Hit Parade 1 by Wedding Present (The) (CD, Jun-1995, Planet 3 Records)

Album Features
UPC:	767004030128
Artist:	Wedding Present (The)
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1995
Record Label:	Planet 3 Records
Genre:	Alternative, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Blue Eyes
2. Go-Go Dancer
3. Three
4. Silver Shorts
5. California
6. Come Play With Me
7. Cattle and Cane
8. Don't Cry No Tears
9. Think That It Might Happen
10. Let's Make Some Plans
11. Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
12. Falling

Details
Distributor:	Navarre
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
A compilation of the first six, very limited UK-only 7" singles that RCA/UK released each month of 1992.Issued in 1992, HIT PARADE 1 presents the first half of the Wedding Present's year-long project, which involved releasing one 7" single every month with an original song on the A side and a cover tune on the B side. With frontman David Gedge's own songs leading the charge, the collection begins in typically high-energy Weddoes fashion, epitomizing the U.K. group's near symphonic jangle-punk sound on the bristling lovelorn anthem "Blue Eyes." Though the cover songs selected don't always suit Gedge's willfully flat vocals and the ensemble's restless approach, they yield interesting results, with a slightly sped-up version of the Go-Betweens' pastoral classic "Cattle and Cane" and a fuzzed-out rendition of Julee Cruise's dreamy "Falling" (from the TWIN PEAKS TV series) standing out as highlights.

Editorial Reviews
..[the songs] bristle with energy and emotion...succeeds completely, featuring well-chosen selections played with passion..
Reflex (19921110)

..quick bursts of emotional frenzy...these songs make up a solid album..
Option (19920901)

4 stars out of 5 - ...The highlights are sublime in their three-chord splendour...
Uncut (20030301)

3 Stars - Good - ..the band displays a humor, melodic nous and hi-octane grunge potential...distinctly worthwhile..
Q (19920701)