Tag: Bizarro

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, Afghan Whigs, Wedding Present, Nick Cave

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, Afghan Whigs, Wedding Present, Nick Cave

This week’s new releases include a huge number of reissues, with re-released titles coming from Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, The Afghan Whigs, The Wedding Present and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, plus a brand-new live album from The Fall compiled by Mark E. Smith.

The Wedding Present to reissue first decade’s output in hugely expanded 3CD/1DVD sets

The Wedding Present to reissue first decade’s output in hugely expanded 3CD/1DVD sets

An impressive set of The Wedding Present reissues will arrive this fall, a campaign that sees the first decade of David Gedge and Co.’s catalog expanded into 3CD/1DVD sets brimming with extras that include non-album singles, B-sides, BBC sessions, live concerts, music videos and much more.

The Wedding Present to reissue ’80s and ’90s output in expanded multi-disc sets

The Wedding Present to reissue ’80s and ’90s output in expanded multi-disc sets

The Wedding Present will embark on an extensive reissue campaign later this years as Edsel Records re-releases much of David Gedge and Co.’s ’80s and ’90s output — five albums, two compilations and an EP — in expanded multi-disc sets crammed with as-yet-unspecified bonus material in both audio and video form.

The Wedding Present to release ‘Live 1990’ — featuring band’s first North American concert

The Wedding Present to release ‘Live 1990’ — featuring band’s first North American concert

The Wedding Present this month will release ‘Live 1990,’ the fourth in its series of archival live albums, collecting remastered versions of the seventh and eighth of the band’s live cassettes that were only sold at shows and through the group’s fanzine. The set includes the band’s first North American concert.

The Wedding Present to release new album in March, bring ‘Seamonsters’ tour to U.S.

The Wedding Present to release new album in March, bring ‘Seamonsters’ tour to U.S.

The Wedding Present plans to release its eighth studio album in March, frontman David Gedge announced Tuesday, then embark on a 14-date North American tour that will see the band performing those new songs in addition to playing 1991’s ‘Seamonsters’ in its entirety as part of that record’s 21st anniversary.

The Wedding Present releases ‘Bizarro: Live in Tokyo 2010,’ preps ‘Live 1989’ reissue

The Wedding Present releases ‘Bizarro: Live in Tokyo 2010,’ preps ‘Live 1989’ reissue

Fans of The Wedding Present have two new live collections to look forward to this fall: ‘Bizarro: Live in Tokyo 2010,’ a download-only full-album performance of the band’s 1989 album; and ‘Live 1989,’ a 2CD reissue of two of the cassettes the band sold at concerts and through its fanzine in the late ’80s.

Athens PopFest 2010 to feature Mission of Burma, The Wedding Present, Oh-OK

Athens PopFest 2010 to feature Mission of Burma, The Wedding Present, Oh-OK

The 2010 installment of Athens PopFest will feature headlining sets by Mission of Burma and The Wedding Present — which will play 1989’s ‘Bizarro’ in its entirety — as well as Dead Milkmen singer Joe Jack Talcum and the reunited Oh-OK, the early ’80s act featuring Lynda Stipe, sister of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.

The Wedding Present unveils North American dates for ‘Bizarro’ 21st anniversary tour

The Wedding Present unveils North American dates for ‘Bizarro’ 21st anniversary tour

Tweet Today The Wedding Present unveiled North American dates for its worldwide tour marking the 21st anniversary of 1989’s Bizarro, the band’s second album and […]

The Wedding Present plotting ‘Bizarro’ 21st anniversary tour throughout 2010

The Wedding Present plotting ‘Bizarro’ 21st anniversary tour throughout 2010

Tweet David Gedge is planning to take The Wedding Present out on tour across North America, Japan and Europe next year to celebrate the 21st […]