Kicking Against The Pricks is the third album released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. First released in 1986, the album is a collection of cover versions.

The album marked the Bad Seeds debut of drummer Thomas Wydler.

Were Cave's career to be broken into a three act structure, Kicking Against The Pricks might be though of as the end of Act One.

Track Listing

1. "Muddy Water"
2. "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman"
3. "Sleeping Annaleah"
4. "Long Black Veil"
5. "Hey Joe"
6. "The Singer"
7. "All Tomorrow's Parties"
8. "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"
9. "The Hammer Song"
10. "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart"
11. "Jesus Met The Woman At The Well"
12. "The Carnival Is Over"
13. "Running Scared" (CD only)
14. "Black Betty" (CD only)

Credits

Personnel

• Nick Cave (vocals, piano, organ)
• Mick Harvey (acoustic & electric guitars, piano, vibraphone, bass, drums, background vocals)
• Blixa Bargeld (electric & slide guitars, background vocals)
• Barry Adamson (bass, background vocals)
• Thomas Wydler (drums)