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The Wedding Present
The Complete Peel Sessions

Compil. GB 2007 on Castle Music label
Rock and Spoken Word (Interview, Folk Rock, Indie Rock)

Castle Music is a Label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. Released by arrangement with BBC Music. ℗ 2007 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by BBC Worldwide under licence to Sanctuary Records Group. © 2007 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. Made in the EU. Dedicated to the memory of John Peel. 1-1 to 1-4: Session One. Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 5 on 11-Feb-86 First broadcast on 26-Feb-86. 1-5 to 1-9: Session Two. Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 3 on 26-Oct-86; First broadcast on 25-Nov-86. 1-10 to 1-13: Session Three. Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 4 on 3-Mar-87; First broadcast on 18-Mar-87. 1-13 to 1-18: Session Four (Ukrainian Session 1). Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 4 on 6-Oct-87; First broadcast on 14-Oct-87. 2-1 to 2-4: Session Five (Ukrainian Session 2). Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 4 on 15-Mar-88; First broadcast on 5-Apr-88. 2-5 to 2-8: Session Six Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 4 on 24-May-88; First broadcast on 30-May-88. 2-9 to 2-11 Session Seven (Ukrainian Session 3) Recorded at Wessex Studios, London on 2-May-89; First broadcast on 15-May-89. 2-12 to 2-15: Session Eight Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 3 on 14-Oct-90; First broadcast on 28-Oct-90. 3-1 to 3-4: Session Nine Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 4 on 17-Mar-92; First broadcast on 2-May-92. 3-5 to 3-8: Session Ten Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 4 on 22-Mar-94; First broadcast on 16-Apr-94. 3-9 to 3-12: Session Eleven Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 3 on 3-Dec-95; First broadcast on 15-Dec-95. 3-13 to 3-17: Session Twelve Recorded at BBC Maida Vale, Studio 4 on 22-Jul-04; First broadcast on 21-Sep-04. 4-1 to 4-6: John Peel's 50th Birthday. Recorded live at Subterania, London on 29-Aug-89 and broadcast on 30-Aug-89. 4-7 to 4-18: The 1995 Phoenix Festival. Recorded live at The Phoenix Festival, Stratford-Upon-Avon on 14-Jul-95 and broadcast on 15-Jul-95. 5-1 to 5-14: BBC Sound City 1996. Recorded live at The Metropolitan University, Leeds on 12-Apr-96 and broadcasst on 12-Apr-96. 6-1 to 6-13: The 1996 Reading Festival. Recorded live at The Reading Festival on 25-Aug-96 and broadcast on 25-Aug-96 (tracks 6-1,6-2, 6-5, 6-12, 6-13 were not transmitted) Publishers: EMI Music: Tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 1-12, 1-14 to 2-8, 2-12 to 2-15, 4-1 to 4-6, 4-9, 4-15, 5-8, 5-13, 6-5, 6-12, 6-13. Copyright Control: Tracks 1-4, 2-9 to 2-11, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16. Chrysalis Music: Track 1-13. Warner Bros. Music/Beam Down Music: Track 2-8. Sony Music: Tracks 3-1 to 3-7, 4-8, 4-10 to 4-14, 4-17, 5-2, 5-7, 5-10, 6-1, 6-7, 6-11. BMG Music: Track 3-8. BMG Music/Cooking Vinyl Music: Tracks 3-9 to 3-12, 4-16, 5-3 to 5-6, 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, 6-2 to 6-4, 6-6, 6-8, 6-9. BMG Music/Cooking Vinyl/Copyright Control: Track 6-10. Copyright Control/Complete Control: Track 3-14. Gerrard Music: Track 3-17.

