Weird Al Yankovic Even Worse Vinyl LP Rock N Roll FZ44149 1st Pressing

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Weird Al Yankovic

Even Worse

Vinyl LP - Rock N Roll Records FZ 44149

VG++ First Pressing (1988)

Condition: VG++ Vinyl and VG++ Cover. Vinyl was play-tested on both sides and plays very well throughout. Cover has good color and no splits or writing. Original inner sleeve is included with lyrics, which has a side split so a static-free inner sleeve is also provided. 

Even Worse is the fifth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1988. The album was produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between November 1987 and February 1988, this album helped to revitalize Yankovic's career after the critical and commercial failure of his previous album Polka Party! (1986).

The music on Even Worse is built around parodies and pastiches of pop and rock music of the mid-1980s. Half of the album is made up of parodies, featuring jabs at Michael Jackson, George Harrison, Tiffany, Los Lobos, and Billy Idol. The other half is original material, featuring several "style parodies" or musical imitations that emulate existing artists. These style parodies include imitations of specific artists such as Oingo Boingo, Beastie Boys, and James Taylor. Even Worse has the distinction of being one of two albums by Yankovic lacking any polka renditions of pop songs or medleys, the other being his self-titled debut album from 1983. This album's title and cover art are spoofs of Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad.

Even Worse was met with mostly positive reviews and peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard 200, becoming Yankovic's best-selling album. The album also produced one of Yankovic's hit singles, "Fat", a parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad", which peaked at No. 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a staple on MTV. The album was certified as a gold record, and later as a platinum record with sales of over one million copies in the United States, becoming Yankovic's first platinum record. "Fat" won the Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video.

Tracklist

A1        Fat   3:36

A2        Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White    5:00

A3        (This Song's Just) Six Words Long   3:35

A4        You Make Me    3:04

A5        I Think I'm A Clone Now   3:17

B1        Lasagna   2:45

B2        Melanie    3:57

B3        Alimony   3:13

B4        Velvet Elvis    4:25

B5        Twister    1:02

B6        Good Old Days    3:21

Band members

"Weird Al" Yankovic – lead and background vocals, keyboards, accordion

Jim West – guitars, mandolin, background vocals

Steve Jay – bass guitar, background vocals

Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Kim Bullard – synthesizers

Rick Derringer – guitar

Joe Sublett – saxophone

Ronny Jay – scratching

Nicolette Larson – background vocals

Rick Derringer – producer

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