Description
The Wedding Present - Watusi (Deluxe)
The fourth album from the legendary Leeds-based indie institution The
Wedding Present - For this 30th anniversary edition the original album is
augmented by a second LP of contemporary non-album tracks and
alternative versions - Each LP is pressed onto high quality 180g coloured
vinyl (Green Vinyl / Orange Vinyl) and is presented in a gatefold sleeve -
Also included is a CD containing all 23 tracks from across the 2LPs
Originally released on Island Records in September 1994, it was the frst album
the group had made for the label and has long been a fan favourite.
For many, The Wedding Present are the very epitome of indie. Formed in 1985, the
group rose to prominence as part of the so- called C86 scene (a free NME
cassette that showcased new bands of the era), with their fast-paced jangle-pop
and intelligent lyrics by founder and only band constant David Gedge.
Signing to Island Records, the group – at this point Gedge, guitarist Paul
Dorrington, bassist Darren Belk and drummer Simon Smith – went to Seattle to
record with producer/engineer Steve Fisk, known then for his work with the fabled
Sub-Pop label. As a result, Watusi is both razor sharp and slyly commercial, as
typifed by its singles, the poptastic Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah and the Monkees'
ramalama of It's A Gas. There is much to enjoy beyond – especially the tender
confessional Big Rat and the refective garden party drama Gazebo. Both
underline John Peel's comment that Gedge had written "some of the best love
songs of the rock'n'roll era."
No other Wedding Present album comprises such an eclectic array of material,
thoughtfully arranged and consistently strong. The ghostly heartache waltz of
'Spangle', the tautly groovy 'Let Him Have It', 'Catwoman's' Velvet Underground
zone- out, the surf strains of 'Hot Pants'... all would demand inclusion on a
Wedding Present best-of. Most captivating of all was 'Click Click', a hypnotic duet
of sexual compulsion...
The band will be playing all 12 tracks from Watusi on their May 2024 tour, along
with a large smattering of their other landmark works.
...
Tracks: So Long, Baby / Click Click / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Let Him Have
It / Gazebo / Shake It / Spangle / It's A Gas / Swimming Polls, Movie Stars / Big
Rat / Catwoman / Hot Pants / Le Bikini / Flame On / Him Or Me (What’s It Gonna
Be?) / Jumper Clown / It’s A Gas (Acoustic Version) / Bubbles / Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah (Alternate Version) / Spangle (Alternate Version) / Gazebo (Alternate
Version) / So Long, Baby (Alternate Version) / It’s A Gas (Single Version) / So
Long, Baby / Click Click / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Let Him Have It / Gazebo /
Shake It / Spangle / It's A Gas / Swimming Polls, Movie Stars / Big Rat /
Catwoman / Hot Pants / Le Bikini / Flame On / Him Or Me (What’s It Gonna Be?) /
Jumper Clown / It’s A Gas (Acoustic Version) / Bubbles / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah (Alternate Version) / Spangle (Alternate Version) / Gazebo (Alternate
Version) / So Long, Baby (Alternate Version) / It’s A Gas (Single Version
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