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....
In October 2012, Scopitones released a double album of live Wedding Present recordings from 1991. Live 1991 collects the ninth and tenth of The Wedding Present's infamous 'live tapes'; cassettes that the band sold at shows and through their fanzine in the late 1980s. The recordings were not available from...
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...
The Wedding Present have released a free 'app' for Apple and Android users. Within the app you can keep up to date with Wedding Present news & concert announcements and follow David Gedge's missives on Twitter. You can also watch videos, download music, buy merchandise, view tour photographs, interact with...
Scopitones are pleased to announce that we now publish a comic book! Tales From The Wedding Present chronicles the sublimely quixotic adventures of David Gedge and his band. David and his long-time former bass player, Terry de Castro, have teamed up with celebrated cartoonist Lee Thacker to create a surreal...
You can watch promotional videos of 'You Jane', '524 Fidelio' and 'You're Dead' - all tracks from the Wedding Present album Valentina - at the band's YouTube TV Channel by clicking here. Also featured is a live version of 'Deer Caught In The Headlights', another track from Valentina, filmed in...
The Wedding Present released their eighth studio album, Valentina, in March 2012. It was recorded in France, California and England during 2011 and mixed by the Grammy Award winning Andrew Scheps [whose past credits include Metallica, Iggy Pop and Johnny Cash]. Valentina came four years after 2008’s El Rey and...