quarantine – HHBTM Records https://www.hhbtm.com HHBTM Records is an independent record label based in Georgia. Since 1999. Sun, 03 May 2026 17:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.hhbtm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-hhbtm-logo.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 quarantine – HHBTM Records https://www.hhbtm.com 32 32 158052196 The Wedding Present – Locked Down & Stripped Back Volume Two https://www.hhbtm.com/product/the-wedding-present-locked-down-stripped-back-volume-two/ Fri, 06 May 2022 04:01:04 +0000 https://www.hhbtm.com/?post_type=product&p=18971 Locked Down And Stripped Back Volume Two features home recordings of Wedding Present and Cinerama classics, along with a previously unreleased song: ‘That Would Only Happen In A Movie’. There is a bevy of guest stars on the album. Jon Stewart [of Platinum-album-selling Sleeper fame] reprises his new role as Wedding Present guitarist but is joined here by some Wedding Present members of old. Peter Solowka, from the band’s first line-up appears on ‘Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm’ playing his second instrument, the accordion, while Hit Parade guitarist Paul Dorrington contributes to a re-working of the Top 30 single ‘Blue Eyes’. Long-time Wedding Present and Cinerama bass player Terry de Castro returns to infuse the album with her own unique style, while current Wedding Present bass player Melanie Howard takes over the lead vocal duties on a beautiful version of ‘At The Edge Of The Sea’. Last, but certainly not least, Amelia Fletcher – backing vocalist on George Best and Bizarro – also returns to the party! As on the first volume, each musician recorded and filmed their parts at home and, as before, it is fascinating to see how stripped-back arrangements bring out different aspects of these brilliant songs. Release date: July 1, 2022 Deluxe version is pink vinyl w/ black tote bag featuring album art in white ink and 1" button.]]> Tracklisting:

1. Brassneck
2. No
3. Careless
4. Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm
5. What Have I Said Now?
6. Perfect Blue
7. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
8. That Would Only Happen In A Movie
9. At The Edge of the Sea
10. Blue Eyes
11. Dare
12. Octopussy
]]> 18971 The Wedding Present – Locked Down & Stripped Back Volume I https://www.hhbtm.com/product/the-wedding-present-locked-down-stripped-back/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:50:04 +0000 http://www.hhbtm.com/?post_type=product&p=18180 With the impact of Covid-19 on the music industry showing no signs of abating, musicians and music fans around the globe are being forced to get creative, so it comes as no surprise that indie legends The Wedding Present – led by the unparalleled David Gedge – have turned their hands to facilitating a more virtual existence for our listening pleasure. Released 19th February 2021 via Scopitones (UK / Europe) & HHBTM Records (North America) , Locked Down And Stripped Back includes twelve home recordings of Wedding Present favourites along with two previously unreleased songs: ‘You’re Just A Habit That I’m Trying To Break’ and ‘We Should Be Together’. The latter was originally recorded – but never released – by Britpop favourites, Sleeper. With each band member recording and filming their parts at home due to lockdown restrictions, the recording process was far from easy, but the end result is, as always, typically satisfying. “As the summer of 2020 wore on it became increasingly obvious that ‘At The Edge of The Sea’ – my annual festival in Brighton – was sadly going the way of other live music events. Following its cancellation, I decided to replace it with an ‘online’ version, presented live from my own living room and featuring home-recorded videos from many of the artists that had appeared at the festival over the years. For The Wedding Present’s contribution, we picked twelve tracks to re-work in a ‘semi-acoustic’ style, and it was fascinating to see how stripped-back arrangements brought out different aspects of the songs. The Seamonsters track ‘Blonde’ was a prime example of this, with a ‘just-two-guitars’ approach resulting in a naïve and moving interpretation,” says Gedge. From the swagger of ‘A Million Miles’ (George Best, 1987) and ‘California’ (Hit Parade, 1992), to the joyous, previously unreleased ‘We Should Be Together’ – featuring a special guest appearance from Sleeper singer Louise Wener – Locked Down And Stripped Back is an unexpected treat. Elsewhere, a re-working of ‘You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends’ – originally released as a single in 1986 – and a truly epic version of ‘Crawl’ (3 Songs EP, 1990), despite their ‘stripped back’ delivery, still pack a proverbial punch, while ‘You’re Just A Habit That I’m Trying to Break’ – a new song co-written with new guitarist Jon Stewart – is classic Wedding Present. Furthermore, bassist Melanie Howard takes over vocal duties on the sumptuous ‘Sports Car’ (Mini, 1995), while none of Gedge’s famous sardonic wit is lost on the majestic ‘My Favourite Dress’ (George Best, 1987).]]> Tracklisting:

  1. A Million Miles
  2. California
  3. Starry Eyed
  4. We Should Be Together
  5. You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends
  6. Granadaland
  7. You’re the Habit That I’m Trying to Break
  8. Crawl
  9. Sports Car
  10. Deer Caught In the Headlights
  11. Blonde
  12. My Favourite Dress
]]> 18180 Wesdaruler – Dance Bii https://www.hhbtm.com/product/wesdaruler-dance-bii/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:44:15 +0000 http://www.hhbtm.com/?post_type=product&p=18186 Originally just an exercise for working through ideas during quarantine, Dance Bii is a very, very special glimpse further inside the artist that is Wesdaruler, who already poured his soul out on his debut Ocean Drive. This mixtape dives deep and explores police brutality, self worth, fear, isolation, self-improvement, seeking parental approval even into adulthood, and constantly checking in and checking oneself all over a 30-minute nonstop track titled “Dance Bii.” Limited to 50 cassettes and 50 CDs.]]> Tracklisting:

  1. Pulled Over
  2. Going Down
  3. Intergalactic
  4. Last Time
  5. Drunk Mess
  6. DanceBii
  7. Extra
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