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Black Ticket Day is the sixth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1992 and released on the Hot label.[1]

Black Ticket Day
Studio album by Ed Kuepper
Released	August 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Hot
Producer	Ed Kuepper & Phil Punch
Ed Kuepper chronology
Honey Steel's Gold (1991) Black Ticket Day (1992) Serene Machine (1993)

Reception

The album spent 2 weeks in the Australian charts in 1992 peaking at number 45.[2] Black Ticket Day was awarded an ARIA for the Best Independent Release and was a nominee for Best Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1993.[3]

The Allmusic review by Roch Parisien awarded the album 2½ stars and states "Even at his most gorgeously melodic, there's always a dark, mournful tinge to Kuepper's work. His ability to combine beauty with sadness and basic pop structures with extended improvisation can be mesmerizing".[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated

1. "It's Lunacy" - 3:56
2. "Blind Girl Stripper" - 9:02
3. "Real Wild Life" - 3:52
4. "All My Ideas Run to Crime" - 5:46
5. "Black Ticket Day" - 4:42
6. "Helps Me Understand" - 5:42
7. "There's Nothing Natural" - 3:49
8. "Walked Thin Wires" - 6:39

• Recorded at Electric Avenue Studio, Rozelle, Sydney, Australia.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[5]	45

Personnel

• Ed Kuepper - vocals, guitar
• Mark Dawson - drums, percussion
• Sir Alfonso - bass, string arrangements
• Peter Bull - piano, organ
• Tim Hopkins - saxophone
• Cameron Lundy - string bass
• Paula Punch - vocals
• The Hub String Quartet (track 2)

References

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