The Wedding Present was a English indie group founded in 1985. The initial line-up included David Gedhe, guitarist Peter Solowka, bassist Keith Gregory, and drummer Shaun Charman. They are best known releasing a single every month in 1992 and consequently scoring a record equaling 12 UK Top 40 hits in a single year. "Come play with me" was their only top 10 hit.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Feb 1990 24 Brassneck Sep 1990 25 3 Songs EP May 1991 29 Dalliance Jan 1992 26 Blue Eyes Feb 1992 20 Go-Go Dancer Mar 1992 14 Three Apr 1992 14 Silver Shorts May 1992 10 Come Play With Me Jun 1992 16 California Jul 1992 22 Flying Saucer Aug 1992 19 Boing! Sep 1992 17 Love Slave Oct 1992 17 Sticky Nov 1992 23 The Queen Of Outer Space Dec 1992 25 No Christmas Jan 1997 40 Montreal
What happened next?
Over the year, the only constant member throughout the group's history was singer/songwriter David Gedge. David Gedge broke away from the Wedding Present in 1997 and created the group, Cinerama. In 2004 that group were rebranded at the Wedding Present.
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