WEDDING PRESENT ALBUMS

In reverse chronological order / UK releases only.

The Wedding Present : Live 1987

2007

Scopitones TONE CD025 [CD]

A double CD featuring two live concerts from 1987. These recordings were the first two releases in the band’s bootleg cassette series. With new sleeve notes by the original drummer (Shaun Charman).

Disc 1 : Leicester Polytechnic 5.05.1987

This Boy Can Wait / Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / All This And More / Million Miles / You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / Anyone Can Make A Mistake / Something And Nothing / It’s What You Want That Matters / My Favourite Dress / Never Said / Give My Love To Kevin / Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy / Getting Nowhere Fast / Once More

Disc 2 : Munchen Alabama - Halle 22.11.1987

Never Said / Don’t Be So Hard / Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / Once More / Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm / This Boy Can Wait / Million Miles / I’m Not Always So Stupid / Anyone Can Make A Mistake / It’s What You Want That Matters / What Did Your Last Servant Die Of / Give My Love To Kevin / Shatner / My Favourite Dress / You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / Felicity / It’s Not Unusual / Getting Nowhere Fast

Shepherd’s Bush Welcomes The Wedding Present

2007

Secret Records CRIDE81 [CD]

A live recording of The Wedding Present in concert in London from 2005.

Corduroy / Sucker / Blue Eyes / Always The Quiet One / Apres Ski / Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy / Don’t Talk Just Kiss / Loveslave / Million Miles / Suck / I’m From Further North Than You / Come Play With Me / It’s Not You It’s Me / Crushed / 2 3 Go / Click Click / Ringway To Seatac / Brassneck / Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm / Kennedy / Heather

The Complete Peel Sessions Box Set

2007

Sanctuary CMXBX1447

Includes all of The Wedding Present’s John Peel Sessions, live sets from John Peel’s 50th Birthday Party, The 1995 Phoenix Festival, BBC Sound City 1996, and The 1996 Reading Festival and recordings of John Peel interviewing David Gedge.

CD one:

You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / It’s What You Want That Matters / This Boy Can / Wait / Felicity / All About Eve / Don’t Laugh / Never Said / Don’t Be So Hard / Hopak / Give My Love To / Kevin / Something And Nothing / A Million Miles / Getting Nowhere Fast / Katrusya / Svitit Misyats / Tiutiunyk / Yikhav Kozak Za Dunai / Hude Dnipro Hude

CD two :

Davni Chasy / Vasya Vasyliok / Zadumav Didochok / Verkhovyno / Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? / Unfaithful / Take Me! / Happy Birthday / Zavtra / Sertsem I Dusheyu / Cherez Richku, Cherez Hai / Dalliance / Heather /Blonde / Niagara

CD three :

California / Flying Saucer / Softly Softly / Come Play With Me / Gazebo (Electric Version) / So Long, Baby / Spangle (Electric Version) / Him Or Me (What’s It Gonna Be?) / Drive / Love Machine / Sports Car / Go, Man, Go / Blue Eyes / Ringway To Seatac / Shivers / Queen Anne / White Horses

CD four :

What Have I Said Now? / Crushed / Kennedy / Thanks / Bewitched / Granadaland / John Peel Interviews David Gedge 1 / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Kennedy / Swimming Pools, Movie Stars / Click Click / It’s A Gas / Spangle (Acoustic Version) / Gazebo (Acoustic Version) / Fleshworld / Sucker / The Queen Of Outer Space / John Peel Interviews David Gedge 2

CD five :

John Peel Introduces The Wedding Present / Silver Shorts / Love Machine / Snake Eyes / Sports Car / Convertible / Click Click / My Favourite Dress / Real Thing / It’s A Gas / Skin Diving / Sucker / Corduroy / Mini Prize Draw

CD six :

Go Go Dancer / Sports Car / Kansas / 2, 3, Go / Bewitched / Venus / Loveslave / Real Thing / Drive / Montreal / Come Play With Me / Brassneck / Crawl

Ye-Ye : The Best of The RCA Years

2007

A Selection of tracks from The Wedding Present’s RCA years, which produced the albums Bizarro, Seamonsters, and The Hit Parade. Includes a bonus track, a previously unreleased demo of ‘Be Honest’ (Electric Version) and sleeve notes by Steve Lamacq.

