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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.

Lead single "Real Wild Life" was released in June 1992 and peaked at number 132.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The album spent two weeks in the Australian charts in 1992, peaking at number 45. Black Ticket Day was awarded an ARIA for the Best Independent Release and was a nominee for Best Album at the 1993 ARIA Music Awards.

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

Personnel

• Ed Kuepper – vocals, guitar
• Mark Dawson – drums, percussion
• Sir Alfonso – bass guitar, string arrangements
• Peter Bull – piano, organ
• Tim Hopkins – saxophone
• Cameron Lundy – string bass
• Paula Punch – vocals
• The Hub String Quartet (track 2)

Charts

References

1. "The Kuepper Files: Discography". thekuepperfiles.com. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
2. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 July 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
3. ^ Parisien, R. Allmusic Review Retrieved 5 July 2010
4. "Australian Charts entry". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
5. "7th Annual ARIA Awards". ariaawards.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Ed Kuepper – Black Ticket Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

• 1992 albums
• ARIA Award–winning albums
• Ed Kuepper albums
• Hot Records albums