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THE WEDDING PRESENT
London 2017 [no label, 1CD]
BBC 6Music Live Session. Maida Vale, London, UK; October 12, 2017. Very good webcast.
Is it that time of year already? Marc has the Wedding Present live in session. In an now annual autumn tradition indie legends The Wedding Present tour the UK and play a session for Marc Riley - and this time they’re bringing a string section with them. Formed in Leeds in 1985 and led by David Gedge the band found fame and fans with classic albums such as George Best and Tommy. Among those fans was John Peel, with the result that Gedge was a guest on Peel’s episode of This Is Your Life.
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Thanks to thejim7782 for sharing the tracks at Dime.
Lineage:
getiplayer > 4ma file > nero recode> wav > merged trimmed and tracked in audacity > flac
captured on get_iplayer in 320kbs
Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (320 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.
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Track 01. Chat 1:44
Track 02. Scotland 5:10
Track 03. Chat 7:21
Track 04. Fifty Six 4:46
Track 05. Chat 2:29
Track 06. Bewitched 7:11
Track 07. Chat 0:35
Track 08. Fordland 2:48
Track 09. Outro 0:07
33 mins
The first three tracks are from Marc Riley’s show.
The remaining three recorded and broadcast on Gideon Coe’s show.
Click here to order Wedding Present releases.
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