''12 Bar Bruise'' is the debut studio album by Australian

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band

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (KGLW) are an Australian rock band formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band's current lineup consists of Stu Mackenzie (vocals, guitar), Ambrose Kenny-Smith (vocals, harmonica, keyboards), Cook Craig ( ...

. It was released on 7 September 2012 on

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. It peaked at No. 14 on the

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after being released on vinyl in November 2018.

Recording

The album was self-recorded by the band, and several tracks used unconventional recording methods. One of these is featured on the album's title track – it was recorded through four

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s placed around a room while Stu Mackenzie sang into one of them.

Track listing

Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on side A, and tracks 7–12 on side B.

Personnel

Credits for ''12 Bar Bruise'' adapted from liner notes. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard * Michael Cavanagh – drums *

Cook Craig Nicholas Roderick "Cook" Craig is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter and is a part of groups King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and the Murlocs. Craig releases music under the name Pipe-eye. Solo history Pipe-eye's debut EP ''Cosmic ...

– guitar, vocals *Ambrose Kenny-Smith – harmonica, vocals * Stu Mackenzie – guitar, vocals * Eric Moore – theremin, keys, percussion * Lucas Harwood – bass, vocals *

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– guitar, vocals Additional musicians *

Broderick Smith Broderick Smith (17 February 1948 – 30 April 2023) was an English-born Australian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and sometime actor. He was a member of 1970s bands Sundown, Carson, and The Dingoes. In the 1980s, he was part of Br ...

– spoken word Production *Paul Maybury – recording, mixing *King Gizzard – recording, mixing *Joseph Carra – mastering *Jason Galea – cover art *Ican Harem – inside cover *Lauren Bamford – insert photo

Charts

Awards

''12 Bar Bruise'' would win Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album at the

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with the band receiving a $50,000 grant which allowed them to continue making more albums.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2012 debut albums King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard albums Flightless (record label) albums Garage rock albums by Australian artists Garage punk albums Acid rock albums