Kennedy / Bewitched / Brassneck / Don’t Talk Just Kiss / Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Dalliance / Dare / Corduroy / Heather / Blue Eyes / California / Come Play With Me / Queen Of Outer Space / Flying Saucer / Be Honest (Electric Version)

Search for Paradise

2006
Scopitones TONE CD 023 [CD]

CD [Disc one]

Interstate 5 / Bad Thing / Snapshots / I’m From Further North Than You / Rekindling / The Girl With The Curious Smile / Nickels and Dimes / I’m From Further North Than You [Klee Remix] / Ringway to Seatac / Shivers / American Tan / Interstate 5 [Acoustic Version]* / I’m From Further North Than You [Acoustic Version]* / Ringway to Seatac [Acoustic Version]*

DVD** [Disc two]

Don’t Touch That Dial [Promotional Video]* / Interstate 5 [Promotional Video] / I’m From Further North Than You [Promotional Video] / Ringway to Seatac [Promotional Video]* / Perfect Blue - Live Acoustic Version [Three Minute film] / Behind the Scenes*

*Previously unavailable

Take Fountain

2005

Scopitones TONE CD 020 [CD]

On Ramp / Interstate 5 / Always The Quiet One / I’m From Further North Than You / Mars Sparkles Down On Me / Ringway To SeaTac / Don’t Touch That Dial / It’s For You / Larry’s / Queen Anne / Perfect Blue

The Hit Parade

2003

Camden Deluxe 82876 503952 [Double CD]

Compilation of the band’s twelve singles of 1992.

Disc 1: Blue Eyes / Go Go Dancer / Three / Silver Shorts / Come Play With Me / California / Flying Saucer / Boing! / Loveslave / Sticky / The Queen Of Outer Space / No Christmas

Disc 2: Cattle And Cane / Don’t Cry No Tears / Think That It Might / Falling / Pleasant Valley Sunday / Let’s Make Some Plans / Rocket / Theme From Shaft / Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family / Go Wild In The Country / U.F.O. / Step Into Christmas

Seamonsters

2001

Camden Deluxe 74321 869662 [CD]

Rerelease of the 1991 Steve Albini produced album, with extra tracks and twelve page booklet

Dalliance / Dare / Suck / Blonde / Rotterdam / Lovenest / Corduroy / Carolyn / Heather / Octopussy / Make Me Smile [Come Up And See Me] / Crawl / Corduroy [Single Version] / She’s My Best Friend / Niagara / Mothers / Dan Dare / Fleshworld

Bizarro

2001

Camden Deluxe 74321 869652 [CD]

Rerelease of the 1989 major label debut album, with extra tracks and twelve page booklet

Brassneck / Crushed / No / Thanks / Kennedy / What Have I Said Now? / Granadaland / Bewitched / Take Me! / Be Honest / Unfaithful / One Day This Will All Be Yours / It’s Not Unusual / Brassneck [Single Version] / Don’t Talk, Just Kiss / Gone / Boxelder

Ukrainian John Peel Sessions

2000

Fresh Ear FRESH CD 100 [CD]

Rerelease of 1989 album, with extra tracks. Compilation of all the band’s Ukrainian Peel Sessions.

Davni Chasy / Cherez Richku Cherez Hai / Svitit Misyats / Tiutiunyk / Zadumav Didochok / Yikhav Kozak Za Dunai / Hude Dnipro Hude / Katrusya / Vasya Vasyliok / Sertsem i Dusheyu / Zavtra / Hopak / Verkovyno

Singles 1995-1997

1999

Cooking Vinyl COOK CD 184 [CD]

Compilation of singles and rare tracks.

Sucker / Waiting On The Guns / Jet Girl / Red Shoes By The Drugstore / Drive / Love Machine / Go, Man, Go / Mercury / Convertible / Sports Car / 2, 3, Go / Real Thing [Acoustic Version] / Jet Girl [Acoustic Version] / Up / Montreal / Sports Car [Acoustic Version] / Project Cenzo / Where Everybody Knows Your Name [Theme From “Cheers”] / My Favourite Dress [Live] / Brassneck [Live]

Singles 1989-1991

1999

Manifesto MFO 40305 [CD]

Compilation of singles and rare tracks.

