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Bizarro
Studio album by
The Wedding Present
Released23 October 1989
Recorded1989, England
GenreAlternative rock, indie pop
Length46:58
LabelRCA
ProducerChris Allison
The Wedding Present chronology
Українські Виступи в Івана Піла
(1989) 		Bizarro
(1989) 		Seamonsters
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
NME6/10[3]
Q[4]
Record Collector[5]
Record Mirror4/5[6]

Bizarro is the second studio album by The Wedding Present. It was released in October 1989 by their record label, RCA.

About the album

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The Wedding Present's second studio album—and first "proper" album for RCA—came soon after the Ukrainian John Peel Sessions / Українські Виступи в Івана Піла folk music side project.[7]

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,[8][9] which reached #24 in the UK charts. The single and its B-sides were later included on U.S. release of the album, and are also included on the Singles 1989-1991 compilation. The US CD version contains the Wedding Present's cover of "Box Elder", an early song by then unknown American band Pavement.[10] 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".[11]

Track listing

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All tracks written by David Gedge (unless otherwise noted).

Original LP

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Side A

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  1. "Brassneck" – 4:51
  2. "Crushed" – 2:32
  3. "No" – 4:11
  4. "Thanks" – 2:22
  5. "Kennedy" – 4:20
  6. "What Have I Said Now?" – 5:18

Side B

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  1. "Granadaland" – 4:50
  2. "Bewitched" – 6:42
  3. "Take Me!" – 9:15
  4. "Be Honest" – 2:37

US CD release

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  1. "Brassneck" [original version] – 4:52
  2. "Crushed" – 2:32
  3. "No" – 4:11
  4. "Thanks" – 2:22
  5. "Kennedy" – 4:20
  6. "What Have I Said Now?" – 5:18
  7. "Granadaland" – 4:50
  8. "Bewitched" – 6:42
  9. "Take Me!" – 9:15
  10. "Brassneck" [Steve Albini version] – 4:22
  11. "Box Elder" (written by Pavement) – 2:14
  12. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" – 3:20
  13. "Gone" – 2:42
  14. "Be Honest" – 2:37

UK remastered CD

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  1. "Brassneck" [original version] – 4:52
  2. "Crushed" – 2:32
  3. "No" – 4:11
  4. "Thanks" – 2:22
  5. "Kennedy" – 4:20
  6. "What Have I Said Now?" – 5:18
  7. "Granadaland" – 4:50
  8. "Bewitched" – 6:42
  9. "Take Me!" – 9:15
  10. "Be Honest" – 2:37
  11. "Unfaithful" – 3:21
  12. "One Day This Will All Be Yours" – 2:02
  13. "It's Not Unusual" (Les Reed and Gordon Mills) – 2:09
  14. "Brassneck" (Steve Albini version) – 4:22
  15. "Don't Talk Just Kiss" – 3:20
  16. "Gone" – 2:42
  17. "Box Elder" (written by Stephen Malkmus of Pavement)[12] – 2:14

Personnel

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The Wedding Present
Additional musicians
Technical staff
Artwork

References

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  1. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Bizarro – The Wedding Present". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Herrmann, Brenda (14 June 1990). "Wedding Present: Bizarro (RCA)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ Williams, Simon (21 October 1989). "Present Incorrect". NME. p. 40.
  4. ^ Aston, Martin (December 1989). "The Wedding Present: Bizarro". Q. No. 39.
  5. ^ Peacock, Tim (November 2014). "The Wedding Present". Record Collector. No. 433. p. 83.
  6. ^ Beard, Tony (28 October 1989). "The Wedding Present: Bizarro". Record Mirror. p. 16.
  7. ^ "The Wedding Present = Весільний Подарунок* - Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela = Українські Виступи В Івана Піла". Discogs. 6 October 1988. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^ Wright, Darryl G. (16 March 2015). "Rediscover: The Wedding Present: Bizarro". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  9. ^ Foster, John (9 April 2010). "Judging A Cover By Its Cover: The Wedding Present "Bizarro"". Brightest Young Things. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  10. ^ Modell, Josh (14 January 2014). "The Wedding Present covered Pavement before anybody knew who that was". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  11. ^ "The Wedding Present - Bizarro". Discogs. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Pavement - Slay Tracks: 1933 - 1969". Discogs. 6 October 1989. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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