David Gedge, Terry de Castro and Lee Thacker - the team behind David's autobiographical comic book series Tales From The Wedding Present - have been invited to contribute a story to a new anthology. In Hey, Amateur! writers and artists share hidden talents from the practical to the peculiar in...
Pomona Books published a new book written by David Gedge on 31 July 2019. This is the fourth release in Pomona's collectable 'Sleevenotes' series, where musicians choose tracks from their back catalogue and provide telling insights into their creation, meaning or mood. David follows on from Bob Stanley [St. Etienne],...
The Wedding Present released 'Tommy 30' - featuring re-recordings of the tracks from their 'Tommy' compilation album of 1989 - on 9 August 2019 via Scopitones Records. The album was released in three forms: CD, LP [with CD included], and blue vinyl LP [with CD included]. The tracks on 'Tommy...
The Wedding Present released a new single on Come Play With Me Records on 2 August 2019. The single - 'Jump In, The Water's Fine' c/w 'Panama' - came in the form of a 7" and a limited edition 10" picture disc featuring specially commissioned artwork from Darren Hayman. Co-written...
Hatch Records of Leeds released The Complete Ukrainian John Peel Sessions - by The Wedding Present - on 26 April 2019. This new release includes all three Ukrainian Wedding Present Peel sessions [re-mastered here for the first time] along with extensive sleeve-notes and a new sleeve design from the original...
The Wedding Present re-released their debut single, 'Go Out And Get ’Em, Boy!' on the Preston label Optic Nerve Records on 26 April 2019. Track-listing A : Go Out And Get ’Em, Boy! B : (The Moment Before) Everything’s Spoiled Again This two track 7” - which is limited to...
‘The Single That Never Was’ On Saturday 13 April, Hatch Records of Leeds released a new Wedding Present Ukrainian style 7” single for Record Store Day 2019. When The Wedding Present signed to RCA Records in December 1988 they set about persuading their new label to release ‘Ukrainski Vistupi V...
THE WEDDING PRESENT LIVE 2017 [PART 2] GEORGE BEST PLAYED LIVE FOR THE FINAL TIME Released : 22 March 2019 In 2017, The Wedding Present played a series of concert dates to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of their classic debut album, George Best. The final concert in...
Scopitones has been publishing David Gedge's 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...
On 15 February 2019, Hatch Records released the third in their series of compilations of BBC radio sessions by The Wedding Present. ‘Marc Riley Sessions : Volume 3’ consists of two studio sessions from 2015 & 2016 and follows, rather unsurprisingly, ‘Marc Riley Sessions : Volume 1’ and ‘Marc Riley...