Wedding Present – The Hit Parade 2LP

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After the early singles and radio sessions were compiled and released as Tommy and the follow up Ukrainian album, the band signed to RCA and released their major labels debut album Bizarro and Seamonsters. Then instead of ‘that difficult third album’ they took the unusual step in 1992 of releasing one limited edition single a month. This had never been done before by any band, only the legendary Elvis Presley, so it was a brave step. But this was the Wedding Present and under Gedges leadership the plan was a great success.

The A side for each single would be an original composition and the B side a cover version, which gave the band the opportunity to put their unique stamp on songs and experiment with some very interesting choices. They took on Isaac Hayes ‘Theme From Shaft’, David Bowies ‘Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family’ from his Ziggy inspired Diamond Dogs album. They also looked to more commercial pop material of Altered Images ‘Think That It Might’ and Bow Wow Wows ‘Go Wild In The Country’. Each were given the Gedge treatment that Melody Maker once described as equivalent to ‘sandpapering your ears’.