Bizarro (album)
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| Bizarro | ||
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| Studio album by The Wedding Present | ||
| Released | October 1989 | |
| Recorded | 1989, England | |
| Genre | indie | |
| Length | 46:58 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Producer(s) | Chris Allison | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Wedding Present chronology | ||
| Українські Виступи в Івана Піла (1989) |
Bizarro (1989) |
Seamonsters (1991) |
Bizarro is the second studio album by The Wedding Present. It was released in October 1989 by their record label, RCA.
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[edit] About the album
The Wedding Present's second studio album and first "proper" album for RCA came hot on the heels of the Українські Виступи в Івана Піла folk music sidestep and showed that the band had grown both musically and lyrically. The same production team was used as on debut album George Best, but Bizarro sounds a lot tougher, which had probably also to do with an increased recording budget. Lyrically, Gedge still chronicles the same tales of lust, love, jealousy and revenge, but is a lot more mature about it, while musically the band sounds much tighter and experimental, often ending songs in Velvet Underground-like extended rhythm guitar workouts.
Technically speaking, only one single was taken from the album, "Kennedy", which provided the band with their first Top 40 hit, reaching #33. In early 1990, The Wedding Present re-recorded "Brassneck" with Steve Albini, which reached #24 in the UK charts. The single and its B-sides were later included on U.S. re-releases of the album, and are also included on the Singles 1989-1991 compilation. A remastered CD version, released by BMG Camden in 2001, also features the B-sides of the "Kennedy" single, including a cover version of the Tom Jones hit "It's Not Unusual".
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by David Gedge (unless otherwise noted).
[edit] Original LP
[edit] Side A
- Brassneck – 4:51
- Crushed – 2:32
- No – 4:11
- Thanks – 2:22
- Kennedy – 4:20
- What Have I Said Now? – 5:18
[edit] Side B
- Granadaland – 4:50
- Bewitched – 6:42
- Take Me! – 9:15
- Be Honest – 2:37
[edit] US CD re-issue
- Brassneck [original version] – 4:52
- Crushed – 2:32
- No – 4:11
- Thanks – 2:22
- Kennedy – 4:20
- What Have I Said Now? – 5:18
- Granadaland – 4:50
- Bewitched – 6:42
- Take Me! – 9:15
- Brassneck [Steve Albini version] – 4:22
- Don't Talk Just Kiss – 3:20
- Gone – 2:42
- Box Elder (written by Pavement) – 2:14
- Be Honest – 2:37
[edit] UK Remastered CD
- Brassneck [original version] – 4:52
- Crushed – 2:32
- No – 4:11
- Thanks – 2:22
- Kennedy – 4:20
- What Have I Said Now? – 5:18
- Granadaland – 4:50
- Bewitched – 6:42
- Take Me! – 9:15
- Be Honest – 2:37
- Unfaithful – 3:21
- One Day All This Will Be Yours – 2:02
- It's Not Unusual (Reed/Mills) – 2:09
- Brassneck [Steve Albini version] – 4:22
- Don't Talk Just Kiss – 3:20
- Gone – 2:42
- Box Elder (written by Pavement) – 2:14
[edit] People involved
[edit] The band
- David Gedge – vocals, guitar
- Peter Solowka – guitar
- Keith Gregory – bass guitar
- Simon Smith – drums
[edit] Additional musicians
[edit] Technical staff
[edit] External links
| The Wedding Present |
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| Terry de Castro | David Gedge | Chris McConville | Graeme Ramsey |
| Mike Bedford | Darren Belk | Shaun Charman | Simon Cleave | Paul Dorrington | Keith Gregory | Jayne Lockey | Kari Paavola | Simon Pearson | Simon Smith | Peter Solowka |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: George Best | Bizarro | Seamonsters | Watusi | Mini | Saturnalia | Take Fountain |
| Compilation albums: Tommy (1985-1987) | Hit Parade 1 | Hit Parade 2 | Singles 1989-1991 | Singles 1995-1997 | The Hit Parade |
| Radio sessions compilation albums: Українські Виступи в Івана Піла | John Peel Sessions 1987-1990 | Evening Sessions 1986-1994 | John Peel Sessions 1992-1995 | The Complete Peel Sessions (6CD box set) |
| Related articles |
| Cha Cha Cohen | Cinerama | The Popguns | The Ukrainians |
