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, released in the UK on 8 August 1988. ''

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'' listed it as the 27th best album of the 1980s.

Critical reception

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'' opined that "this is a great debut by a caustic if-we-knew-then '60s-style foursome, an irresistibly catchy recycledelic album that sounds like a world-weary Romantics—or the Flaming Groovies after 20 years in the coffee generation."

Track listing

All tracks composed by the Wonder Stuff # "Red Berry Joy Town" 2:48 # "No, for the 13th Time" 3:02 # "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby" 2:48 # "Rue the Day" 1:56 # "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More" 2:49 # "Like a Merry Go Round" 2:40 # "The Animals and Me" 3:05 # "A Wish Away" 2:30 # "Grin" 2:58 # "Mother and I" 2:24 # "Some Sad Someone" 2:47 # "Ruby Horse" 3:06 # "Unbearable" 2:28 # "Poison" 2:58 # "Times Will Change"(CD bonus track) 0.41

2000 reissue bonus tracks

# "A Song Without an End" 4.09 # "Goodbye Fatman" 3.11 # "Astley in the Noose" 3.30 # "Ooh, She Said" 2.52

''20th Anniversary Edition''

Re-recordings of the original album with bonus tracks, October 2008: # "Red Berry Joy Town" # "No, for the 13th Time" # "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby" # "Rue The Day" # "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More" # "Like a Merry Go Round" # "The Animals and Me" # "A Wish Away" # "Grin" # "Mother and I" # "Some Sad Someone" # "Ruby Horse" # "Unbearable" # "Poison" # "Who Wants to Be the Disco King?" # "Astley in the Noose" # "Goodbye Fatman" # "Ooh, She Said" # "Ten Trenches Deep" # "A Song Without an End" # "Times Will Change" # "Apple of My Eye" - bonus track # "Safety Pin Stuck in My Heart" - bonus track # "Shit Out of Luck" - bonus track

Personnel

1988 recording: ;The Wonder Stuff * Miles Hunt - vocals, guitars *Malc Treece - vocals, guitars * Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones - bass * Martin Gilks - drums ;Technical *Jessica Corcoran - engineer *Martyn Strickland - photography

Certifications

References

External links

The Wonder Stuff discography
The Wonder Stuff albums 1988 debut albums Polydor Records albums {{1980s-alt-rock-album-stub