12 Bar Bruise

12 Bar Bruise is the debut studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 7 September 2012 on Flightless. It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being released on vinyl in November 2018.

Recording
The album was self-recorded by the band, and several tracks used unconventional recording methods. One of these is featured on the album's title track – it was recorded through four iPhones placed around a room while Stu Mackenzie sang into one of them.

Track listing
Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on side A, and tracks 7–12 on side B.

Personnel
Credits for 12 Bar Bruise adapted from liner notes.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
 * Michael Cavanagh – drums
 * Cook Craig – guitar, vocals
 * Ambrose Kenny-Smith – harmonica, vocals
 * Stu Mackenzie – guitar, vocals
 * Eric Moore – theremin, keys, percussion
 * Lucas Harwood – bass, vocals
 * Joey Walker – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians
 * Broderick Smith – spoken word (track 6)

Production
 * Paul Maybury – recording, mixing
 * King Gizzard – recording, mixing
 * Joseph Carra – mastering
 * Jason Galea – cover art
 * Ican Harem – inside cover
 * Lauren Bamford – insert photo