Black Ticket Day

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)

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]

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.

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

1. The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed 5 July 2010
2. Australian Charts entry accessed 6 July 2010
3. 7th Annual ARIA Awards accessed 8 July 2010.
4. Parisien, R. Allmusic Review accessed 5 July 2010