How Bizarre (album)

This article is about the OMC album. For the title track, see How Bizarre (song). For other uses, see How Bizarre (disambiguation).

How Bizarre
The cover is in black and white, with the background being a wall of roots. A man with slick black hair and a leather jacket appears left of the cover. Opposite of him is both the group name and album title colored in white and red respectively.
Studio album by
OMC
Released27 September 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Genre
Length50:29
LabelHuh! Records
PolyGram
Mercury Records
ProducerAlan Jansson[1]
Singles from How Bizarre
  1. "How Bizarre"
    Released: 15 December 1995
  2. "Right On"
    Released: 1996
  3. "On the Run"
    Released: 18 January 1997
  4. "Land of Plenty"
    Released: 1997

How Bizarre is the only album by the New Zealand musical group OMC, released in 1996. It was first released on 27 September under the Huh! recording label, issued by PolyGram New Zealand, and manufactured and marketed by Mercury Records on 25 February 1997 in the United States. The album garnered a surprised, but generally positive reaction from critics; it was considered so bold and unique that it could not be compared to anything, and journalists struggled to classify it as one thing or another. How Bizarre reached number 5 in its native New Zealand and number 40 on the Billboard 200, spawning four singles: the title track, "Right On", "On the Run" and "Land of Plenty". It was also certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 copies in that country, becoming the best-selling Urban Pasifika album.

How Bizarre was reissued globally on vinyl for the first time on April 16, 2021, remastered by Alan Jansson.[2]

  1. ^ "Pauly Fuemana: The whole Bizarre story". The New Zealand Herald. NZME. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ^ "How Bizarre reissue at Discogs". Discogs.