The Wedding Present - 24 Songs

Released 19th May 2023

Throughout 2022, The Wedding Presents 24 Songs series saw the legendary indie band release two new tracks a month as double A sided 7s, 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 comprise five bonus recordings including one featuring The Wedding Presents first guitarist, Peter Solowka.

24 Songs was a doff of the cap to The Wedding Presents 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 pl