The 12th Man – Wired World Of Sports (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1987

Wired World Of Sports is an LP by The 12th Man from 1987 released on the EMI label.

About this album

Wired World Of Sports is a sharp example of The 12th Man’s sporting satire, turning Australian commentary culture into quick-fire comedy. Released in 1987, the album helped establish Billy Birmingham’s alter ego as a major force in local parody, mixing exaggerated voices, cricket obsession and radio-sports in-jokes into a tightly written comic record. The title track and “It’s Just Not Cricket” show the project’s knack for spotting absurdity in the language of sport, especially cricket, where grandstanding and minutiae collide. Its success helped make The 12th Man one of Australia’s most recognisable comedy acts of the late 1980s.