Hatch Records released a new 10" by Cinerama entitled Marc Riley Session on 16 February 2018. This E.P. comprises four tracks recorded live for BBC Radio 6 Music at the legendary BBC studios in Maida Vale, London, on 14 July 2015. On this occasion the band were augmented by a...
The Wedding Present : SOMETHING LEFT BEHIND A new feature documentary from KneejerkFilm, 'Something Left Behind', tells the story of The Wedding Present's much-heralded 1987 debut album, George Best. Directed by Andrew Jezard, the film explores the 30 year lifespan of a record that has come to define youth in...
On Friday 6 October 2017, Hatch Records released the second in their series of compilations of BBC radio sessions by The Wedding Present. ‘Marc Riley Sessions : Volume 2’ consists of three studio sessions from 2012, 2013 & 2014 and follows, rather unsurprisingly, ‘Marc Riley Sessions : Volume 1’ which...
THE WEDDING PRESENT : SOMETIMES THESE WORDS JUST DON’T HAVE TO BE SAID ‘Sometimes These Words Just Don’t Have To Be Said’ - a Wedding Present ‘fanthology’ – was published by Red Planet on 15 September 2017. With an introduction and commentary from David Gedge, ‘Sometimes These Words Just Don’t...
On 22 September 2017, Scopitones released George Best 30, a re-recorded version of The Wedding Present's debut album, on LP and CD. It was early 2008 and The Wedding Present were in Chicago, recording their seventh album, El Rey. But they had also recently completed a successful ‘twentieth anniversary’ concert...
In November 2007 The Wedding Present performed their classic debut album 'George Best' live, in its entirety, in Dublin, Ireland. The concert [which took place in front of a thrilled crowd at the city’s ‘Village’ venue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the LP] was recorded and filmed...
The Wedding Present have released a four track instrumental EP called Home Internationals on the El Segell Del Primavera record label. The EP was released on vinyl on Record Store Day 2017 [22 April 2017] and on CD on 19 May 2017. Track-listing : 1. Scotland 2. Northern Ireland 3....
The Wedding Present have released a series of live albums on their own label, Scopitones. This series of re-mastered double CDs collects recordings from The Wedding Present's infamous 'live tapes'; cassettes that the band sold at shows and through their fanzine in the 1980s and 1990s. The recordings were not...
Going, Going… is the title of the ninth Wedding Present studio album. It was released by Scopitones on 2 September 2016 and is a collection of twenty 'linked' tracks, each with a beautiful accompanying film. Given the nature of this unique project, Going, Going… comes in a variety of audio-visual...
Scopitones has been publishing David Gedge's auto-biographical comic book since 2012. Tales From The Wedding Present chronicles the enthralling adventures of David and the band. Together with his long-time bass player, Terry de Castro, David has teamed up with celebrated cartoonist Lee Thacker to share stories from his life. David...