     
Musicians
PortraitThe Wedding Present , 1985-1997 GB
album by
Stephen Hammonds
coordinator, project co-ordinator
PortraitRichard Dawson voc, g,
photography, ocean
PortraitKeith Gregory b, *1963
bass
PortraitShaun Charman dr, bvoc,
drums, drums, backing vocals
PortraitPeter Solowka g, GB
guitar, guitar, lead vocals, accordion, mandolin, backing vocals, written by
PortraitDavid Gedge voc, g, *1960 GB
guitar, lead vocals, arranged by, guitar, backing vocals, written by, lead vocals, keyboards, voice
PortraitMike Stout b, ep,
guitar, bass
PortraitRon Rom , GB
handclaps
PortraitLen Liggins voc, vn,
violin, lead vocals, balalaika, violin, vocals, written by
PortraitSimon Smith dr,
drums, written by
PortraitRoman Remeynes man, voc,
mandolin, backing vocals, mandolin, vocals, written by
PortraitPaul Dorrington g,
guitar, written by
PortraitDarren Belk g, b,
bass, backing vocals, written by, guitar
PortraitJohn Parkes ,
guitar
PortraitJayne Lockey b,
bass, backing vocals, written by
PortraitHugh Kelly Jr. ,
drums, keyboards
PortraitTerry De Castro b, bvoc,
bass, bass, backing vocals
PortraitKari Paavola dr, perc, GB
drums
PortraitSimon Cleave g, GB
guitar, written by
PortraitKatherine Kontz ,
keyboards
PortraitSimon Fisk key,
keyboards
PortraitJohn Peel voc, 1939-2004 GB
interviewer, presenter, introduction
PortraitChris Cooper dr, perc,
drums
Producers
Egelnick And Webb design
Ken Garner liner notes, sleeve notes
Andy Pearce mastered by
Adam Dawson other, location assistant
Mike Robinson engineer, producer
Mick Wilcojc producer
Mike Engles engineer, producer
Miti Adhikari engineer, producer
Dale Griffin producer
Martin Colley engineer
Fred Kay engineer
Mark Farrar engineer
Nick Gomm engineer
Peter Watts producer
Ralph Jordan engineer
Julia Carney engineer
George Thomas engineer
Jamie Hart engineer
Jerry Smith producer
Terry De Castro backing vocals
Jayne Lockey backing vocals
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Session One 11.02.86The Wedding Present12:25
2You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your FriendsThe Wedding PresentGedge3:02
3It's What You Want That MattersThe Wedding PresentGedge3:44
4This Boy Can WaitThe Wedding PresentGedge3:20
5FelicityThe Wedding PresentJames Kirk2:19
6Session Two 26.10.86The Wedding Present11:43
7All About EveThe Wedding PresentGedge2:08
8Don't LaughThe Wedding PresentGedge2:50
9Never SaidThe Wedding PresentGedge2:38
10Don't Be So HardThe Wedding PresentGedge2:38
11HopakThe Wedding PresentTraditional1:29
12Session Three 03.03.87The Wedding Present11:05
13Give My Love To KevinThe Wedding PresentGedge2:38
14Something And NothingThe Wedding PresentGedge3:09
15A Million MilesThe Wedding PresentGedge3:19
16Getting Nowhere FastThe Wedding PresentAlan/Evans/Swift/Oldroyd, Chris Oldroyd, Gerard Swift, James Alan, Judy Evans1:59
17Session Four 26.10.87The Wedding Present11:07
18KatrusyaThe Wedding PresentTraditional2:31
19Svitit MisyatsThe Wedding PresentTraditional2:29
20TiutiunykThe Wedding PresentTraditional1:21
21Yikhav Kozak Za DunaiThe Wedding PresentTraditional2:23
22Hude Dnipro HudeThe Wedding PresentTraditional2:23
23Session Five 15.03.88The Wedding Present15:15
24Davni ChasnyThe Wedding PresentTraditional2:57
25Vasya VasyliokThe Wedding PresentTraditional2:49
26Zadumav DidochokThe Wedding PresentTraditional2:07
27VerkhovynoThe Wedding PresentTraditional7:22
28Session Six 24.05.88The Wedding Present17:21
29Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?The Wedding PresentGedge2:38
30UnfaithfulThe Wedding PresentGedge3:15
31Take Me!The Wedding PresentDavid Gedge8:06
32Happy BirthdayThe Wedding PresentAltered Images3:22
33Session Seven 02.05.89The Wedding Present8:37
34ZavtraThe Wedding PresentSolowka/Liggins/Remeynes, Len Liggins, Peter Solowka, Roman Remeynes3:21
35Sertsem I DusheyuThe Wedding PresentSolowka/Liggins/Remeynes, Len Liggins, Peter Solowka, Roman Remeynes1:56
36Cherez Richku Cherez HaiThe Wedding PresentSolowka/Liggins/Remeynes, Len Liggins, Peter Solowka, Roman Remeynes3:20
37Session Eight 14.10.90The Wedding Present16:11
38DallianceThe Wedding PresentGedge3:54
39HeatherThe Wedding PresentGedge3:51
40BlondeThe Wedding PresentGedge4:08
41NiagaraThe Wedding PresentGedge4:18
42Session Nine 17.03.92The Wedding Present15:29
43CaliforniaThe Wedding PresentGedge3:01
44Flying SaucerThe Wedding PresentGedge4:46
45Softly SoftlyThe Wedding PresentGedge3:16
46Come Play With MeThe Wedding PresentGedge4:26
47Session Ten 22.03.94The Wedding Present11:55
