The Eight Legged Groove Machine is the debut album by the Wonder Stuff, released in the UK on 8 August 1988. NME listed it as the 27th best album of the 1980s.
Critical reception
The Washington Post opined that "this is a great debut by a caustic if-we-knew-then '60s-style foursome, an irresistibly catchy recycledelic album that sounds like a world-weary Romantics—or the Flaming Groovies after 20 years in the coffee generation." == Track listing ==
Track listing
All tracks composed by the Wonder Stuff • "Red Berry Joy Town" 2:48 • "No, for the 13th Time" 3:02 • "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby" 2:48 • "Rue the Day" 1:56 • "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More" 2:49 • "Like a Merry Go Round" 2:40 • "The Animals and Me" 3:05 • "A Wish Away" 2:30 • "Grin" 2:58 • "Mother and I" 2:24 • "Some Sad Someone" 2:47 • "Ruby Horse" 3:06 • "Unbearable" 2:28 • "Poison" 2:58 • "Times Will Change"(CD bonus track) 0.41 2000 reissue bonus tracks • "A Song Without an End" 4.09 • "Goodbye Fatman" 3.11 • "Astley in the Noose" 3.30 • "Ooh, She Said" 2.52 ==20th Anniversary Edition==
20th Anniversary Edition
Re-recordings of the original album with bonus tracks, October 2008: • "Red Berry Joy Town" • "No, for the 13th Time" • "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby" • "Rue The Day" • "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More" • "Like a Merry Go Round" • "The Animals and Me" • "A Wish Away" • "Grin" • "Mother and I" • "Some Sad Someone" • "Ruby Horse" • "Unbearable" • "Poison" • "Who Wants to Be the Disco King?" • "Astley in the Noose" • "Goodbye Fatman" • "Ooh, She Said" • "Ten Trenches Deep" • "A Song Without an End" • "Times Will Change" • "Apple of My Eye" - bonus track • "Safety Pin Stuck in My Heart" - bonus track • "Shit Out of Luck" - bonus track ==Personnel ==
Personnel
1988 recording: ;The Wonder Stuff • Miles Hunt - vocals, guitars • Malc Treece - vocals, guitars • Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones - bass • Martin Gilks - drums ;Technical • Jessica Corcoran - engineer • Martyn Strickland - photography == Certifications ==