''Black Ticket Day'' is the sixth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter
Ed Kuepper, recorded in 1992 and released on the
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label.
Reception
The album spent two weeks in the Australian charts in 1992, peaking at number 45. ''Black Ticket Day'' was awarded an
ARIA
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for the Best Independent Release and was a nominee for Best Album at the
1993 ARIA Music Awards.
The
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review by Roch Parisien awarded the album 2½ stars and states: "Even at his most gorgeously melodic, there's always a dark, mournful tinge to Kuepper's work. His ability to combine beauty with sadness and basic pop structures with extended improvisation can be mesmerizing."
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Track listing
:''All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated''
# "It's Lunacy" – 3:56
# "Blind Girl Stripper" – 9:02
# "Real Wild Life" – 3:52
# "All My Ideas Run to Crime" – 5:46
# "Black Ticket Day" – 4:42
# "Helps Me Understand" – 5:42
# "There's Nothing Natural" – 3:49
# "Walked Thin Wires" – 6:39
Personnel
*
Ed Kuepper – vocals, guitar
*Mark Dawson – drums, percussion
*Sir Alfonso – bass guitar,
string arrangements
*Peter Bull – piano,
organ
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– saxophone
*
Cameron Lundy –
string bass
*Paula Punch – vocals
*The Hub String Quartet (track 2)
Charts
References
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1992 albums
ARIA Award-winning albums
Ed Kuepper albums
Hot Records albums