Disc One: Kennedy / One Day This Will All Be Yours / Unfaithful / It’s Not Unusual / Brassneck / Don’t Talk, Just Kiss / Gone / Box Elder / Make Me Smile (Come up and See Me) / Crawl / Corduroy / Dalliance / She’s My Best Friend / Niagara / Love Nest [Edit] / Mothers / Dan Dare / Fleshworld

Disc Two: I’m Not Always So Stupid / Don’t Dictate / Crushed / Cumberland Gap / Blue Eyes [Radio Remix] / Signal / Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft [Live] / Don’t Talk, Just Kiss [Live] / I’m Not Always So Stupid [Live] / Bewitched [Live] / Granadaland [Live] / Give My Love to Kevin [Live] / Brassneck / What Have I Said Now? [Live] / Take Me! [Live]

John Peel Sessions [1992-1995]

1998

Cooking Vinyl COOK CD 146 [CD]

California / Come Play With Me / Flying Saucer / Softly Softly / Spangle / So Long, Baby / Gazebo / Him Or Me [What’s It Gonna Be?] / Love Machine / Go, Man, Go / Drive / Sports Car

Tommy

1997

Cooking Vinyl COOK CD 135 [CD]

Rerelease of the 1988 partial compilation of the band’s first four singles together with early BBC session tracks.

Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy! / [The Moment Before] Everything’s Spoiled Again / Once More / At The Edge Of The Sea / Living And Learning / This Boy Can Wait / You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / Felicity / What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? / Never Said / Every Mother’s Son / My Favourite Dress

George Best Plus

1997

Cooking Vinyl COOK CD 134 [CD]

Rerelease of the classic 1987 debut album, with extra tracks.

Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? / Don’t Be So Hard / A Million Miles / All This And More / Getting Nowhere Fast / My Favourite Dress / Shatner / Something And Nothing / It’s What You Want That Matters / Give My Love To Kevin / Anyone Can Make A Mistake / You Can’t Moan, Can You? / All About Eve / Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm / Nothing Comes Easy / Don’t Laugh / I’m Not Always So Stupid / Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? / Not From Where I’m Standing / Give My Love To Kevin [Acoustic] / Getting Better / Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable?

George Best Plus

1997

Cooking Vinyl COOK 134 [Quadruple 10″ LP]

Rerelease of the classic 1987 debut album, with extra tracks, in a deluxe box set.

Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? / Don’t Be So Hard / A Million Miles / All This And More / Getting Nowhere Fast / My Favourite Dress / Shatner / Something And Nothing / It’s What You Want That Matters / Give My Love To Kevin / Anyone Can Make A Mistake / You Can’t Moan, Can You? / All About Eve / Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm / Nothing Comes Easy / Don’t Laugh / I’m Not Always So Stupid / Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? / Not From Where I’m Standing / Give My Love To Kevin [Acoustic] / Getting Better / Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable?

Evening Sessions 1986-1994

1997

Strange Fruit SFRSCD029 [CD]

Compilation of [non John Peel] BBC Radio 1 Sessions

Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / Shatner / My Favourite Dress / I Found That Essence Rare / Sticky / No Christmas / Love Slave / The Queen Of Outer Space / Click Click / It’s A Gas / Hot Pants / Catwoman

Saturnalia

1996

Cooking Vinyl COOK CD 099 [CD]

Venus / Real Thing / Dreamworld / 2, 3, Go / Snake Eyes / Hula Doll / Big Boots / Montreal / Skin Diving / Jet Girl / Kansas / 50s

Saturnalia

1996

Cooking Vinyl COOK 099 [Double 10″ LP]

Venus / Real Thing / Dreamworld / 2, 3, Go / Snake Eyes / Hula Doll / Big Boots / Montreal / Skin Diving / Jet Girl / Kansas / 50s

Watusi

1994

Island CID 8014/524 044-2 [CD]

Recorded in the USA by Steve Fisk.

So Long, Baby / Click Click / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Let Him Have It / Gazebo / Shake It / Spangle / It’s A Gas / Swimming Pools, Movie Stars / Big Rat / Catwoman / Hot Pants

Watusi

1994

Island ILPS 8014/524 044-1 [LP]

Recorded in the USA by Steve Fisk.

So Long, Baby / Click Click / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Let Him Have It / Gazebo / Shake It / Spangle / It’s A Gas / Swimming Pools, Movie Stars / Big Rat / Catwoman / Hot Pants

Watusi

1994

Island ICT 8014/524 044-4 [Cassette]

Recorded in the USA by Steve Fisk.

