''Bizarro'' is the second studio album by

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. It was released in October 1989 by their

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About the album

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''

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side project. Technically speaking, only one

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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

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, which reached #24 in the UK charts. The single and its

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s were later included on

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release of the album, and are also included on the ''Singles 1989-1991''

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. The US CD version contains the Wedding Present's cover of "Box Elder", an early song by then unknown American band Pavement. 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".

Track listing

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

Original LP

Side A

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

Side B

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

US CD release

# "Brassneck" riginal version– 4:52 # "Crushed" – 2:32 # "No" – 4:11 # "Thanks" – 2:22 # "Kennedy" – 4:20 # "What Have I Said Now?" – 5:18 # "Granadaland" – 4:50 # "Bewitched" – 6:42 # "Take Me!" – 9:15 # "Brassneck" teve Albini version– 4:22 # "

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" (written by Pavement) – 2:14 # "Don't Talk Just Kiss" – 3:20 # "Gone" – 2:42 # "Be Honest" – 2:37

UK remastered CD

It's Not Unusual "It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones, after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. He intended it as a demo for her, but when she heard it she was so impressed with h ...

" ( Les Reed and

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) – 2:09 # "Brassneck" (

version) – 4:22 # "Don't Talk Just Kiss" – 3:20 # "Gone" – 2:42 # "Box Elder" (written by

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of Pavement) – 2:14

Personnel

;The Wedding Present *

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–

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Peter Solowka Peter Solowka or Solovka ( uk, Петро Соловка, , born late 1959 in Oldham) is a musician of Ukrainians, Ukrainian and Yugoslavian descent. He has been involved in music since 1985, most notably as guitarist with The Wedding Present from ...

–

* Keith Gregory –

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* Simon Smith –

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;Additional musicians * Amelia Fletcher –

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;Technical staff *

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– producer * Steve Lyon –

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;Artwork *

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References

External links

Scopitones, home of The Wedding Present
{{Authority control The Wedding Present albums 1989 albums RCA Records albums Albums with cover art by The Designers Republic