Song · Wedding Present
“Brassneck” by Wedding Present
From the album Bizarro (1989)
“Brassneck” by Wedding Present appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1989 and 2000. It was first released in 1989 on the album Bizarro. Its best result is #19 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #106 alternative song of 1989 and #5,035 alternative song of all time.
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"Brassneck" is a David Gedge song from Bizarro, the Wedding Present's second studio album and their first proper album for RCA, released in October 1989 hard on the heels of the Ukrainian John Peel Sessions, the band's folk music side project. Chris Allison produced the album version, with Steve Lyon engineering.
The song didn't stop there. Officially, "Kennedy" was the only single taken from Bizarro, and it gave the band their first Top 40 hit, but early in 1990 they cut "Brassneck" again with Steve Albini, and that version reached 24 on the UK chart. The Albini version and its flip sides later landed on the American edition of Bizarro, and they turn up on the Singles 1989-1991 compilation as well.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 19 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) | 50 |
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