The Wedding Present – The Hit Parade

For the first time presented on one double album, each of the 12 singles released in 1987 with is accompanying B side. Remastered and pressed on 180 gram white and black vinyl, each disc comes in a newly designed inner bag and packaged in a heavyweight outer sleeve. Back the hey days of the explosion of the British indie rock scene, David Gedges Wedding Present were amongst the pioneers. Fast paced and obviously influenced by The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang Of Four the much heralded 1987 debut ‘George Best’ was released on their own Reception label. Instead of ‘that difficult third album’ they took the unusual step in 1987 of releasing one limited edition single a month. This had never been done before by any band, only the legendary Elvis Presley, so it was a brave step. But this was the Wedding Present and under Gedges leadership the plan was a great success. The A side for each single would be an original composition and the B side a cover version, which gave the band the opportunity to put their unique stamp on songs and experiment with some very interesting choices. They took on Isaac Hayes ‘Theme From Shaft’, David Bowie’s ‘Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family’ from his Ziggy inspired Diamond Dogs album. They also looked to more commercial pop material of Altered Images ‘Think That It Might’ and Bow Wow Wows ‘Go Wild In The Country’. Each were given the Gedge treatment that Melody Maker once described as equivalent to ‘sandpapering your ears’.

Vinyl, LP, Compilation, 180 Gram
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, White, 180 Gram
All Media, Compilation, Remastered