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Directed towards Consumer Monkey and prospective Wedding Present fans.
George Best is easily The Wedding Present's weakest album of the six they have released. The list runs as follows
1. Seamonsters
2. Bizarro
3. Watusi
4. Saturnalia
5. Mini
6. George Best
As for the compilations, I would rate them as follows
1. Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peel
2. Peel Sessions 86-90
3. Hit Parade 1
4. Evening Sessions
5. Peel Sessions 92-96
6. Tommy
7. Hit Parade 2
Of the 29 singles they have released, I would rate them as follows
1. Kennedy
2. Brassneck
3. Sucker
4. 3 Songs EP
5. Dalliance
6. Nobodys Twisting Your Arm
7. Go Out And Get 'Em Boy
8. Come Play With Me
9. Silver Shorts
10.Flying Saucer
11.My Favourite Dress
12.This Boy Can Wait
13.Blue Eyes
14.Lovenest
15.Anyone Can Make A Mistake
16.Go Go Dancer
17.Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
18.Sticky
19.Montreal
20.The Queen Of Outer Space
21.Three
22.Once More
23.Loveslave
24.Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?
25.Boing!
26.2,3,Go
27.California
28.Its A Gas
29.No Christmas
Collecting The Wedding Present's material is not as daunting as it seems. Practically all the albums are available on the dreaded CD format now, but finding the vinyl albums should not be too difficult apart from "Evening Sessions" and the 2nd "Peel Sessions" album which were released on CD only. As for the singles, the early 12"s are quite sought after and the "Tommy" compilation covers the 1st few. I know that there have been a number of US compilation CDs that have been released in recent months that cover the 1989 onwards period.
The 12 7" singles they released in 1992 , later compiled on the 2 "Hit Parade" compilations frequently turn up in second hand shops for affordable prices but the chances of getting the complete set (in the presentation box) are remote.
The 3 items I would recommend that you burst a gut looking for are:
1. Nobody's Twisting Your Arm 12" (4 classic tracks). (Reception 2/88)
2. Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now 12" (has the sublime acoustic version of "Give My Love To Kevin") (Reception 10/88)
3. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah CD single (Part 2 with Peel Session tracks. Comes in a card sleeve, released on Island Records)
They are worth it. "Smiths fans second favourite band"...well, I'm not sure if that is true nowadays but back in the mid-1980s when I first heard the Weddoes it certainly rang a chord.
Happy listening
A Wedding Present fan.
George Best is easily The Wedding Present's weakest album of the six they have released. The list runs as follows
1. Seamonsters
2. Bizarro
3. Watusi
4. Saturnalia
5. Mini
6. George Best
As for the compilations, I would rate them as follows
1. Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peel
2. Peel Sessions 86-90
3. Hit Parade 1
4. Evening Sessions
5. Peel Sessions 92-96
6. Tommy
7. Hit Parade 2
Of the 29 singles they have released, I would rate them as follows
1. Kennedy
2. Brassneck
3. Sucker
4. 3 Songs EP
5. Dalliance
6. Nobodys Twisting Your Arm
7. Go Out And Get 'Em Boy
8. Come Play With Me
9. Silver Shorts
10.Flying Saucer
11.My Favourite Dress
12.This Boy Can Wait
13.Blue Eyes
14.Lovenest
15.Anyone Can Make A Mistake
16.Go Go Dancer
17.Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
18.Sticky
19.Montreal
20.The Queen Of Outer Space
21.Three
22.Once More
23.Loveslave
24.Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?
25.Boing!
26.2,3,Go
27.California
28.Its A Gas
29.No Christmas
Collecting The Wedding Present's material is not as daunting as it seems. Practically all the albums are available on the dreaded CD format now, but finding the vinyl albums should not be too difficult apart from "Evening Sessions" and the 2nd "Peel Sessions" album which were released on CD only. As for the singles, the early 12"s are quite sought after and the "Tommy" compilation covers the 1st few. I know that there have been a number of US compilation CDs that have been released in recent months that cover the 1989 onwards period.
The 12 7" singles they released in 1992 , later compiled on the 2 "Hit Parade" compilations frequently turn up in second hand shops for affordable prices but the chances of getting the complete set (in the presentation box) are remote.
The 3 items I would recommend that you burst a gut looking for are:
1. Nobody's Twisting Your Arm 12" (4 classic tracks). (Reception 2/88)
2. Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now 12" (has the sublime acoustic version of "Give My Love To Kevin") (Reception 10/88)
3. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah CD single (Part 2 with Peel Session tracks. Comes in a card sleeve, released on Island Records)
They are worth it. "Smiths fans second favourite band"...well, I'm not sure if that is true nowadays but back in the mid-1980s when I first heard the Weddoes it certainly rang a chord.
Happy listening
A Wedding Present fan.