Track Listing

1. Red Berry Joy Town
2. No For The 13th Time
3. It's Yer Money
4. Rue The Day
5. Give Give Give Me More More More
6. Merry Go Round
7. Animals And Me
8. Wish Away
9. Grin
10. Mother And I
11. Some Sad Someone
12. Ruby Horse
13. Unbearable
14. Poison
15. Times Will Change
16. Song Without An End
17. Goodbye Fatman
18. Astley In The Noose
19. Ooh She Said

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25335 in Music
• Released on: 2000-10-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Maybe it was the fact that the uncle of singer Miles Hunt had played unhinged French horn on the very weird first ELO album and sax with retro rock & roll pranksters Wizzard which so inspired the irreverent humour and common pop touch of the Wonder Stuff. Appearing from nowhere (well, Wolverhampton actually) in 1987 and with girls' hairstyles, The 'Stuffies dutifully stuck a whoopee cushion beneath the raincoat-covered arse of a glum English indie scene with their 1988 debut Eight Legged Groove Machine--a winning mix of brisk, skiffle-light, laddish pop and quite swaggering impertinence. "Unbearable", for example hammed it up with a sawn-off That Petrol Emotion riff and the almost Churchillian barb of "I didn't like you very much when I met you/but now I like you even less" while "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby" ("It's not your heart/it's your bank I want to break") was something akin to Ray Davies with behavioural problems. "Astley In The Noose" (one of four b-sides added to this repackaged edition) was a call for the hanging of a certain manly voiced 80s pop star for the crime of singing oldies. Probably a jibe too far, considering the Wonder Stuff went on to have a number one single with a rather hairy-chested version of Tommy Roe's mouldy old "Dizzy". --Kevin Maidment

Customer Reviews

can't believe i'm actually posting this review
Walking through woolies in the mid-eighties, i heard 'a wish away' by the wonderstuff playing on the shop gramophone. Crikey, i thought, that's a fine tune. 84 years later i'm still playing this and all the other wonderstuff albums.
Those who know and love them will know that they're an infectious, addictive band caught very easily by word of mouth. I passed the infection on to many of my friends and they all maintain the same affection for this band that i do.
This first album is marginally my favourite over the others but they're all cracking.
If you've stumbled upon this page by accident then first, get help using your computer next time and secondly shell out for this CD and prepare to be educated.
Better still, buy a ticket to see them play their fiddles and bows this winter in a town near you. They're best eaten live.

Dated, but nostalgic!
I'm a bit loathe to say it, but, yes, this does sound a little dated now. Still, the album which kicked off my dalliance with the Stuffies is more than loveable. That may be me being a tad sentimental, yet, even for someone who's never heard of these talented eight legs, this album must truly be addictive. And now it's original three-minute pop-rock catchiness has been supplemented with the addition of four bonus B-side tracks - as all Stuffie fans know, the B-sides often proved some of the band's finest moments, but, admittedly, these aren't them (why is 10 Trenches Deep not here?). How The Wonderstuff managed to pale into the dreaded obscurity of the bargain bucket I'll never know, because as tracks as wonderful and audacious as Unbearable, It's Yer Money I'm After and Red Berry Joy Town (and of course the many further and more cultured classics the band were to release ) prove, this Brummie band were, simply, top notch.

The Wonder Stuff Have Returned For You! Enjoy!
Where does one Start? At the Beginning...

THE WONDERSTUFF...My favourite band EVER .

Formed in the mid 1980's and stayed together until 1994...and now they have Re-formed! (Oh the Joy!)

They produced Four Albums, The first of which is being re-visited here! (Remember, All Four are being Re-Released for your Pleasure!)

The First Album Still Remains the Best. Released in 1988, It has Influences from "The Jam" and "The Clash" in there but, done in The Lead singer's (Miles Hunt) excellent style! The album spawned many singles. (Infact EVERY song could have been a single, YES it's so good.)

It's a Must have Album even if you Already have it! Think of it as a "Gateway" into the Wonder Stuff's History.

The lead singer (Miles Hunt) is now a Successful Solo Artist. Bear this in mind when you listen to some of the great Lyrics on this Album.

The other Four Albums are WELL worth a look! But Please take some time to Grab this one first and see if you like it. And I'm sure you will.

Thankyou for Reading. Enjoy!