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| | Manifesto Records :: The Wedding Present (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | With their independent releases, THE WEDDING PRESENT acquired a reputation for bittersweet, breathtakingly real love songs immersed in whirlwind guitars, so it was quite extraordinary that Ukrainski Vistupi v Johna Peela, with the band exploring traditional Eastern European folk music, should be their major label debut on RCA. |
 | | The next step, made with characteristically twisted WEDDING PRESENT logic, was to enlist noise-mongering [and relatively unknown, at that time] sound engineer Steve Albini's aid, at a time when everyone else was releasing dance mixes. |
 | | It was at this point, in 1997, that Gedge called a temporary halt to THE WEDDING PRESENT and started work on a solo project that would eventually see the light of day under the banner |
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