Wired World of Sports

Wired World of Sports
Studio album by
The Twelfth Man
Released1987
Recorded1987
GenreSpoken word, comedy
Length35:36
LabelEMI Music
ProducerBilly Birmingham, David Froggatt
The Twelfth Man chronology
Wired World of Sports
(1987) 		The 12th Man Again
(1990)

Wired World of Sports is the debut album released by The Twelfth Man. Released in 1987, it reached number one on the Kent Music Report in February 1988.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1988, the album won Best Comedy Release.[1]

Plot

A spoof episode of Wide World of Sports with Birmingham impersonating the voices of hosts Mike Gibson and Ian Chappell, and other sports commentators such as Richie Benaud, Darrell Eastlake, Jack Gibson, Max Walker, Lou Richards, Murray Walker, Ken Callander and John Tapp.

Reception

Richie Benaud reviewed the album saying "Plus mark, excellent entertainment as always. Minus mark, the same as last time. A bit too long, too much swearing for the sake of it and Chappelli's voice still not right. But in a word: brilliant".[2]

Track listing

CD (CDP 748887)

  1. "Wired World Of Sports" - 35:36
  2. "It's Just Not Cricket" - 10:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987/88) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] 19
Australian (ARIA Charts)[5] 25

See also

References

  1. ^ "Winners by Year 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ "The Very Best of Richie by The 12th Man – CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 315. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 440. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2017.



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