''Teenage Spectacular'' is a 12" vinyl record album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band

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, released in 1987. It was the third of four RSM albums released by New Rose Records in Paris, France. Like 1986's ''

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'', ''Teenage Spectacular'' differed from most Moore record albums by being almost exclusively recorded in a professional 8 & 16 track studio. Never officially reissued on compact disc, the expanded CD-R version is available by mail from the artist.

Critical reception

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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." ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

All songs by Moore, except as indicated (in parentheses). Plate 1 # "The Bodycount" (3:32) # "Hobbies Galore" (4:16) # "Blues for Cathy Taylor" (3:51) # " Cover of "Rolling Stone"" (

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) (4:23) # "Everyone but Everyone" (6:55) # "On the Spot" (3:32) # "Non Sequiturs" (1:40) Plate 2 # "I Love You Too Much to Bother You" (3:12) # "All Well and Good"/"Love Is for the Birds" (7:01) # "

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) (6:21) # "Baby on Board" (2:26) # "No Know" (3:01) # "Hours of Delight" (1:37) # "Play Myself Some Music" (3:47) # "Non Sequiturs" (1:11)

References

External links

RSM's Teenage Spectacular webpage''Teenage Spectacular'' on Bandcamp''Teenage Spectacular'' on MySpace
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