I will get round to posting the LP in its entirety for any TWP fans out there who may well be looking for it - it is a fine record in many ways with some cracking pop tunes on it notwithstanding the fact it is quite different from any other LP the band has ever released as evidenced by this piece of bio lifted from the band's official website:-
"WATUSI, produced by Steve Fisk (a prime mover in the celebrated avant-garde scene of Seattle), whisked the band off into another new area with its lo-fi pop, three-part a capella harmonies and Waikiki-ready surf strains. This “strong, multifaceted album” [Select], sprinkled with 60s and 70s pastiches, was described by critics as their most varied and dynamic to date. “Watusi is (their) ‘White Album’, a re-assessment of their sound that finds them doing what they do best” [Melody Maker]."
There were two singles lifted from the LP, the first of which was a #51 hit.
mp3 : The Wedding Present - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
mp3 : The Wedding Present - Le Bikini
mp3 : The Wedding Present - Flame On
mp3 : The Wedding Present - Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be)?
The fourth track is a cover of a 1967 song by Paul Revere & The Raiders which was a #5 hit on the Billboard chart.
The second CD for the single featured three tracks taken from a John Peel session in April 1994, and are versions of tracks found on Watusi:-
mp3 : The Wedding Present - Gazebo (Peel Session)
mp3 : The Wedding Present - So Long Baby (Peel Session)
mp3 : The Wedding Present - Spangle (Peel Session)
Oh and as one last wee treat, heres the Weddoes' promo for the single:-
Happy Listening
8 comments:
Never seen this promo vid before - it is excellent, love the Man From Uncle homage. Oh, and Gedge looks a bit like he's just stepped off the set of Mad Men.
Is Watusi hard to find? I just look on my shelf and it's there, between YYYYY and It's A Gas. (Thank you, I'm here all week).
What a nice post for a Wednesday. The Paul Revere cover is one of my favorites.
Great post. 'Spangle' and 'Gazebo' session versions are amongst my favourites from this era of TWP. Both totally different from the LP takes.
And if people aren't feeling old enough already: 'Seamonsters' is 20this month.
Love love love the Weddoes, but this was my least fave era of theirs. I never really got into Watusi and it remains my least played Wedding Present album.
Regardless, Gedge is still a genius!
Excellent Paul Revere track.
Somehow I've acquired all three formats of 'Yeah x5' and two copies of 'It's A Gas', but I haven't so much as seen a copy of the album since I started liking them. Maybe one of these days.
I love Watusi so thanks ofr he riches of all the various versions / b sides etc
I love the Weddoes--you've made my morning, thank you!
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