Wired World of Sports II explained

Wired World of Sports II
Type:Studio album
Artist:The Twelfth Man
Cover:The Twelfth Man - Wired World of Sports II.png
Released:December 1994
Recorded:Duke Street Recordings, November 1994
Genre:Spoken word, comedy
Length:117:58
Label:EMI Music
Producer:Billy Birmingham, David Froggatt
Prev Title:Still the 12th Man
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Bill Lawry... This is Your Life
Next Year:1997

Wired World of Sports II is the fourth album released by Australian comedy ensemble, the Twelfth Man. Released in December 1994, it peaked at number one on the ARIA Charts for three weeks.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album won Best Comedy Release and Highest Selling Album.[2]

Plot

A day in the life of Max Walker, who has to prove during the broadcast of Wired World of Sports that he is fit to rejoin the Channel 9 cricket commentary team. This results in the abduction of Ken Sutcliffe, his rival for the position on the commentary team, and something known as the "Maxophone" (Max blowing his nose to the tune of the Wide World of Sports theme).

Track listing

CD (8320992)

Disc one

  1. "The Wake-Up Call?" - 1:56
  2. "The Good News" - 6:49
  3. "Brekky" - 4:01
  4. "The Cab Ride" - 2:34
  5. "The Bad News" - 7:37
  6. "Has Anyone Seen Ken?" - 4:09
  7. "The Show (Part one)" - 27:09

Disc two

  1. "The Show (Part two)" - 17:50
  2. "The Show (Part three)" - 14:09
  3. "The Show (Part four)" - 14:31
  4. "The Triumph" - 2:14
  5. "The Tragedy" - 1:39

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[3] 8
Australian artist (ARIA Charts)1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 12th Man – Wired World of Sports 2 . Hung . Steffen . Australian Charts Portal . Hung Medien . 13 August 2016 .
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235646/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 . Winners by Year 1995 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 26 September 2007 . 13 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1994. ARIA. 22 December 2017.