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The Wedding Present
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Leeds, England (1984 – 1997, 2004 – present)
The Wedding Present is an indie rock group formed in Leeds, England in 1984. They evolved from the ashes of The Lost Pandas. Their music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four, to more varied forms. Throughout their career, they have been led by vocalist and guitarist David Gedge, the band’s only constant member.
The Lost Pandas fell apart in 1984 when guitarist Michael Duane (later of Dustdevils) was unfortunately sacked, and Panda’s drummer Jaz Rigby followed in protest. Gedge and the Pandas’ bass player, Keith Gregory, decided to continue the band, renaming it The Wedding Present.
Gedge wanted to use the name “The Wedding Present” in honour of one of his favourite bands,The Birthday Party.
Gedge and Gregory recruited an old schoolmate of Gedge’s, Peter Solowka, to play guitar and auditioned a string of drummers, including Mike Bedford, with whom they recorded a demo tape, before settling on Shaun Charman. The country’s clubs and bars were toured as the band prepared for the recording of their first, self-financed single.
After some consideration, “Go Out And Get ‘Em, Boy!” was chosen over early favourite “Will You Be Up There?”. The A-side features drumming by hired hand Julian Sowa with Charman on its B-side.
The Lost Pandas fell apart in 1984 when guitarist Michael Duane (later of Dustdevils) was unfortunately sacked, and Panda’s drummer Jaz Rigby followed in protest. Gedge and the Pandas’ bass player, Keith Gregory, decided to continue the band, renaming it The Wedding Present.
Gedge wanted to use the name “The Wedding Present” in honour of one of his favourite bands,The Birthday Party.
Gedge and Gregory recruited an old schoolmate of Gedge’s, Peter Solowka, to play guitar and auditioned a string of drummers, including Mike Bedford, with whom they recorded a demo tape, before settling on Shaun Charman. The country’s clubs and bars were toured as the band prepared for the recording of their first, self-financed single.
After some consideration, “Go Out And Get ‘Em, Boy!” was chosen over early favourite “Will You Be Up There?”. The A-side features drumming by hired hand Julian Sowa with Charman on its B-side.
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My Favourite Dress
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Dalliance
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Kennedy
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Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
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Dare
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Getting Nowhere Fast
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Suck
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Corduroy
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Carolyn
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I'm From Further North Than You
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Shatner
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Crushed
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A Million Miles
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Anyone Can Make a Mistake
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Idrinkperiods wrote:
Greatest band ever
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ggoes wrote:
and there's one more thing..
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toddc2001 wrote:
Great interview with David Gedge from the Wedding Present here: http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/05/12/history-lesson-the-wedding-present/
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eyesaresmiles wrote:
When i first grew out of chart music and switched onto indie in 86/87 My Favourite Dress (and George Best in general) was one of the first key tunes, together with the Mary Chain's April Skies and That Petrol Emotion's Big Decision. Those kind of tunes stay special for ever.
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eyesaresmiles wrote:
'Hipster' garbage? The Weddoes were in the distinctly uncool camp after '87/'88 ish. No hipsters would've gone near them. That said, Seamonsters is where its at, and from 20 year old memory, Dalliance live was just as sambedford, below, said, a rush.
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artsyhipster wrote:
I ♡ David Gedge.
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GreatDynamo wrote:
DAVID GEDGE will apear as a DJ at PEEL FEST in Düsseldorf Germany on Oct 17 http://www.lastfm.de/event/1207737+A+PEEL+FEST
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dirtystereo wrote:
probably the best indie rock band ever
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radiorisingsun wrote:
Love for The Wedding Present :-) http://www.theargus.co.uk/blogs/blogs/colin_houlson/4518799.Easy_Star_All_Stars/
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_KevMusic_ wrote:
Me too :) Those drums!!!! The guitars!!! And the absolutely quiet mumbling!!!
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sambedford wrote:
When it kicks in during Dalliance gets me every time. Awesome.
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Freelove_ wrote:
Join my group: Post-Punk.
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Julian_pa wrote:
Nice tags you fucking dickbags
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zhimbo wrote:
This isn't TV, he isn't William Shatner.
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duke_of_prunes wrote:
I can't say it doesn't really matter.
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henriklundstrom wrote:
take me!
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MPS wrote:
straight from David Gedge's lockup http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270413598514
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IRONICtypo wrote:
@musrum: He does it on every shoutbox. Don't feel too special.
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MPS wrote:
David Gedge will be performing an acoustic set at the Rift record store in Barcelona at 6pm on the 27th May 2009. Would any locals be in the position to drop by and possibly record the set?
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musrum wrote:
@ roomfor2please, you call this hipster garbage? and you listen to Crystal Castles? :-/
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littlebastard92 added The Wedding Present to littlebastard92’s library. 4 hours ago
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chanlog added The Wedding Present to the lineup of The Wedding Present at The Middle East Downstairs. 7 hours ago
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Emerica_CO, schtg and KapteinKnutsen added The Wedding Present to their libraries. 16 hours ago
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duke_of_prunes added The Wedding Present to the lineup of The Wedding Present at Teatar &TD. yesterday evening
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sparklism wrote about The Wedding Present in The Obligatory "Seen Live" Document. yesterday afternoon
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sparklism wrote about The Wedding Present in a deleted journal. yesterday afternoon
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sparklism wrote about The Wedding Present in a deleted journal. yesterday afternoon
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thelizster tagged The Wedding Present with ‘post-punk’. yesterday morning
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patrickberlin and kelvinos added The Wedding Present to their libraries. yesterday morning
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Alia612 wrote about The Wedding Present in yes, this was the best way to spend my last night at home.. Sunday morning
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The Obligatory "Seen Live" Document
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