| The Eight Legged Groove Machine | ||||
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| Released | 15 August 1988 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 36:45 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Pat Collier | |||
| The Wonder Stuff chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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Re-recordings of the original album with bonus tracks, October 2008:
1988 recording: [2]
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