Black Ticket Day is the sixth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper

Ed Kuepper

Ed Kuepper is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the seminal punk band The Saints, the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns and later the grunge-like The Aints...

 recorded in 1992 and released on the Hot label.

Reception

The album spent 2 weeks in the Australian charts in 1992 peaking at number 45. Black Ticket Day was awarded an ARIA

ARIA Music Awards

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 for the Best Independent Release and was a nominee for Best Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1993

ARIA Music Awards of 1993

The Seventh Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 14 April 1993 at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney. Host, Richard Wilkins, was assisted by presenters, James Reyne, Elle Macpherson, Billy Birmingham, Tim Finn, Neil Finn and Daryl Somers to distribute 24 awards...

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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".

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.

Personnel

• Ed Kuepper
  Ed Kuepper
  Ed Kuepper is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the seminal punk band The Saints, the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns and later the grunge-like The Aints...
  
   - vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Mark Dawson - drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
• Sir Alfonso - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , string arrangements
• Peter Bull - piano
  Piano
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  , organ, flute
  Flute
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• Tim Hopkins
  Tim Hopkins
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   - saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Cameron Lundy - string bass
• Paula Punch - vocals
• The Hub String Quartet (track 2)