Readymades (album)

Readymades
Studio album by
Released18 June 2002
Recorded2001–2002
GenreDance-pop, folk[1]
Length48:33
LabelMUTT (UK)
Universal/Republic (US)
Chumbawamba chronology
WYSIWYG
(2000)
Readymades
(2002)
Un
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
No Ripcord0/10[3]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Readymades is the tenth studio album by Chumbawamba.[6] It also features vocal samples from contemporary and traditional folk artists, some of whom Chumbawamba would go on to work with in the future. The album's title refers to the use of everyday objects as art by Marcel Duchamp.

The album's artwork pays a homage to the I Have Nothing to Say And I'm Saying It poster designed by Alan Fletcher, which was in turn a self-portrait of German Dadaist John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfelde).

  1. ^ Roswell, Martin (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (1 ed.). Rough Guides. p. 195. ISBN 1843531054. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ Coleman, David (9 July 2002). "Album Review - Chumbawamba - "Readymades"". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Chumbawamba Consumer Guide Reviews". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. ^ D.W. (2004). Rolling Stone Albums Guide: Chumbawamba (page 163). Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Readymades at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 12 December 2016.