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Teenage Spectacular
Studio album by
R. Stevie Moore
ReleasedNovember 1987
Recorded1986
GenrePsychedelic pop, punk rock
Length50:00
LabelNew Rose (FR)[1]
ProducerR. Stevie Moore
R. Stevie Moore chronology
(1952-19??)
(1987) 		Teenage Spectacular
(1987) 		Warning
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
New Musical Express1/10[4]

Teenage Spectacular is a 12" vinyl record album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore, released in 1987.[5] It was the third of four RSM albums released by New Rose Records in Paris, France. Like 1986's Glad Music, Teenage Spectacular differed from most Moore record albums by being almost exclusively recorded in a professional 8 & 16 track studio.[6] Never officially reissued on compact disc, the expanded CD-R version is available by mail from the artist.

Critical reception

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AllMusic called the album "a generally strong selection of songs boasting a broad array of styles, strikingly unusual and effective chord progressions, wry and clever lyrics, and inventive arrangements."[2] Trouser Press wrote that "the simple musical constructions on guitars, keyboards and drums reveal traces of Moore’s many influences — from the Beatles to Todd Rundgren to the Bonzos to XTC and back again — and huge chunks of his monumental creative grasp."[1]

Track listing

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All songs by Moore, except as indicated (in parentheses).

Plate 1

  1. "The Bodycount" (3:32)
  2. "Hobbies Galore" (4:16)
  3. "Blues for Cathy Taylor" (3:51)
  4. "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" (Shel Silverstein) (4:23)
  5. "Everyone but Everyone" (6:55)
  6. "On the Spot" (3:32)
  7. "Non Sequiturs" (1:40)

Plate 2

  1. "I Love You Too Much to Bother You" (3:12)
  2. "All Well and Good"/"Love Is for the Birds" (7:01)
  3. "Who Killed Davey Moore?" (Bob Dylan) (6:21)
  4. "Baby on Board" (2:26)
  5. "No Know" (3:01)
  6. "Hours of Delight" (1:37)
  7. "Play Myself Some Music" (3:47)
  8. "Non Sequiturs" (1:11)

References

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  1. ^ a b "R. Stevie Moore". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Teenage Spectacular - R. Stevie Moore | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 881.
  4. ^ Mann, Paul (16 January 1988). "R Stevie Moore: Teenage Spectacular". New Musical Express. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Lo-Fi Pioneer R. Stevie Moore Continues to Seek His Place in the Pop Firmament". Nashville Scene. 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ "R. Stevie Moore | Biography & History". AllMusic.
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