This huge collection summarizes the early portion of the Wedding Present's career, the C-86 era of jangly, revved-up indie-pop. The release compiles the band's first album and its first two singles ("Nobody's Twisting You Arm" and "Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now") -- 23 tracks worth of the hyper pop the band is known for. Apart from the dark and majestic Seamonsters, George Best + is easily the best possible introduction to the band's work; it's also a fine introduction to the entire C-...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Witty, confessional lyrics about the pain and elation of adolescent love accompanied by jangly and frantic guitar has made this album a favorite of many a fan of late-'80s indie pop. Hovering in its own brilliant universe somewhere between the less pornographic side of the Buzzcocks and the happier side of the Smiths comes The Wedding Present's classic 1987 debut, George Best. Here with nine bonus tracks taken from their final two singles on the band's own Reception label!

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The Wedding Present was, and is, one of the most influential and successful indie bands in Britain. Active from 1986 to 1996, the band, fronted by songwriter and only constant member David Gedge, had seventeen Top 40 UK hit singles, patronage by the late renowned DJ John Peel, and acclaimed albums released on RCA/BMG, Island, and Cooking Vinyl. Among other notable achievements, the band had twelve chart singles - one each month -- in 1992, equaling Elvis' 35-year-old British record for "most hits in one ye...   [ read more ]

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