P.H.U.Q.
P.H.U.Q. is the second full-length album from British rock band The Wildhearts, released on 22 May 1995 on EastWest. It went straight into the UK Albums Chart at number 6. The band had first hoped to follow Earth vs. The Wildhearts with a double album of longer, more intricate songs, including "Inglorious" and "Do the Channel Bop". With little backing from the label, six of the songs written by then came out instead as a fan club-only mini-album, Fishing for Luckies.
The record also marks a turning point in the line-up. Guitarist and singer C.J. took part in only some of the early sessions before group leader Ginger fired him, and several songs were then recorded with Ginger as the only guitarist. Ginger has said the title is pronounced "fuck". In 2015 the band toured the UK and Tokyo playing the album in full for its 20th anniversary, and the shows were released the next year as the live album Never Outdrunk, Never Outsung - PHUQ Live.
P.H.U.Q.: tracklist and credits
13 tracks · 50:18Tracklist
- 1I Wanna Go Where the People GoGinger Wildheart5:04
- 2V-DayGinger Wildheart4:39
- 3Just in LustGinger Wildheart3:32
- 4Baby StrangeGinger Wildheart0:52
- 5Nita NitroGinger Wildheart3:49
- 6Jonesing for JonesGinger Wildheart4:37
- 7Woah Shit, You Got ThroughGinger Wildheart2:34
- 8Cold Patootie TangoGinger Wildheart1:58
- 9CapriceGinger Wildheart5:43
- 10Be My DrugGinger Wildheart4:58
- 11Naivety PlayGinger Wildheart3:41
- 12In Lilly’s GardenGinger Wildheart3:07
- 13Getting ItGinger Wildheart5:44
- Produced by
- Simon Efemey, The Wildhearts, Mark Dodson
- Recorded at
- Battery Studios, Comforts Place
- Recorded
- 1994–1995
- Mixed by
- Al Clay, Simon Efemey, Bryan “Chuck” New
- Mixed at
- Battery Studios
- Engineered by
- Pete Coleman, Mark Dodson
- Mastered by
- Ted Jensen
- Label
- EastWest
- Length
- 50:18
Line-up
- Marc Fox · percussion · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 May 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 May 1995 | |
| Wikidata | May 1995 | |
| UK / Europe release | 22 May 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | XE | EastWest | 706301065341 | other |
| 1995 | JP | EastWest | 4988029081049 | other |
| May 1995 | DE | EastWest | 706301043820 | other |
| 22 May 1995 | GB | EastWest | 706301043721 | other |
| June 1995 | GB | EastWest | 706301040423 | other |
| 27 March 2006 | XW | EastWest | 706301040461 | other |
| September 2010 | GB | Lemon Recordings | 5013929777224 | deluxe |
| 9 September 2011 | XW | Warner Music UK | 825646644858 | other |
| 21 September 2011 | JP | EastWest | 4943674111435 | other |
| 4 March 2016 | GB | Lemon Recordings | 5013929777224 | deluxe |
| 12 February 2022 | GB | Round Records | remaster | |
| 22 June 2023 | GB | Round Records | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |