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AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA : THE INAUGURAL "WEDDING PRESENT" FESTIVAL
DAVID GEDGE TO HOST THE JD SET
BIG BAND BROADCAST ANNOUNCED
DAVID GEDGE'S 7" CHARITY AUCTION

AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA : THE INAUGURAL "WEDDING PRESENT" FESTIVAL

Scopitones are particularly excited to announce that The Wedding Present will be headlining their very own all-day festival at Concorde 2 this summer in Brighton on England's sunny south coast. The event, which is called AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA [in honour of the David Gedge song of the same name] will run from 3PM on Saturday 22 August 2009. Further details of this eagerly anticipated festival will follow in future newsletters.

The Wedding Present will also be playing at the "2009 Imagine Festival" which takes place in Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. The band will play at Electric Avenue in Waterford on Friday 23 October. For further details, please visit: www.imagineartsfestival.com

Finally, David Gedge will be performing a short acoustic set at the Rift Shop in Barrcelona, Spain at 6PM on Wednesday 27 May.

There is a full list of forthcoming concerts in the "LIVE 2009" section below.

DAVID GEDGE TO HOST THE JD SET

David Gedge has accepted an invitation from Jack Daniel’s to host “The JD Set” for May 2009.

The JD Set began life in 2002 and has since established a reputation for delivering a snapshot of some of the most forward thinking and dynamic musicians in the ever-changing British music scene. During its six year history, it has played host to artists such as The Wombats, Futureheads, Rosie And The Goldbug, Fight Like Apes, Little Boots and Foals. The artists and venues included in the forthcoming JD Set Tour are listed below and David will be following in the footsteps of Don Letts, Peter Hook and Hugh Cornwell by hosting each event and performing a one-off collaboration with one of the bands every night. The tour will also form part of a Channel 4 TV series.

For further information please visit www.thejdset.co.uk

THE JD SET TOUR MAY 2009

7 : Belfast, UK – Spring & Airbrake : Dan Black; Two Door Cinema Club
8 : Glasgow, UK – ABC2 : Hatcham Social; Eugene McGuiness
9 : Newcastle, UK, – The Cluny : Broken Records; White Belt, Yellow Tag
14 : Manchester, UK – Night & Day : Dinosaur Pile-up; The Temper Trap
15 : London, UK – Luminaire : The Asteroids Galaxy Tour; Official Secrets Act

BIG BAND BROADCAST ANNOUNCED

David Gedge's recent one-off performance with the BBC Big Band at the Fuse Festival in Leeds will be transmitted by BBC Radio 2 over two half hour programs next month. "Big Band Special" goes out on air every Monday at 10PM [British Summer Time] and we have been told that the dates for the broadcast of David's collaboration are June 1 and June 8.

DAVID GEDGE'S 7" CHARITY AUCTION

Once again David has been thinning out his personal collection of Wedding Present and Wedding Present - related items, and this time he has donated a huge box of 7" vinyl to be auctioned off with the proceeds going to 'Music Against Domestic Abuse' after our expenses have been deducted. Included in the auction are rare artifacts such as test pressings, promotional discs and long deleted releases. This will be a silent auction meaning that bidders can bid as many times as they like but will be unable to see what anyone else has bid. Bids will be accepted by the administrator, Jessica McMillan by email at twpcontact@aol.com up until and including Monday 18 May 2009.

Jessica's Bidding Rules

1. Please put your name in the subject of the email.

2. In the body of your email please include the item number and your maximum bid.

3. In the body of your email please also include your full name and shipping address together with any other delivery instructions.

4. In the event that a lot gets identical bids, Jessica will email the two bidders and offer them the option of conceding or bidding further against each other.

We regret that any bids received which do not contain all of the above information will be discounted. Following the closure of the auction, Jessica will email all winning bidders to request payment by Paypal or personal cheque [cheques must be in UK pounds sterling only]. Losing bidders will not be notified. Shipping will be £1.50 .

For the full list of items to be auctioned, please refer to the list at the end of this newsletter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Jessica on twpcontact@aol.com. Good luck!

LIVE 2009

WEDDING PRESENT & TERRY DE CASTRO CONCERTS AND DAVID GEDGE DJ & ACOUSTIC SLOTS

MAY

27 : Barcelona, E - David Gedge performs an acoustic set at the Rift Shop [at 1800]

JUNE

17 : Hull, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Welly [with Terry de Castro]
18 : Gloucester, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Guildhall [with Terry de Castro]
19 : Northampton, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Roadmender [with Terry de Castro]
20 : Plymouth, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Hippo [with Terry de Castro]
21 : Exeter, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Phoenix [with Terry de Castro and The Sonix] in support of 'Music Against Domestic Abuse'

JULY

3 : London, UK - Terry de Castro performs at The Putney Half Moon [with Decoration and The Container Drivers, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge]
4 : Bristol, UK - Terry de Castro performs at Big Pink Cake at The Mother's Ruin [with support, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge] www.myspace.com/bigpinkcake
5 : Brighton, UK - Terry de Castro performs at Latest Musicbar [with support, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge]
18 : Grafenhainichen, D - The Wedding Present perform at The Melt! Festival
25 : Albuquerque, E -  The Wedding Present perform at The Contempopranea Festival

AUGUST

22 : Brighton, UK - The Wedding Present headline their very own 'At The Edge Of The Sea' Festival at Concorde 2 [more bands to be announced shortly]

OCTOBER

23 : Waterford, IRL - The Imagine Festival at Electric Avenue

Please note that, aside from these shows, neither The Wedding Present, David Gedge nor Terry de Castro intend to tour extensively in 2009, although one-off appearances are always possible. With any concert dates there can always be last minute changes… so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements.

DAVID GEDGE'S 7" CHARITY AUCTION LIST

Wedding Present Flexis

1. Red flexi given away with Issue 33 of ‘Pop Culture Press’ (song - Him Or Me – from the Watusi Sessions)

2.‘Ablaze Magazine’ black flexi (song – Undercurrent – from the Hit Parade Sessions)

3. FLOS- 1 USA 199? ‘Overcome Some’ flexi – 1.1 Crawl, 1.2 Queen of Outer Space, 2.1 Come Play With Me (all live 12.12.1992)

Wedding Present 7”s (compilations or splits)

4. First Warning LOC 001 - USA 1991 Christmas split single, side one Step Into Christmas - TWP, side two song one Hoodoo Gurus - Little Drummer Boy, song two Silent Night – The Primitives. In black sleeve.

5. Sounds Waves 3 - UK 1987-88? Free with Sounds Magazine. Sugarcubes, Pixies, The Pogues, and The Wedding Present’s ‘Go Out And Get ‘Em, Boy!’ – Live at the Reading Majestic.

6. JEWEL 9 (Guiding Lights Records) – DK 1992? – Side A – Blonde (Live Brixton Academy 12.12.92) Side B – Read Only Memory – All The Way Down.

7. LEAD003 (Leadmill Records) UK 1995 – Prince Charles side – The Wedding Present – Jet Girl, Speedy – The Sporting Life. Leonard Nimoy side – Heights of Abraham, The Apartments. Numbered Single 2039.

8. GUM 001 (Ti-Moog, Bristol 2 – Leeds 3) F 1994 – Beatnik Filmstars – Long Way To Go, Hem – Love To Listen, The Wedding Present – So Long Baby (Live Reading August 1994), Beatnik Filmstars – Apathetic English Swine, Boyracer – Yo Pizza Jump. Blue Vinyl.

9. HOD 004 (Hod Magazine) UK 1988 side one – The Wedding Present – Unfaithful, The Trudy – Living On A Moon, side two - The Hunter’s Club – Little Sister, Claytown Troupe – Real Life.

Wedding Present 7”s (Reception Records)

10. REC 001 UK 1985 – side one – Go Out And Get ‘Em, Boy!, side two – (The Moment Before) Everything’s Spoiled Again.

11. REC 002 UK 1985- side one – Once More, side two – At The Edge Of The Sea.

12. REC 003 UK 1986 – side one – You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends, side two – This Boy Can Wait.

13. REC 005 UK 1987 – side one – My Favourite Dress, side two – Every Mothers Son, Never Said.

14. REC 006 UK 1987 – side one – Anyone Can Make A Mistake, side two – All About Eve.

15. REC 009 UK 1988 – side one – Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm, side two – I’m Not Always So Stupid.

16. REC 009 UK 1988 Gatefold sleeve– side one – Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm, side two – I’m Not Always So Stupid.

17. REC 011 UK 1988 – side one – Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?, side two – Not From Where I’m Standing.

18. REC 011F UK 1988 (Cadeau de Mariage) – side one - Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable?, side two – Give My Love To Kevin (Acoustic Version). Specify white and blue or pink and blue cover.

