The Eight Legged Groove Machine
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The Eight Legged Groove Machine | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 36:45 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Pat Collier | |||
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The Eight Legged Groove Machine is the debut album by the Wonder Stuff, released in 1988.[1][2] NME listed it as the 27th best album of the 1980s.[3]
Critical reception
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The Washington Post opined that "this is a great debut by a caustic if-we-knew-then '60s-style foursome, an irresistibly catchy recycledelic album that sounds like a world-weary Romantics—or the Flaming Groovies after 20 years in the coffee generation."[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by the Wonder Stuff
- "Red Berry Joy Town" 2:48
- "No, for the 13th Time" 3:02
- "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby" 2:48
- "Rue the Day" 1:56
- "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More" 2:49
- "Like a Merry Go Round" 2:40
- "The Animals and Me" 3:05
- "A Wish Away" 2:30
- "Grin" 2:58
- "Mother and I" 2:24
- "Some Sad Someone" 2:47
- "Ruby Horse" 3:06
- "Unbearable" 2:28
- "Poison" 2:58
- "Times Will Change"(CD bonus track) 0.41
2000 reissue bonus tracks
[edit]- "A Song Without an End" 4.09
- "Goodbye Fatman" 3.11
- "Astley in the Noose" 3.30
- "Ooh, She Said" 2.52
20th Anniversary Edition
[edit]Re-recordings of the original album with bonus tracks, October 2008:
- "Red Berry Joy Town"
- "No, for the 13th Time"
- "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby"
- "Rue The Day"
- "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More"
- "Like a Merry Go Round"
- "The Animals and Me"
- "A Wish Away"
- "Grin"
- "Mother and I"
- "Some Sad Someone"
- "Ruby Horse"
- "Unbearable"
- "Poison"
- "Who Wants to Be the Disco King?"
- "Astley in the Noose"
- "Goodbye Fatman"
- "Ooh, She Said"
- "Ten Trenches Deep"
- "A Song Without an End"
- "Times Will Change"
- "Apple of My Eye" - bonus track
- "Safety Pin Stuck in My Heart" - bonus track
- "Shit Out of Luck" - bonus track
Personnel
[edit]1988 recording:
- The Wonder Stuff
- Miles Hunt - vocals, guitars
- Malc Treece - vocals, guitars
- Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones - bass
- Martin Gilks - drums
- Technical
- Jessica Corcoran - engineer
- Martyn Strickland - photography
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Simmonds, Jeremy (2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago Review Press. p. 303.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 1185.
- ^ Fonarow, Wendy (2006). Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music. Wesleyan University Press. p. 255.
- ^ "The Eight Legged Groove Machine Review by Stewart Mason". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Zibart, Eve (24 March 1989). "Soporific Brit-Pop: Bring on the Frowns". The Washington Post. p. N25.
- ^ "British album certifications – The Wonder Stuff – The Eight Legged Groove Machine". British Phonographic Industry.
External links
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