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Geordie in Wonderland is a live album by British rock band The Wildhearts. Recorded on 17 September 2005 at Scarborough Castle in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, it was produced by Roger Lomas and released on 24 July 2006 by Secret Records. The album reached number 34 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. A corresponding video album was released under the title Live at Scarborough Castle on 23 October 2006, which reached number 42 on the UK Music Video Chart.
Background
In the summer of 2005, the 1993–1994 lineup of the Wildhearts (Ginger Wildheart, C. J. Wildheart, Danny McCormack and Ritch Battersby) reformed for a one-off performance at In the Castle, a festival held at Scarborough Castle in Scarborough, North Yorkshire on 17 September 2005. The band's full 15-song performance was documented on the album Geordie in Wonderland released by Secret Records on 24 July 2006, followed by the corresponding Secret Films video Live at Scarborough Castle on 23 October 2006. In 2014, Secret reissued the album and video together as a CD+DVD set entitled Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know. The album was also issued on vinyl for the first time in 2018 under the title Best of Live, with "Nita Nitro", "Everlone", "My Baby Is a Headfuck" and "Love You Til I Don't" removed.
Reception
= Commercial
=Geordie in Wonderland reached number 34 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and Live at Scarborough Castle reached number 42 on the UK Music Videos Chart.
= Critical
=Geordie in Wonderland received mixed reviews from critics. In a 3.5-star review for AllMusic, Greg Prato claimed that "The set does a fine job of capturing the group's powerful yet sleazy hard rock ... Geordie in Wonderland doesn't disappoint". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles writer Mark Gromen awarded the album a rating of 7 out of 10, writing that "Nearly half the 15 songs are culled from their stellar Earth vs the Wildhearts debut, delivered in a pseudo-sloppy, rapid-fire rockabilly-meets-punk manner", suggesting that Ginger Wildheart's vocal performance on the album is "hoarse-voiced [and] off-kilter".
Track listing
Personnel
The Wildhearts
Ginger Wildheart – lead vocals, guitar
C. J. Wildheart – guitar, backing vocals
Danny McCormack – bass, backing vocals
Ritch Battersby – drums
Additional personnel
Roger Lomas – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
Meurig Rees – design
Tabatha Fireman – photography
Charts
References
External links
Geordie in Wonderland at Discogs (list of releases)
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