The Wedding Present - It's A Gas -CDM- (c) 1994 Island Records
Artist....: The Wedding Present
Album.....: It's A Gas
Type......: Maxi
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 04
Genre.....: Indie
Label.....: Island Records
Catalogue#: CID 591 / 854 151-2
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.discogs.com/release/381967
Tracklist:
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01 It's A Gas 03:32
02 Jumper Clown 02:56
03 It's A Gas (Acoustic Version) 03:30
04 Bubbles 03:57
Total:20,8 MB / 13:55 min
Release Notes:
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The Wedding Present, formed from the ashes of Lost Pandas, were founded
in Leeds, England, in 1985. The only constant member throughout the
group's history was singer/songwriter David Gedge. The initial line-up
included guitarist Peter Solowka, bassist Keith Gregory, and drummer
Shaun Charman.
Named in honor of the Northern Irish soccer player, "George Best", the
Wedding Present's debut LP, appeared on their own Reception label in
1987. "Tommy (1985-1987)" - an overview of early singles, covers, and
radio broadcasts - followed in 1988.
The next LP, "Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela", brought together John
Peel session dates with a sampler of traditional Ukrainian folk tunes.
It also marked the recording debut of new drummer Simon Smith,
recruited after Shaun Charman exited to form Popguns, The. After
reaching the Top 40 with the single "Kennedy," the Weddoes returned in
1989 with the LP "Bizarro" and the single "Brassneck," produced by
Steve Albini. The 1991 release "Seamonsters" was also produced by Steve
Albini and marked the departure of Peter Solowka, replaced by guitarist
Paul Dorrington.
Instead of recording a new studio LP, the Wedding Present spent the
whole year 1992 issuing a single on the first Monday of each month.
Later compiled as the two-volume "Hit Parade" set, the singles featured
original material on their A-sides and cover songs on the B-sides.
After the departure of Keith Gregory (to found Cha-Cha Cohen), David
Gedge remained as the band's last original member; the Weddoes then
resurfaced with new bassist Darren Belk for 1994's "Watusi", produced
by Steve Fisk. After a rather uneventful 1995, the group returned in
1996 with the "Mini EP", later reissued with bonus tracks as "Mini
Plus". The full-length "Saturnalia" appeared at the end of the year,
followed early in 1997 by the single "Montreal".
In 1997, Gedge called a temporary halt to The Wedding Present and
started to work on a solo project that eventually led to a new band,
Cinerama. Cinerama actually started as a duo that Gedge shared with his
then girlfriend Sally Murrell, together with a shifting line-up of
collaborators.
At the end of 2002, Gedge split up with Sally and moved to Seattle,
where he worked on new stuff for an album. In 2004, he reformed The
Wedding Present and the band released their sixth studio LP "Take
Fountain".
In 2008 the band released the new LP "El Rey", engineered by Steve
Albini, the man behind 1991's success "Seamonsters".