wedding present – HHBTM Records https://www.hhbtm.com HHBTM Records is an independent record label based in Georgia. Since 1999. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:41:34 +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 wedding present – HHBTM Records https://www.hhbtm.com 32 32 158052196 The Wedding Present – Maxi https://www.hhbtm.com/product/the-wedding-present-maxi/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:09:59 +0000 https://www.hhbtm.com/?post_type=product&p=20657 In 1996, The Wedding Present released Mini – an EP featuring six tracks that all had connections to motoring. Almost thirty years on, David Gedge has revisited the concept with Maxi, a brand-new, six-track EP which is again loosely based around the theme of driving. But this time… the result is significantly more expansive. Maxi arrives swiftly after the release of 40, a commemorative reflection of The Wedding Present’s complex and fascinating catalogue across four-vinyl and four-CD formats, with the compilation’s final track being ‘Hot Wheels’ – a track from Maxi. Although Maxi follows the same concept as Mini, the 2025 model of The Wedding Present’s vehicle is discernibly grander, with Gedge hinting that guitarist Rachael Wood – who was new to the band at the time of writing – might be one of the reasons why. ‘Scream, If You Want To Go Faster’ – the opening track – mesmerises with a slow-building, post-rock feel before it revs up to set the EP’s tone and flows into the infectious riff of ‘Grand Prix’ – itself driven forward by the complexities of Wood’s playing. ‘Hot Wheels’ and ‘Two For The Road’ – tracks three & four – are unmistakably Wedding Present. Gedge’s urgent guitar playing and lyrics shine their headlights on the challenges of the heart, and allow the listener to return to terra firma with a more familiar sound that effortlessly stands alongside classic Wedding Present releases. ‘Interceptor’ – track five – is steered by the bass until a roaring guitar and pounding drums shift gears to bring the listener back full circle to the post-rock feel of Maxi’s opening track. Crossing the EP’s finishing line is the epic ‘Silver Shadow’, another track that shifts in tempo, evoking a feeling of tenderness alongside the elated emotion of finding the one. Maxi undoubtedly takes the listener on a journey. This really is The Wedding Present at their creative best, pushing both the boundaries of their sound and the expectations of the listener, while the lyrics provocatively paint pictures in a way that only David Gedge can manage. “As I said in my sleeve notes for 40, the songs we recorded for Maxi were written relatively quickly because I had felt particularly inspired, both lyrically – with situations occurring in my life – and musically – writing with the then recently-arrived Rachael. The resulting tracks feel bigger and moodier than we’ve had for a while… and they’re certainly feistier, thanks to The Wedding Present’s new rock queen and her armoury of guitars and pedals!” (David Gedge) ]]> Tracklisting:
1. Scream, If You Want to Go Faster
2. Grand Prix
3. Hot Wheels
4. Two For The Road
5. Interceptor
6. Silver Shadow
]]> 20657 The Wedding Present – 24 Songs https://www.hhbtm.com/product/the-wedding-present-24-songs/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:29:23 +0000 https://www.hhbtm.com/?post_type=product&p=19448 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 include 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.”  
Black vinyl: This package includes 3 black vinyl LPs in full color inner sleeves, full-color jacket, download code, liner notes, and DVD. The DVD features the band playing live during the 24 Songs launch event at the Old Market in Hove in January 2022, plus a fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary filmed as the songs were being written, arranged, and recorded.
Color vinyl: This package includes 3 light blue vinyl LPs in full color inner sleeves, full-color jacket, download code, liner notes, and DVD.
Deluxe version: This package includes 3 light blue vinyl LPs in full color inner sleeves, full-color jacket, download code, liner notes, DVD, screen-printed 12x12 mini poster, slipmat, and 1" button.
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1. I Am Not Going To Fall In Love With You
2. Memento Mori
3. That Would Only Happen In A Movie
4. We Interrupt Our Programme
5. We Should Be Together
6. Strike!
7. Science Fiction
8. Summer
9. Each Time You Open Your Eyes
10. We All Came From The Sea
11. Monochrome
12. Kerplunk!
13. Don’t Give Up Without A Fight
14. X Marks The Spot
15. You’re Just A Habit That I’m Trying To Break
16. Plot Twist
17. Whodunnit
18. A Song From Under The Floorboards
19. Telemark
20. Astronomic
21. Go Go Go
22. Once Bitten
23. La La La
24. The Loneliest Time Of Year
25. White Riot
26. Panama
27. Jump In, The Water’s Fine (Japanese Edit)
28. We All Came From The Sea (Utah Saints Remix)
29. Teper My Hovorymo
]]> 19448 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 The Wedding Present – Going, Going… https://www.hhbtm.com/product/the-wedding-present-going-going/ Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:08:08 +0000 http://www.hhbtm.com/?post_type=product&p=1030 Comes with MP3 download emailed directly after purchase. Brighton England's the Wedding Present return with 'Going, Going..." their new double album and DVD featuring films for each track on the record. Bonus digital download tracks not on the record as well. Spanning sounds from c86 lightning wristed strumming they are known for and some post-rock tracks that will remind you of their epic 2005 album "Take Fountain". Wide spine sleeve w/ inner sleeves.
  1. Kittery - 5:31
  2. Greenland - 3:00
  3. Marblehead - 3:49
  4. Sprague - 2:42
  5. Two Bridges - 3:58
  6. Little Silver - 4:39
  7. Bear - 4:18
  8. Secretary - 2:01
  9. Birdsnest - 3:35
  10. Kill Devil Hills - 2:25
  11. Bells - 3:33
  12. Fifty-Six - 4:39
  13. Fordland - 2:50
  14. Emporia - 4:29
  15. Broken Bow - 2:39
  16. Lead - 2:50
  17. Ten Sleep - 2:11
  18. Wales - 4:27
  19. Rachel - 3:42
  20. Santa Monica - 6:22
]]> Comes with MP3 download emailed directly after purchase. Brighton England’s the Wedding Present return with ‘Going, Going…” their new double album and DVD featuring films for each track on the record. Bonus digital download tracks not on the record as well. Spanning sounds from c86 lightning wristed strumming they are known for and some post-rock tracks that will remind you of their epic 2005 album “Take Fountain”. Wide spine sleeve w/ inner sleeves.
  1. Kittery – 5:31
  2. Greenland – 3:00
  3. Marblehead – 3:49
  4. Sprague – 2:42
  5. Two Bridges – 3:58
  6. Little Silver – 4:39
  7. Bear – 4:18
  8. Secretary – 2:01
  9. Birdsnest – 3:35
  10. Kill Devil Hills – 2:25
  11. Bells – 3:33
  12. Fifty-Six – 4:39
  13. Fordland – 2:50
  14. Emporia – 4:29
  15. Broken Bow – 2:39
  16. Lead – 2:50
  17. Ten Sleep – 2:11
  18. Wales – 4:27
  19. Rachel – 3:42
  20. Santa Monica – 6:22
]]> 1030 The Wedding Present – George Best 30 (LP Black / Red) https://www.hhbtm.com/product/wedding-present-george-best-30/ Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:58:05 +0000 http://www.hhbtm.com/?post_type=product&p=334
  The Wedding Present's classic debut album, re-recorded by Steve Albini.
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  1. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
  2. What Did Your Last Servant Die Of?
  3. Don’t Be So Hard
  4. A Million Miles
  5. All This and More
  6. My Favourite Dress
  7. Shatner
  8. Something And Nothing
  9. It’s What You Want That Matters
  10. Give My Love to Kevin
  11. Anyone Can Make a Mistake
  12. You Can’t Moan Can You
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