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Wedding Present
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George Best Plus
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| Label © |
Unknown |
| Release Year |
1988 |
| Length |
1:10:43 |
| Genre |
Rock |
| Personal Star Rating [1-5] |
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| Ref# |
W-0020 |
| Bitrate |
~254 Kbps |
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1.
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Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
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4:09
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What Did Your Last Servant Die Of?
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2:43
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Don't Be So Hard
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2:43
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Million Miles, A
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3:33
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All This & More
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2:22
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Getting Nowehere Fast
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1:43
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My Favourite Dress
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4:14
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Shatner
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2:06
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Something & Nothing
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3:50
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It's What You Want That Matters
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3:25
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Give My Love to Kevin
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2:45
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Anyone Can Make a Mistake
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3:20
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You Can't Moan, Can You?
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3:18
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All About Eve
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2:12
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Nobody's Twisting Your Arm
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4:01
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Nothing Comes Easy
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4:25
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Don't Laugh
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3:02
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18.
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I'm Not Always So Stupid
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4:06
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Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?
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2:35
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20.
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Not From Where I'm Standing
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2:37
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21.
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Give My Love to Kevin (Acoustic)
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2:53
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22.
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Getting Better
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2:07
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23.
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Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable?
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2:34
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This huge collection summarizes the early portion of the Wedding Present's career, the C-86 era of jangly, revved-up indie-pop. The release compiles the band's first album and its first two singles ("Nobody's Twisting You Arm" and "Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now") — 23 tracks worth of the hyper pop the band is known for. Apart from the dark and majestic Seamonsters, George Best + is easily the best possible introduction to the band's work; it's also a fine introduction to the entire C-86 scene that's had such an impact on British rock. It would be impossible to name the "standout" tracks, since the band's strength lies in the fact that every tune is so solid: it should suffice to mention "Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft," "My Favourite Dress," "Anyone Can Make a Mistake," a cover of the Beatles' "Getting Better," and a French version of "Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?" (the last two featuring Heavenly/Talulah Gosh singer Amelia Fletcher) — then remember that nearly every song in the Wedding Present catalog is just as good as those that have been picked out as singles. This here is a definite classic. — Nitsuh Abebe
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