❉ A new compilation of full versions of all the tracks from 2022’s 7”-single-a-month series, re-curated by David Gedge to include five bonus tracks.
• Full versions of all the tracks from 2022’s 7”-single-a-month series
• Re-curated by David Gedge to include five bonus tracks
• Triple LP on coloured vinyl | Deluxe CD | Standard CD: released 19 May 2023
“When it came to compiling the ‘24 Songs’ album, I decided not to sequence the tracks in chronological order. With six sides of vinyl, you have six ‘beginnings’ and six ‘ends’ to play with, and I felt that the opportunity to build some kind of a musical journey was too good to miss!” – David Gedge.
Throughout 2022, The Wedding Present’s ‘24 Songs’ series saw the legendary indie band release two new tracks a month as double A sided 7”s, ultimately creating a much-sought-after box set. David Gedge has now re-curated full-length versions of all twenty-four tracks for a new compilation album that will also comprise five bonus recordings including one featuring The Wedding Present’s first guitarist, Peter Solowka.
‘24 Songs’ was a doff of the cap to The Wedding Present’s ‘Hit Parade’ project of 30 years previous. That series proved to be a real milestone for the band with them becoming only the second-ever artist to achieve twelve Official UK Top 40 hits in a calendar year – at the time something that only Elvis had achieved!
David Gedge says: “When it came to compiling the ‘24 Songs’ album, I decided not to sequence the tracks in chronological order. With six sides of vinyl, you have six ‘beginnings’ and six ‘ends’ to play with, and I felt that the opportunity to build some kind of a musical journey was too good to miss! Listening back to this collection, I have to say that I genuinely believe that, for this project, The Wedding Present have recorded some of the best tracks in our history. I loved releasing the singles, but it’s satisfying to have them all rounded up together.”
The ‘24 Songs’ album will be available in three formats:
• Triple LP (on grey vinyl and limited-edition transparent mint green vinyl) – includes 2 CDs
• Deluxe Double CD – includes lyrics and extensive sleeve notes by David Gedge
• Standard Double CD
The first two formats also include a DVD featuring the band playing live during the ‘24 Songs Launch’ event at The Old Market, Hove, in January 2022, plus a fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary filmed as the songs were being written, arranged and recorded.
All versions can be pre-ordered from www.24songs.scopitones.co.uk/.
To celebrate the release of the album, The Wedding Present will be hitting the road for a ‘24 Songs Tour’ that will see the band playing tracks from the series as well as other classics from their vast catalogue. Tickets are on sale now, from: www.scopitones.co.uk/news/
24 Songs Tour
May 2023
Tuesday 16 – Edinburgh Liquid Room
Wednesday 17 – Hull Welly
Thursday 18 – Colchester Arts Centre
Friday 19 – London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Saturday 20 – Manchester O2 Ritz
Sunday 21 – Birmingham O2 Institute
Saturday 27 – Norwich Arts Centre
Sunday 28 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
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❉ The Wedding Present: ‘24 Songs’ (Triple LP on coloured vinyl/Deluxe CD/Standard CD) released 19 May 2023. All versions can be pre-ordered from www.24songs.scopitones.co.uk/.
❉ News source: Ben Pester PR.
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