The Wimp & The Wild
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ReleasedAugust 1989
RecordedPace Studios, Milton Keynes + Avocado Studios, Aylesbury
GenrePunk, Folk, Electronic
Length33:25
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| Released | August 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Pace Studios, Milton Keynes + Avocado Studios, Aylesbury | |||
| Genre | Punk, Folk, Electronic | |||
| Length | 33:25 | |||
| Label | VM Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Wild Willy Barrett | |||
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The Wimp & The Wild is the fourth and final album by John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, released in 1989.[2][3][4]
The writing process for The Wimp & The Wild goes back 10 years. "Best Dream" is a re-recording of the Where Did I Go Right track.[2]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "within its corridors lurk some of Otway's finest performances of the age, beginning with an almost heartbreakingly Spartan revision of 'Best Dream.'"[2] Martin C. Strong wrote that the album "ranged from 'wimp-ish' acoustics from John to stripped-down covers."[5]