So Long, Baby / Click Click / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Let Him Have It / Gazebo / Shake It / Spangle / It’s A Gas / Swimming Pools, Movie Stars / Big Rat / Catwoman / Hot Pants

John Peel Sessions [1987-1990]

1993

Strange Fruit SFRCD122 [CD]

Give My Love To Kevin / Getting Nowhere Fast / A Million Miles / Something And Nothing / Take Me, I’m Yours / Unfaithful / Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? / Happy Birthday / Dalliance / Heather / Blonde / Niagara

John Peel Sessions [1987-1990]

1993

Strange Fruit SFRLP122 [LP]

Give My Love To Kevin / Getting Nowhere Fast / A Million Miles / Something And Nothing / Take Me, I’m Yours / Unfaithful / Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? / Happy Birthday / Dalliance / Heather / Blonde / Niagara

John Peel Sessions [1987-1990]

1993

Strange Fruit SFRLP122 [LP]

Give My Love To Kevin / Getting Nowhere Fast / A Million Miles / Something And Nothing / Take Me, I’m Yours / Unfaithful / Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? / Happy Birthday / Dalliance / Heather / Blonde / Niagara

Hit Parade 2

1992

RCA 74321127752 [CD]

Compilation of the band’s second seven singles of 1992, produced by Jimmy Miller and Brian Paulson.

Flying Saucer / Boing! / Loveslave / Sticky / The Queen Of Outer Space / No Christmas / Rocket / Theme From Shaft / Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family / Go Wild In The Country / U.F.O. / Step Into Christmas

Hit Parade 2

1992

RCA 74321127751 [Double LP]

Compilation of the band’s second seven singles of 1992, produced by Jimmy Miller and Brian Paulson, together with radio session versions of all twelve singles.

Disc 1: Flying Saucer / Boing! / Loveslave / Sticky / The Queen Of Outer Space / No Christmas / Rocket / Theme From Shaft / Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family / Go Wild In The Country / U.F.O. / Step Into Christmas

Disc 2: Blue Eyes / Go Go Dancer / Three / Silver Shorts / Come Play With Me / California / Flying Saucer / Boing! / Loveslave / Sticky / The Queen Of Outer Space / No Christmas

Hit Parade 2

1992

RCA 74321127754 [Cassette]

Compilation of the band’s second seven singles of 1992, produced by Jimmy Miller and Brian Paulson.

Flying Saucer / Boing! / Loveslave / Sticky / The Queen Of Outer Space / No Christmas / Rocket / Theme From Shaft / Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family / Go Wild In The Country / U.F.O. / Step Into Christmas

Hit Parade 1

1992

RCA PD75343 [CD]

Compilation of the band’s first seven singles of 1992, produced by Chris Nagle and Ian Broudie.

Blue Eyes / Go Go Dancer / Three / Silver Shorts / Come Play With Me / California / Cattle And Cane / Don’t Cry No Tears / Think That It Might / Falling / Pleasant Valley Sunday / Let’s Make Some Plans

Hit Parade 1

1992

RCA PL75343 [LP]

Compilation of the band’s first seven singles of 1992, produced by Chris Nagle and Ian Broudie.

Blue Eyes / Go Go Dancer / Three / Silver Shorts / Come Play With Me / California / Cattle And Cane / Don’t Cry No Tears / Think That It Might / Falling / Pleasant Valley Sunday / Let’s Make Some Plans

Hit Parade 1

1992

RCA PK75343 [Cassette]

Compilation of the band’s first seven singles of 1992, produced by Chris Nagle and Ian Broudie.

Blue Eyes / Go Go Dancer / Three / Silver Shorts / Come Play With Me / California / Cattle And Cane / Don’t Cry No Tears / Think That It Might / Falling / Pleasant Valley Sunday / Let’s Make Some Plans

Seamonsters

1991

RCA PD75012 [CD]

Recorded in the USA by Steve Albini.

Dalliance / Dare / Suck / Blonde / Rotterdam / Lovenest / Corduroy / Carolyn / Heather / Octopussy

Seamonsters

1991

RCA PL75012 [LP]

Recorded in the USA by Steve Albini.

