The Eight Legged Groove Machine

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The Washington Post opined that "this is a great debut by a caustic if-we-knew-then '60s-style foursome, an irresistibly catchy recycledelic album that sounds like a world-weary Romantics—or the Flaming Groovies after 20 years in the coffee generation."^[4]

All tracks composed by the Wonder Stuff

1. "Red Berry Joy Town" 2:48
2. "No, for the 13th Time" 3:02
3. "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby" 2:48
4. "Rue the Day" 1:56
5. "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More" 2:49
6. "Like a Merry Go Round" 2:40
7. "The Animals and Me" 3:05
8. "A Wish Away" 2:30
9. "Grin" 2:58
10. "Mother and I" 2:24
11. "Some Sad Someone" 2:47
12. "Ruby Horse" 3:06
13. "Unbearable" 2:28
14. "Poison" 2:58
15. "Times Will Change"(CD bonus track) 0.41

Re-recordings of the original album with bonus tracks, October 2008:

1. "Red Berry Joy Town"
2. "No, for the 13th Time"
3. "It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby"
4. "Rue The Day"
5. "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More"
6. "Like a Merry Go Round"
7. "The Animals and Me"
8. "A Wish Away"
9. "Grin"
10. "Mother and I"
11. "Some Sad Someone"
12. "Ruby Horse"
13. "Unbearable"
14. "Poison"
15. "Who Wants to Be the Disco King?"
16. "Astley in the Noose"
17. "Goodbye Fatman"
18. "Ooh, She Said"
19. "Ten Trenches Deep"
20. "A Song Without an End"
21. "Times Will Change"
22. "Apple of My Eye" - bonus track
23. "Safety Pin Stuck in My Heart" - bonus track
24. "Shit Out of Luck" - bonus track

1988 recording:

The Wonder Stuff

• Miles Hunt - vocals, guitars
• Malc Treece - vocals, guitars
• Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones - bass
• Martin Gilks - drums

Technical

• Jessica Corcoran - engineer
• Martyn Strickland - photography