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Who were the original members of the band The Birthday Party?
A rock group was formed in 1973, with Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, and Phill Calvert, with other students John Cocivera, Brett Purcell and Chris Coyne.
What was the original band name of the band The Birthday Party?
The Boys Next Door, as they were now called, began performing punk and proto-punk covers.

Question: what type of music was it?
Self-contained rewrite: What type of music was the band The Birthday Party playing in 1977?