48Gazebo (Electric Version)The Wedding PresentGedge/ Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith3:26
49So Long, BabyThe Wedding PresentGedge/ Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith2:36
50Spangle (Electric Version)The Wedding PresentGedge/ Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith3:10
51Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be?)The Wedding PresentLindsay/Belcher, Mark Lindsay, Terry Belcher2:43
52Session Eleven 03.12.95The Wedding Present11:19
53DriveThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith2:08
54Love MachineThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith3:41
55Sports CarThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith3:17
56Go, Man, GoThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith2:13
57Session Twelve 22.07.04The Wedding Present15:44
58Blue EyesThe Wedding PresentGedge3:00
59Ringway To SeatacThe Wedding PresentGedge/Cleave, Simon Cleave2:40
60ShiversThe Wedding PresentGedge/Cleave, Simon Cleave3:44
61Queen AnneThe Wedding PresentGedge/Cleave, Simon Cleave2:58
62White HorsesThe Wedding PresentCarr/Nisbet, Ben Nisbet, Michael Carr3:22
63John Peel's 50th BirthdayThe Wedding Present25:47
64What Have I Said Now?The Wedding PresentGedge5:29
65CrushedThe Wedding PresentGedge2:55
66KennedyThe Wedding PresentGedge4:14
67ThanksThe Wedding PresentGedge2:27
68BewitchedThe Wedding PresentGedge5:52
69GranadalandThe Wedding PresentGedge4:50
70The 1995 Phoenix FestivalThe Wedding Present33:57
71John Peel Interviews David Gedge 1The Wedding Present1:23
72Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah YeahThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith2:55
73KennedyThe Wedding PresentGedge4:16
74Swimming Pools, Movie StarsThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith2:55
75Click ClickThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith4:09
76It's A GasThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith3:32
77Spangle (Acoustic Version)The Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith2:48
78Gazebo (Acoustic Version)The Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith2:47
79FleshworldThe Wedding PresentGedge4:08
80SuckerThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith1:56
81The Queen Of Outer SpaceThe Wedding PresentGedge2:40
82John Peel Interviews David Gedge 2The Wedding Present0:28
83BBC Sound City 1996The Wedding Present44:42
84John Peel Introduces The Wedding PresentThe Wedding Present0:29
85Silver ShortsThe Wedding PresentGedge4:02
86Love MachineThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith3:47
87Snake EyesThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith2:30
88Sports CarThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith3:36
89ConvertibleThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith1:56
90Click ClickThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith5:18
91My Favourite DressThe Wedding PresentGedge4:15
92Real ThingThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith2:51
93It's A GasThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Dorrington/Belk, Darren Belk, Paul Dorrington, Simon Smith3:48
94Skin DivingThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith3:18
95SuckerThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith1:47
96CorduroyThe Wedding PresentGedge3:33
97Mini Prize DrawThe Wedding Present3:32
98The 1996 Reading FestivalThe Wedding Present44:04
99Go Go DancerThe Wedding PresentGedge3:27
100Sports CarThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith2:55
101KansasThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk/Lockey, Darren Belk, Jayne Lockey, Simon Smith3:02
1022, 3, GoThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Cleave/Lockey, Jayne Lockey, Simon Cleave, Simon Smith3:34
103BewitchedThe Wedding PresentGedge6:45
104VenusThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk/Lockey, Darren Belk, Jayne Lockey, Simon Smith1:57
105LoveslaveThe Wedding PresentGedge3:16
106Real ThingThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith2:53
107DriveThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Belk, Darren Belk, Simon Smith2:37
108MontrealThe Wedding PresentGedge/Smith/Cleave/Lockey, Jayne Lockey, Simon Cleave, Simon Smith2:53
109Come Play With MeThe Wedding PresentGedge4:02
110BrassneckThe Wedding PresentGedge4:03
111CrawlThe Wedding PresentGedge2:40
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