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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

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]

Lead single "Real Wild Life" was released in June 1992 and peaked at number 132.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

The album spent two weeks in the Australian charts in 1992, peaking at number 45.^[4] 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.^[5]

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."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated

"It's Lunacy" – 3:56
"Blind Girl Stripper" – 9:02
"Real Wild Life" – 3:52
"All My Ideas Run to Crime" – 5:46
"Black Ticket Day" – 4:42
"Helps Me Understand" – 5:42
"There's Nothing Natural" – 3:49
"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

Chart performance for *Black Ticket Day*
Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	45

References

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