The Wedding Present 7”s (RCA)

19. RCA PB43117 UK 1989 – side one – Kennedy, side two – Unfaithful.

20. RCA PB43403 UK 1990 – side one – Brassneck, side two – Don’t Talk, Just Kiss.

21. RCA PB43471 UK 1990 Hand painted sleeves - side one – Brassneck, side two – Don’t Talk, Just Kiss. (sleeve numbers: 1543, 1396, 2973, 1509 all out of 3000).

22. RCA PB44021 UK 1990 (3 Songs EP) – side one – Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me), side two – Corduroy, Crawl.

23. RCA PB44495 UK 1991 - side one – Dalliance, side two – Niagara. Specify shiny or matt sleeve.

24. RCA WP1 Ukrainians promo - UK 1989 side one – Davni Chasy, side two - -Katrusya.

Hit Parade 7”s

25. RCA PB45185 UK 1992 ONE – side one – Blue Eyes, side two – Cattle And Cane.

26. RCA PB45183 UK 1992 TWO – side one – Go-Go Dancer, side two – Don’t Cry No Tears.

27. RCA PB45181 UK 1992 THREE – side one – Three, side two – Think That It Might.

28. RCA PB45311 UK 1992 FOUR – side one – Silver Shorts, side two – Falling.

29. RCA PB45313 UK 1992 FIVE – side one Come Play With Me, side two Pleasant Valley Sunday.

30. RCA PB45315 UK 1992 SIX – side one California, side two – Let’s Make Some Plans.

31. RCA 74321101157 UK 1992 SEVEN – side one – Flying Saucer, side two – Rocket.

32. RCA 74321101177 UK 1992 EIGHT – side one – Boing!, side two – Theme From Shaft.

33. RCA 74321101167 UK 1992 NINE – side one – Loveslave, side two – Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family.

34. RCA 7432111691 UK 1992 TEN – side one - Sticky, side two - Go Wild In The Country.

35. RCA 74321116927 UK 1992 ELEVEN – side one – The Queen Of Outer Space, side two – U.F.O.

36. RCA 74321116937 UK 1992 TWELVE – side one – No Christmas, side two – Step Into Christmas.

37. RCA 1992 - All 12 Hit Parade 7” singles, in the special Hit Parade Box

The Wedding Present 7”s (Other labels)

38. MRG 092 – USA 1995 Sucker – side one – Sucker, side two – Waiting On The Guns.

39. Siesta 33 – E 1995 Sucker – side one – Sucker, side two – Waiting On The Guns.

40. MAIL 1 (The Wedding Present is the record label) – UK 1995 Sucker – side one - Sucker, side two – Waiting On The Guns.

41. Cooking Vinyl FRY048 UK 1997 – side one – 2,3,Go, side two – Up.

42. FRY 053 – UK 1996/97 Montreal – side one – Montreal, side two - Project Cenzo.

43. FRY 053X – UK 1996/97 Montreal – side one – Montreal, side two – Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Theme from Cheers).

The Wedding Present 7” White Label / Test Pressings

44. Dalliance TP

45. Kennedy TP

46. Anyone Can Make A Mistake TP

47. Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable? TP.

48. Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm TP

49. Once More TP (says: ‘David Lewis Gedge, Once More/At The Edge Of The Sea, Test Pressing’ on the cover in David’s handwriting)

50. LEEDS 1X – Radio sampler 7” – side one – A Million Miles, side two – What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? (very limited, never sold)

Reception Records and Other bands

51. This Poison! - REC 004 UK 1986 – side one – Engine Failure, side two – You;- Think!!

52. This Poison! - REC 008 UK 1987 – side one - Poised Over The Pause Button, side two – I’m Not Asking.

53. Class – Double Agent 004 USA 1996 – includes cover of I’m Not Always So Stupid and Blur’s Yuko and Hiro. (nice clear vinyl)

Cinerama 7”s

54. Cooking Vinyl FRY 072 UK 1998 – side one – Kerry Kerry, side two – 7x.

55. Cooking Vinyl FRY 072x UK 1998 – side one – Kerry Kerry, side two – Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

56. Elefant Records ER-210 ES 1999 – side one – Pacific, side two - King’s Cross. (beautiful pink vinyl).

57. Scopitones TONE007 UK 2001 – side one – Superman (version en espanol), side two – Dura, Rapida Y Hermosa (Hard, Fast and Beautiful en espanol). Heavy green vinyl.

Cinerama Test Pressings

58. Kerry Kerry TP.

59. Superman (version en espanol) TP.

60. Health and Efficiency side A TP.

61. Health and Efficiency side B (Ears, As If) TP.

Enjoy the ride!