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Wizzard Brew is the debut album by rock group Wizzard, released in 1973 on EMI's Harvest label. It reached a peak of No. 29 in the UK Albums Chart.[2] In the United States, it was released by United Artists Records as Wizzard's Brew (with a different cover photo) but failed to chart there.^{[citation needed]}

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Wizzard Brew
Studio album by Wizzard
Released	1973 2006 Re-Issue
Recorded	1972-1973
Studio	Phonogram Studios and EMI Studios, London
Genre	Art rock[1] rock and roll[1]
Length	40:31
Label	Harvest
Producer	Roy Wood
Wizzard chronology
Wizzard Brew (1973) Introducing Eddy and the Falcons (1974)
Alternative cover
US alternative cover

In 2003, Mojo magazine ranked it number 18 on its list of the "Top 50 Eccentric Albums".[3]

Release

The original release included an insert with song lyrics on one side and photos of the band members on the other.[4] It was reissued on CD in 1999 but soon deleted. An expanded remastered edition, including the four A-side and B-sides of the group's singles tracks, was released on CD in November 2006.

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, felt that Roy Wood differentiated between the accessibility of Wizzard's singles and the "real art" of Wizzard Brew.[1]

Wood frequently used ring modulation to give the instruments a harsh, distorted sound.^{[citation needed]} Critical and popular reaction was mixed.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by Roy Wood, except where noted

1. "You Can Dance the Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:36
2. "Meet Me at the Jailhouse" – 13:30
3. "Jolly Cup of Tea" – 2:08
4. "Buffalo Station - Get On Down to Memphis" – 7:30
5. "Gotta Crush (About You)" – 3:37
6. "Wear a Fast Gun" – 9:10[1]

2006 bonus tracks

1. "Ball Park Incident" ('A') - 3:42
2. "The Carlsberg Special (Pianos Demolished Phone 021 373 4472)" (Bill Hunt) ('B') - 4:16
3. "See My Baby Jive" ('A') - 5:01
4. "Bend Over Beethoven" - (Hugh McDowell) ('B') - 4:42
5. "Angel Fingers" ('A') - 4:39
6. "You Got the Jump on Me" - (Rick Price) ('B') - 6:28
7. "Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H.A.)" - (Mike Burney) ('B') - 3:47
8. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" ('A') - 4:48

iTunes bonus track

1. "Meet Me at the Jailhouse" (US Insert) - 0:47
   • Included as a hidden track on the CD reissues

Personnel

• Roy Wood – vocal, electric and acoustic guitars, sitar, cello, bassoon, baritone saxophone, string bass, B-flat bass tuba, trombone, recorder, percussion
• Rick Price – bass guitar, vocals, percussion
• Bill Hunt – piano, harpsichord, French horn, trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor horn, bugle, euphonium, E flat tuba, little glass, backing vocals
• Hugh 'H' McDowell – cello and ARP synthesizer
• Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bass backing vocals
• Mike Burney – alto, tenor, baritone and synthesized saxes, clarinet, flute
• Keith Smart – drums
• Charlie Grima – drums, congas, percussion
• The Cowbag Choir[5]

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	50
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	29

References

External links

• Ball Park Incident on YouTube

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