Dalliance / Dare / Suck / Blonde / Rotterdam / Lovenest / Corduroy / Carolyn / Heather / Octopussy

Seamonsters

1991

RCA PK75012 [Cassette]

Recorded in the USA by Steve Albini.

Dalliance / Dare / Suck / Blonde / Rotterdam / Lovenest / Corduroy / Carolyn / Heather / Octopussy

Bizarro

1989

RCA PD74302 [CD]

The major label debut studio album, produced by Chris Allison.

Brassneck / Crushed / No / Thanks / Kennedy / What Have I Said Now? / Granadaland / Bewitched / Take Me! / Be Honest

Bizarro

1989

RCA PL74302 [LP]

The major label debut studio album, produced by Chris Allison.

Brassneck / Crushed / No / Thanks / Kennedy / What Have I Said Now? / Granadaland / Bewitched / Take Me! / Be Honest

Bizarro

1989

RCA PK74302 [Cassette]

The major label debut studio album, produced by Chris Allison.

Brassneck / Crushed / No / Thanks / Kennedy / What Have I Said Now? / Granadaland / Bewitched / Take Me! / Be Honest

Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela

1989

RCA PD74104 [CD]

Compilation of the band’s first two Ukrainian Peel Sessions.

Davni Chasy / Yikhav Kozak Za Dunai / Tiutiunyk / Zadumav Didochok / Svitit Misyats / Katrusya / Vasya Vasylok / Hude Dnipro Hude / Verkovyno

Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela

1989

RCA PL74104 [LP]

Compilation of the band’s first two Ukrainian Peel Sessions.

Davni Chasy / Yikhav Kozak Za Dunai / Tiutiunyk / Zadumav Didochok / Svitit Misyats / Katrusya / Vasya Vasylok / Hude Dnipro Hude / Verkovyno

Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela

1989

RCA PK74104 [Cassette]

Compilation of the band’s first two Ukrainian Peel Sessions.

Davni Chasy / Yikhav Kozak Za Dunai / Tiutiunyk / Zadumav Didochok / Svitit Misyats / Katrusya / Vasya Vasylok / Hude Dnipro Hude / Verkovyno

Tommy

1988

Reception LEEDS 2CD [CD]

Partial compilation of the band’s first four singles together with early BBC session tracks.

Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy! / [The Moment Before] Everything’s Spoiled Again / Once More / At The Edge Of The Sea / Living And Learning / This Boy Can Wait / You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / Felicity / What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? / Never Said / Every Mother’s Son / My Favourite Dress

Tommy

1988

Reception LEEDS 2 [LP]

Partial compilation of the band’s first four singles together with session tracks.

Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy! / [The Moment Before] Everything’s Spoiled Again / Once More / At The Edge Of The Sea / Living And Learning / This Boy Can Wait / You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / Felicity / What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? / Never Said / Every Mother’s Son / My Favourite Dress

Tommy

1988

Reception LEEDS 2C [Cassette]

Partial compilation of the band’s first four singles together with session tracks.

Go Out And Get ‘Em Boy! / [The Moment Before] Everything’s Spoiled Again / Once More / At The Edge Of The Sea / Living And Learning / This Boy Can Wait / You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / Felicity / What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? / Never Said / Every Mother’s Son / My Favourite Dress

George Best

1987

Reception LEEDS 1CD [CD]

The classic debut album, produced by Chris Allison.

Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? / Don’t Be So Hard / A Million Miles / All This And More / Getting Nowhere Fast / My Favourite Dress / Shatner / Something And Nothing / It’s What You Want That Matters / Give My Love To Kevin / Anyone Can Make A Mistake / You Can’t Moan, Can You? / All About Eve

George Best

1987

Reception LEEDS 1 [LP]

The classic debut album, produced by Chris Allison.

Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? / Don’t Be So Hard / A Million Miles / All This And More / My Favourite Dress / Shatner / Something And Nothing / It’s What You Want That Matters / Give My Love To Kevin / Anyone Can Make A Mistake / You Can’t Moan, Can You?

George Best

1987

Reception LEEDS 1C [Cassette]

The classic debut album, produced by Chris Allison.

Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? / Don’t Be So Hard / A Million Miles / All This And More / My Favourite Dress / Shatner / Something And Nothing / It’s What You Want That Matters / Give My Love To Kevin / Anyone Can Make A Mistake / You Can’t Moan, Can You?