The Wedding Present The Hit Parade Vinyl LP 2022
Tracklist:
- Blue Eyes
- Go-Go Dancer
- Three
- Silver Shorts
- Come Play With Me
- California
- Flying Saucer
- Boing!
- Love Slave
- Sticky
- The Queen of Outer Space
- No Christmas
- Cattle and Cane
- Don't Cry No Tears
- Think That It Might
- Falling
- Pleasant Valley Sunday
- Let's Make Some Plans
- Rocket
- Theme From Shaft
- Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family
- Go Wild in the Country
- U.F.O.
- Step Into Christmas
2022 marks the 30th Anniversary of the original Hit Parade single releases, where The Wedding Present released a limited edition 7” single every month throughout 1992 with each making the UK Top 30, equalling the then record of Most UK Top 30 Hits in a year set by Elvis. An original Gedge composition on the a-side of each single was accompanied by a cover version on the B-side encompassing a wide range of artists from Neil Young and The Go-Betweens to Isaac Hayes and Elton John.
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 which he had achieved in 1957. The singles, each in an edition of 10,000, were deleted soon after release. They were critically acclaimed and each charted in the top 40.
Sony Music are releasing a 2LP vinyl set collecting together the A and B-Sides of all 12 of the 7” singles. The vinyl package also includes CDs of all 24 tracks. The newly configured artwork drawing on the original 7” sleeves has been put together by Hitch, the original designer, and the whole project has been overseen by the band’s leader David Gedge. In addition to the 2LP release they will also be releasing an updated version of the 2CD product with the new artwork.