In 1992, The Wedding Present decided to release a limited edition single every month, each featuring an original track on the A side and a cover on the B side. The tracks were compiled as two LPs called Hit Parade 1 and Hit Parade 2 and re-released as a double CD in 2003 called The Hit Parade.
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| Released | 8 June 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January–May 1992 | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Chris Nagle, Ian Broudie | |||
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The plan to release 12 singles in a year was an attempt to match Elvis Presley's record of 12 top 40 singles in a year[1] which he had achieved in 1957.[2] The singles, each in an edition of 10,000, were deleted soon after release.[3] They were critically acclaimed and each charted in the top 40.[2]
Revisiting the album in 2013, the band played all the songs on their UK and European tour.[4]
Track listing
edit- "Blue Eyes"
- "Go Go Dancer"
- "Three"
- "Silver Shorts"
- "Come Play With Me"
- "California"
- "Cattle and Cane" (The Go-Betweens)
- "Don't Cry No Tears" (Neil Young and Crazy Horse)
- "Think That it Might" (Altered Images)
- "Falling" (Julee Cruise)
- "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (The Monkees)
- "Let's Make Some Plans" (Close Lobsters)
References
edit- ^ Mark Beaumont (19 September 2013). "Repeat to Fade bands: the Present that keeps on giving". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "THE WEDDING PRESENT 'LIVE 1992'". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Hit Parade Singles, 1992 – The Wedding Present". 9 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Hayley Scott (29 August 2013). ""It's probably a mild form of mental illness" - DiS meets The Wedding Present". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.