The Wedding Present Seamonsters album will be celebrating its 30th anniversary on 28th May 2021. To mark this milestone, Sony Music are releasing a 2LP vinyl set 30 years to the day it was originally released in 1991.
It is the third studio album by the British band and was recorded in 10 days in America with producer Steve Albini, which gave the album a rougher, harsher overall sound than the group's earlier albums. It was well received on release and has continued to be featured in critics ‘Best Of’ lists such as The Guardian’s 1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die (“ one of the most excoriating, exhilarating British indie albums of (the 90s)”.
The 2LP package includes the studio album alongside the 3 Songs, Dalliance, and Lovenest EPs plus the John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session from 1991 featuring versions of four songs from the album.
The expanded artwork has been put together by Hitch, the original designer, and the whole project has been overseen by the band’s leader David Gedge.
Tracklist
[LP1] ORIGINAL ALBUM SIDE A 01. Dalliance / 02. Dare / 03. Suck / 04. Blonde / 05. Rotterdam
SIDE B 01. Lovenest / 02. Corduroy / 03. Carolyn / 04. Heather / 05. Octopussy
[LP2] EPs AND SESSION SIDE A 01. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / 02. Crawl / 03. Corduroy (Single Version) / 04. She's My Best Friend / 05. Niagara / 06. Mothers
SIDE B 01. Dan Dare / 02. Fleshworld / 03. Dalliance (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session Version) / 04. Heather (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session Version) / 05. Blonde (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session Version) / 06. Niagara (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session Version)
[CD] 01. Dalliance / 02. Dare / 03. Suck / 04. Blonde / 05. Rotterdam / 06. Lovenest / 07. Corduroy / 08. Carolyn / 09. Heather / 10. Octopussy