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The Wonder Stuff: The Eight Legged Groove Machine

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On August 15, 1988, “Polydor” label released “The Eight Legged Groove Machine”, the debut Wonder Stuff (The) album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Pat Collier.

Personnel:

  • Miles Hunt – vocals, guitars
  • Malc Treece – vocals, guitars
  • Rob “The Bass Thing” Jones – bass
  • Martin Gilks – drums
  • Jessica Corcoran – engineer
  • Martyn Strickland – photography

Track listing:

All tracks composed by Miles Hunt, Malc Treece, Rob Jones and Martin Gilks.

  1. Red Berry Joy Town
  2. No, for the 13th Time
  3. It’s Yer Money I’m After, Baby
  4. Rue the Day
  5. Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More
  6. Like a Merry Go Round
  7. The Animals and Me
  8. A Wish Away
  9. Grin
  10. Mother and I
  11. Some Sad Someone
  12. Ruby Horse
  13. Unbearable
  14. Poison

The Walkmen: Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone

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On March 26, 2002, “Startime International” label released “Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone”, the debut Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Greg Talenfeld, Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick. The cover photography is detail of “Newsies at Skeeter’s Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, 11:00 am, May 9, 1910”, photography by Lewis W. Hine.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser- vocals, guitars
  • Paul Maroon – guitars, pianos
  • Walter Martin- organs, tapes
  • Peter Bauer- bass
  • Matt Barrick – drums
  • Harlem Horns – horns
  • Kisten McCord, Karen Waltuch, Meredith Yayanos – strings

Track listing:

  1. They’re Winning
  2. Wake Up
  3. Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
  4. Revenge Wears No Wristwatch
  5. The Blizzard of ’96
  6. French Vacation
  7. Stop Talking
  8. We’ve Been Had
  9. Roll Down the Line
  10. That’s the Punch Line
  11. It Should Take a While
  12. Rue the Day
  13. I’m Never Bored