THIS IS THE 1989 UK/EU ORIGINAL PRESSING on RCA Records. SINGLE COVER + DARK GREEN INNSER SLEEVE. The cover is in VG(+) condition, normal wear BUT mild creases on edges, surface sticker mark on front (top left), white scratch on front (left edge, near bottom corner), discolouration/wear on spines/corners, left and top spines are readable; INNER in VG+ condition, normal wear; due to a factory defets LABEL (SIDE A) not well printed; for details see photos. The vinyl is in EX condition [barely played] and plays wonderfully.
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THE WEDDING PRESENT
"BIZARRO"
tracklist: please, for tracklist see pictures
1989 LP RCA RECORDS PL74302
MADE IN ENGLAND for UK/EUROPEAN MARKET ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
NOTES: GEMA is spelled GEMMA on the labels.
The 'Ʊ' in UTOPIA, in the Matrix, is the symbol of a Lyre.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 035627 430213
Label Code: LC 0316
Other (Price Codes): D:SE F: RC270 UK:HH
Pressing Plant ID (B side label area, near spindle hole): Bass clef symbol
LABEL: RCA - GREEN LABEL - ORANGE TEXT
Catalog on cover PL74302
[Cat# PL74302-8 appears on the inner sleeve]
Catalog on labels: PL74302 PL74302A / PL74302 PL74302B
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 020 D-0319 A-2 Ʊtopia.MS.
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 020 D-0319 B-2 Ʊ.Miles.
On label: rim text "Unauthorised copying..........work reserved"
BIEM/GEMMA[boxed]
All written by..........
Produced by......... Engineered by........
℗ 1989 BMG Records (UK) Ltd..............owned by BMG Records (UK) Ltd
On back cover: Tracklist + some Credits
℗ 1989 BMG Records (UK)........Printed in England.......Not For Sale in South Africa.
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Wedding Present's second proper studio album, Bizarro cut down a bit on the frenetic jangle the band was known for in its early days and replaced it with healthy doses of darkness and power. Adding some fuzzy, crunchy distortion to give the guitars some hefty impact, slowing the tempos down to speeds that allow vocalist David Gedge to squeeze more heartbroken despair and bleak sarcasm out of every line, and generally upping their game in every way, the album is the fullest realization of the Wedding Present's sound yet. Leading off with the unstoppably hooky "Brassneck," which features a brilliant Gedge reading of lines that rhyme "grow up" and "throw up," the album plays like a collection of thematically related singles. The most single-y among them is "Kennedy," which has some brilliant singalong lyrics and an intensely dramatic guitar strum buildup that crescendos into a maelstrom of sound. The rest of the record isn't far behind; whether it's the sparse "What Have I Said Now?" or the slowly grinding "Bewitched," one could extract any song and it would feel like a highlight -- even the epic-length "Take Me!," which closes the album in a fury of strums, drum fills, and chugging bass that builds and builds until it seems like the song is going to levitate and take the listener right along with it. The Wedding Present didn't necessarily need to improve their already winning template, but they did and it pays off big time on Bizarro...(AllMusic)