
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 4,238th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 113 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (66th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (629th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,238th)
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The Birthday Party Junkyard (Vinyl) 12" Album Box Set (UK IMPORT)
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The Birthday Party –Junkyard LP, NEW, Purple splatter vinyl, 140 gram, Nick Cave
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Junkyard is ranked as the best album by The Birthday Party.

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Junkyard track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rating: 80 (21 votes)Comments: 0
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 113 votes)
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12/15/2022 08:25 spinout  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,61982/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 69.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.8.

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From 12/02/2021 14:29
acidic rubbish. acid rock
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From 09/07/2020 23:09
My first exposure to Nick Cave. His vocals were really the only thing that was significantly good about this album. They feel like they're being loud just to be loud. There's not a whole lot to glean from this album. That being said, it was enjoyable enough, nothing outright wrong or horrible. Junkyard is just very surface level.
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From 10/06/2014 20:48
I have the CD version, which comes with the brilliant Release The Bats, but also comes with the abysmal Blast Off, which is just awful. The album itself is alright, save for a few tracks.
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85/100
From 05/21/2014 04:49
Guttural masterpiece!
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55/100
From 12/19/2013 08:02
Insane was Nick Cave during this period but classic Aussie alternative rock
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80/100
From 05/07/2012 08:01
I cannot argue with btener11. I don't like the cover, but it works for this album, I think.
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From 08/05/2011 02:48
Pow pow pow pow!!!
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