The Wedding Present - Bizarro Production Archive [Bundle 8]

One of the most significant archives in the Chris Allison collection, this lot documents the creation of The Wedding Present’s 1989 Bizarro from initial songwriting and demo recordings through recording, arrangement and mastering. At its centre is a handwritten demo cassette containing early versions of key Bizarro songs including ‘Be Honest’, ‘Kennedy’, ‘Why Didn’t You Just Say No?’, ‘Unfaithful’ and ‘Take Me!’. Accompanying the tape are original lyric sheets, studio arrangement documents, session paperwork and production notes that reveal how the material developed inside the studio. The archive also includes DAT mastering formats, correspondence and release materials, preserving both the creative and technical processes behind one of The Wedding Present’s most celebrated albums. Taken together, these documents provide an unusually detailed record of an album’s journey from first ideas and working lyrics through to finished masters and commercial release. Included in this Lot Original lyric sheets Song manuscripts and arrangement notes Studio session paperwork Production correspondence 4 x DATs of rough mixes, master mixes and an EQ’d mastered version of the album 2 x cassette tapes, one of master mixes and the other of final mastered album Original Bizarro vinyl album Original 2 x Bizarro Album cassette tapes Original sealed ‘Kennedy’ cassette tape single Collectibility & Provenance Handwritten Bizarro demo cassette Original lyric and manuscript pages Studio arrangement and recording sheets Production correspondence DAT mastering formats Release and promotional materials Direct provenance from Producer Chris Allison