Construction for the Modern Idiot

Construction for the Modern Idiot is The Wonder Stuff's fourth album from October 1993, and their last studio album before their split on 15 July 1994. The album was a UK Top 5 Album (#4) which yielded 3 UK hit singles, of which "On the Ropes (EP)" made the Top 10 (#10) and "Hot Love Now" (#19) and "Full Of Life (Happy Now)" #29 both made it inside the Top 30.

Construction for the Modern Idiot
Studio album by
The Wonder Stuff
Released4 October 1993
RecordedSpring–Summer 1993, Greenhouse Studios
GenreIndie rock
LabelPolydor
ProducerPat Collier
The Wonder Stuff chronology
Never Loved Elvis
(1991)		 Construction for the Modern Idiot
(1993)		 If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was dedicated to the memory of Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones, the band's original bassist who died from a heart attack in New York soon after leaving the band. It was released as Polydor 519894-2.

Artwork

Much of the artwork came from 1960s photographs of a space observation project at Kettering Grammar School in Northamptonshire.

The person featured on the album cover is Peter Johnson - Head of Geography at Oakmead School for Boys, Duck Lane Bournemouth later to become its Deputy Head. This invention won for Peter Johnson an FRGS (Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society).

Musicians

Track listing

All songs written by The Wonder Stuff

  1. "Change Every Light Bulb"
  2. "I Wish Them All Dead"
  3. "Cabin Fever"
  4. "Hot Love Now!"
  5. "Full of Life (Happy Now)"
  6. "Storm Drain"
  7. "On the Ropes"
  8. "Your Big Assed Mother"
  9. "Swell"
  10. "A Great Drinker"
  11. "Hush"
  12. "Sing the Absurd" (includes unlisted track; "Something for Sammy")

2000 Reissue bonus tracks
  1. Hank and John"
  2. "Closer to Fine"
  3. "I Think I Must´ve Had Something Really Useful to Say"
  4. "Room 512, All the News That's Fit to Print"
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References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r620910
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