Tuber (album)

Tuber
Studio album by
Released14 June 1993[1]
StudioRhythm Studios in Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:44
LabelElemental
Bivouac chronology
Tuber
(1993)
Full Size Boy
(1995)
Singles from Tuber
  1. "Good Day Song"
    Released: 24 May 1993[2]
  2. "The Bell Foundry"
    Released: 1993

Tuber is the debut studio album by the English alternative rock band Bivouac, released in 1993 through Elemental Records.[3][4][5] It was recorded at Rhythm Studios in Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire.[6][7]

A remastered version of the album was released in 2018 through the band's label, Thanks Capitalism!. Limited to 500 copies, it also included two recording sessions from 1992 and 1994.[7]

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Good Day Song"4:37
2."Big Question Mark"4:04
3."Dragging Your Weight Around"2:54
4."Rue"4:26
5."Deadend Friend"3:05
Side Two
No.TitleLength
6."Drank"5:38
7."Steel Strung"8:12
8."The Need"1:49
9."The Bell Foundry"3:15
10."Bad Day Song"4:41
Total length:42:44

Personnel

Bivouac
  • Paul Yeadon – vocals, guitar
  • Granville Marsden – bass
  • Antony Hodgkinson – drums
Production and additional personnel
  • Paul Johnson – engineering, mixing
  • Graeme Naysmith – mixing
  • Shawn Joseph – mastering
  • Tom Winterburn – artwork
  • Ian Berry – photography
  • Nicholas Nixon – photography
  • Eugene Richards – photography
  • Graham Humphreys – layout
  • Stuart Knight – management
  • Mark Walmesley – management
  • Childish Management – management

References

  1. ^ Tuber. Bivouac (cassette). London, UK: Elemental Records. 1993.
  2. ^ Good Day Song. Bivouac (cassette). London, UK: Elemental Records. 1993.
  3. ^ Rose, David (12 May 1994). "Bivouac secret revealed". Surrey Herald. p. 31. Retrieved 18 November 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kenny, Glenn (15 April 1994). "Bivouac's 'Tubers' Rooted in Simplicity". New York Daily News. p. 52. Retrieved 18 November 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tuneful follow-up from Bivouac". Ilkeston Express. 6 July 1995. p. 33. Retrieved 18 November 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tuber. Bivouac (liner notes). London, UK: Elemental Records. 1993.
  7. ^ a b "Bivouac - Peel Sessions + Tuber / Thanks Capitalism from Piccadilly Records". Piccadilly Records. Retrieved 18 November 2025.