The Wedding Present will reissue various vinyl, dvds, and cds and more, this month via Edsel and Demon records.

George Best’ (1987), ‘Tommy’ (1988), ‘Bizarro’ (1989), ‘Seamonsters’ (1991), ‘The Hit Parade’ (1992),  ‘Watusi’ (1994), ‘Mini’ (1995) and ‘Saturnalia’ (1996) all receive the deluxe treatment, boasting 3 x CD and DVD including the original album, previously unavailable audio, promo videos, TV footage, original artwork, new sleevenotes and ephemera from David Gedge’s extensive collection + new interviews + digital.

8 classic albums reissued on CD and vinyl boasting previously unavailable audio, promo videos, TV footage, original artwork, high quality new packaging, new sleevenotes and ephemera from David Gedge’s extensive collection + new interviews + selected vinyl and digital. This October, Edsel Records will present a series of deluxe 3CD + DVD reissues from much-loved indie rockers The Wedding Present.

‘George Best’ (1987), ‘Tommy’ (1988), ‘Bizarro’ (1989), ‘Seamonsters’ (1991), ‘The Hit Parade’ (1992),  ‘Watusi’ (1994), ‘Mini’ (1995) and ‘Saturnalia’ (1996) all receive the deluxe treatment, boasting 3 x CD and DVD including the remastered original album, extensive BBC Sessions and live material, previously unavailable audio, promo videos, TV footage, original artwork, high quality new packaging, new sleevenotes and ephemera from David Gedge’s extensive collection + new interviews. Released 27^th October, ‘Tommy’, ‘George Best’, ‘Mini’ and ‘Saturnalia’, are also reissued on high quality, 180-gram vinyl and digitally.

Forming The Wedding Present in 1985, ‘Tommy’ gathered the band’s first four singles, their B-sides and selected tracks from two early radio sessions. Their first album proper, entitled ‘George Best’ followed a couple of years later and the band soon acquired a reputation for bittersweet, breathtakingly honest love songs immersed in whirlwind guitars.

The incendiary ‘Bizarro’ released in 1989 featured their first hit single ‘Kennedy’ while the follow-up ‘Seamonsters’ enlisted the relatively unknown sound engineer Steve Albini. Recorded in the snowy wilds of Minnesota in just 11 days, it suggested a more thoughtful Wedding Present.

In 1992 the band released twelve 7″ singles in one year. Each single had a limited pressing of 15,000 copies, many reaching the Top 30 in the U.K. chart, equalling Elvis Presley’s record for the most U.K. Top 30 hits in one year. A gang of impressive names, including Ian Broudie [The Lightning Seeds] and legendary Rolling Stones producer Jimmy Miller collaborated on the industry-challenging project, ultimately to be compiled on the two ‘Hit Parade’ albums.

1994’s ‘Watusi’, produced by Steve Fisk (a prime mover in the celebrated avant-garde scene of Seattle) whisked the band off into another new area with its lo-fi pop, three-part a capella harmonies and Waikiki-ready surf strains. The band returned to a more familiar sound in 1995 with the car themed ‘Mini’, in which Gedge cloaked his tales of love and lust with automobile symbolism. The self-produced Top 40 album ‘Saturnalia’ was released in 1996 to a flurry of critical approval with its more avant-garde style.