Scopitones released two double LPs on 180gm vinyl featuring The Wedding Present and Cinerama for 'Record Store Day 2015' - which took place on 18 April. The albums are : Take Fountain - an 18 track double LP with download codes featuring The Wedding Present's sixth studio album plus bonus...
Edsel Records re-released eight deluxe versions of classic Wedding Present albums on 27 October 2014. The result of an extensive mining of the Wedding Present archive, each of these special re-issues comes in the form of a hardback book containing three CDs, a DVD and a booklet. David Gedge worked...
On 8 September 2014, Scopitones released a new double album by Cinerama, David Gedge’s ‘other’ band. ‘Seven Wonders Of The World’ comes as a 24-track double CD and 18-track double LP that compiles EPs, obscurities, songs in German & French and a cover of ‘Diamonds Are Forever’. The album is...
EP 4 CÂN The Wedding Present’s Record Store Day releases seem to have become something of an obsession for David Gedge. The yearly 10” EPs make him little profit; he just gets the satisfaction of singing and recording in languages other than English… and producing extremely collectable records! In 2012 he...
In 2013, to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the "Hit Parade" series of 7" singles, The Wedding Present undertook a ten date British tour and, in conjunction, released a limited edition new 7” single on their own label, Scopitones. 'Two Bridges', which was released on 21 October 2013, featured a...
Last year's 'Record Store Day' EP took The Wedding Present to France. This year, in what seems to have become another tradition for a man who loves traditions, David Gedge takes us to Germany... via Switzerland. Obviously loving last year's challenge to sing in French, David has taken advantage of...
On 25 October 2012, Scopitones [in conjunction with The Friday Project and Harper Collins] released Valentina: The Story Of A Wedding Present Album. Valentina: The Story Of A Wedding Present Album is a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of the band's eighth studio LP, complete with an introduction by David...
In November 2012, The Wedding Present’s classic album Seamonsters was re-released as a 10” vinyl box set by British label Vinyl180 Records. This collection, which comprises three lovingly packaged discs, features all the songs from the original album plus the extra tracks from the '3 Songs', 'Dalliance' and 'Lovenest' EPs....
Japanese legends-in-the-making TOQUIWA (previously known as PINKY PIGLETS) are, in their own words, “Catchy riffs, addictive melodies and energetic performances you can't miss. We burst onto the stage!!” And we cannot say it any better. The Wedding Present caught these gifted all-girl rockers on a tour in Japan, fell in love...
The Wedding Present released 4 Chansons EP, a 4-track coloured vinyl 10" [with a free download code for all four tracks] on 21 April 2012. What started as a little idea for a Record Store Day EP became a reality... via Paris and Los Angeles. David Gedge likes to give...