| Earth Vs The Wildhearts | ||||
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| Studio album by The Wildhearts | ||||
| Released | August, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 49:21 | |||
| Label | East West/Bronze | |||
| Producer | The Wildhearts | |||
| The Wildhearts chronology | ||||
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Earth Vs The Wildhearts is the debut studio album by British rock band The Wildhearts, released in 1993. The title is based on such B-movie titles as Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and Earth vs. the Spider.
Billy Morrison, of Camp Freddy and Circus Diablo, states that Earth Vs. The Wildhearts is one of his favourite albums of all time.[1]
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All Songs Written By Ginger.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Greetings from Shitsville" | 4:32 |
| 2. | "TV Tan" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Everlone" | 6:30 |
| 4. | "Shame on Me" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Loveshit" | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Miles Away Girl" | 5:37 |
| 7. | "My Baby Is a Headfuck" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Suckerpunch" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "News of the World" | 5:49 |
| 10. | "Drinking About Life" | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Love You 'till I Don't" | 5:04 |
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| 12. | "Show a Little Emotion" | 3:02 | |||||||
| 13. | "Down on London" | 4:39 | |||||||
| 2010 Re-issue Bonus Disc | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Nothing Ever Changes But The Shoes (From the Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go mini-album)" | 5:40 | |||||||
| 2. | "Crying Over Nothing (From the Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go mini-album)" | 3:50 | |||||||
| 3. | "Turning American (From the Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go mini-album)" | 6:24 | |||||||
| 4. | "Liberty Cap (From the Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go mini-album)" | 4:18 | |||||||
| 5. | "Splattermania (From the Don't Be Happy... Just Worry mini-album)" | 4:07 | |||||||
| 6. | "Something Weird Is Going On In My Head (From the Don't Be Happy... Just Worry mini-album)" | 4:51 | |||||||
| 7. | "Weekend (5 Long Days) (From the Don't Be Happy... Just Worry mini-album)" | 4:25 | |||||||
| 8. | "Dreaming In A (From the Don't Be Happy... Just Worry mini-album)" | 3:31 | |||||||
| 9. | "And The Bullshit Goes On (B Side)" | 5:23 | |||||||
| 10. | "Show A Little Emotion (B Side)" | 3:03 | |||||||
| 11. | "Dangerlust (B Side)" | 6:16 | |||||||
| 12. | "Down On London (B Side)" | 4:40 | |||||||
Released: August 1993 · Label: East West · UK Chart: No. 46 Formats: CD (4509-93201-2), LP (4509-93287-1), Cassette (4509-93287-4). Re-issued in February 1994 with addition of the track "Caffeine Bomb" and different rear sleeve on CD (4509-94859-2) and Cassette (4509-94859-4). The re-issue charted in UK at #210. Earth Vs the Wildhearts was voted the number #1 album of 1993 by Kerrang! magazine in their yearly poll. In 2006, Kerrang rated it #20 in a special publication of the best Rock Albums.
with the following additional musicians:
Mick Ronson contributed one of the three guitar solos on "My Baby is a Headfuck." This is believed to be Ronson's final appearance on record before his death on April 29, 1993.
Allmusic, The Wildhearts: Biography, retrieved November 9, 2008.
Darren Stockford, DO ANYTHING: The Life and Times of the Wildhearts, retrieved November 9, 2008.
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