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1.StopTheme From A Teenage Opera – Mark Wirtz 02:33
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2.StopFestival Of Kings – Mark Wirtz 02:45
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3.StopGrocer Jack [Excerpt from a Teenage Opera] – Mark Wirtz 04:40
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4.StopThe Paranoic Woodcutter [#] – Mark Wirtz 01:25
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5.StopMr Rainbow – Mark Wirtz 02:32
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6.StopGlory's Theme (All Aboard) [#] – Mark Wirtz 04:51
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7.StopOn A Saturday – Mark Wirtz 03:11
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8.StopPossums Dance – Mark Wirtz 02:36
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9.StopAuntie Mary's Dress Shop – Mark Wirtz 02:45
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10.StopLove And Occaisional Rain – Mark Wirtz 04:44
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11.StopGrocer Jack [#] – Mark Wirtz 01:08
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12.StopSam – Mark Wirtz 05:12
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13.StopFarewell To A Broken Doll – Mark Wirtz 03:22
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14.StopHe's A Dear Old Weatherman – Mark Wirtz 04:01
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15.StopShy Boy – Mark Wirtz 02:36
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16.StopGrocer Jacks Dream [#] – Mark Wirtz 03:34
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17.StopBarefoot And Tiptoe – Mark Wirtz 02:44
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18.StopKnickerbocker Glory – Mark Wirtz 02:23
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19.StopDream Dream Dream – Mark Wirtz 02:14
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20.StopColnel Brown – Mark Wirtz 02:51
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21.StopCellaphone Mary Jane – Mark Wirtz 02:31
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22.StopParanoic Woodcutter [#] – Mark Wirtz 01:10
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23.StopTheme From A Teenage Opera [End Titles] – Mark Wirtz 02:44
"A Teenage Opera," like the Beach Boys' infinitely more celebrated Smile, was never truly completed as such; collectors have always wondered, however, if the project exists as a "lost" album of sorts. This 23-track sequence of tracks by Keith West, Tomorrow, Wirtz, Kippington Lodge, the Sweetshop, Zion de Gallier, and Steve Flynn (some previously unissued), is as close an approximation as can be delivered. The psychedelically-influenced baroque rock-******-easy listening arrangements are interesting, but really this is too twee and precious to qualify as anything like a lost masterpiece. Nor is it much of an orchestral pop suite; it's more a grouping of songs with a similar sunny fairyland vibe, sounding like an in-progress version of a children's rock record. You're far better off hearing "Teenage Opera," "Sam," and the Tomorrow cuts -- which are the gutsiest and most durable selections here by a wide margin -- on RPM's The Complete Keith West compilation, or the original (and only) Tomorrow album. Richie Unterberger, Rovi
- Genre: Classical, Soundtrack, Rock
- Subgenre: Psychedelic/Garage, Pop/Rock, Film Music
- Category Psychedelic, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop, Soundtracks
- Release Date: September 7, 1999
- Artist: Wirtz Mark
- Additional Artist: Nick Lowe (Vocals), Mark Wirtz (Vocals)