{"product_id":"the-wedding-present-bizarro-12-inch-utopia-acetate-album-kennedy-12-inch-1-of-2","title":"The Wedding Present - ‘Bizarro’ 12-Inch Utopia Acetate + Album \u0026 ‘Kennedy’ 12-Inch (1 of 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBizarro\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1989, was The Wedding Present’s first album after leaving their own Reception label for RCA, and it kept the band’s trademark speed-strummed guitars at full tilt on songs like “Kennedy” and “Brassneck.” This lot brings together a pre-release acetate of the whole album with the finished record and its lead single.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 12-inch lacquer acetate was cut at Utopia Studios, on Utopia’s own labels hand-marked with the RCA catalog number PL 74302, Side One and Side Two at 33⅓ rpm, and it comes in a Utopia-branded sleeve. With it are an original first pressing of the \u003cem\u003eBizarro\u003c\/em\u003e LP (RCA PL74302) and the “Kennedy” 12-inch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 12-inch Utopia Studios acetate of \u003cem\u003eBizarro\u003c\/em\u003e, cut on both sides, hand-labeled PL 74302\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Utopia-branded sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBizarro\u003c\/em\u003e LP, first pressing (RCA PL74302)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Kennedy” 12-inch, the album’s lead single\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBizarro\u003c\/em\u003e reached No. 22 on the UK Official Albums Chart, spending three weeks on the chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Kennedy” reached No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart, the band’s first Top 40 hit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of London producer and engineer Chris Allison.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA percentage of Chris Allison’s proceeds from this collection will be donated to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorethemusicuk.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRestore The Music\u003c\/a\u003e, a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55544929452361,"sku":"LDN_CA_008","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/DSCF8241.jpg?v=1791401931","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/the-wedding-present-bizarro-12-inch-utopia-acetate-album-kennedy-12-inch-1-of-2","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}