{"product_id":"the-wedding-present-bizarro-12-inch-utopia-acetate-brassneck-albini-kennedy-12-inches","title":"The Wedding Present - ‘Bizarro’ 12-Inch Utopia Acetate + ‘Brassneck’ (Albini) \u0026 ‘Kennedy’ 12-Inches","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Brassneck” opens \u003cem\u003eBizarro\u003c\/em\u003e, The Wedding Present’s 1989 album for RCA, and the band liked it enough to record it again. For the 1990 single they took the song to Steve Albini, whose rawer, louder version pointed toward the sound of their next album, \u003cem\u003eSeamonsters\u003c\/em\u003e. This lot lets you hear both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece is a 12-inch lacquer acetate of \u003cem\u003eBizarro\u003c\/em\u003e, cut at Utopia Studios on Utopia’s own labels and hand-marked with the RCA catalog number PL 74302, Side One and Side Two at 33⅓ rpm, in a Utopia-branded sleeve. It carries the album version of “Brassneck.” With it is the “Brassneck” 12-inch (RCA PT43404) with “Box Elder,” “Don’t Talk, Just Kiss,” and “Gone,” plus 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\u003e“Brassneck” 12-inch (RCA PT43404), the Steve Albini version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Kennedy” 12-inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe album and single versions of “Brassneck” side by side\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":55544929583433,"sku":"LDN_CA_010","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/DSCF8248.jpg?v=1791401931","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/the-wedding-present-bizarro-12-inch-utopia-acetate-brassneck-albini-kennedy-12-inches","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}