Scopitones published David Gedge's autobiographical comic book between 2012 and 2019. 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 teamed up with celebrated cartoonist Lee Thacker to share stories from his life. David has...
The Wedding Present's debut album George Best and accompanying compilation Tommy were re-issued by Play It Again Sam Records on 11 October 2019. George Best was originally released on the band's own label, Reception Records, in 1987. This new version will be available as a limited edition green vinyl LP...
Pomona Books published a new book written by David Gedge on 31 July 2019. This is the fourth release in the imprint's highly 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...
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...
THE WEDDING PRESENT LIVE 2010 BIZARRO PLAYED LIVE IN MUNICH Released : 6 August 2019 In 2010, The Wedding Present played a series of concert dates to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the release of their classic major label debut album, Bizarro. The band decided to record and film the...
The Wedding Present released 'Tommy 30' - featuring new 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...
The Wedding Present released a 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. There was...
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 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] 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 the series took place at the O2...