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The Wedding Present

Mat Snow, Q, December 1989

Chauffered car-rides on the record company’s account bear witness to The Wedding Present’s emergence out of indie-land’s "shambling" band scene. But for their singer Dave Gedge, such luxuries are secondary to the artistic freedoms afforded by their "mould-breaking" contract.

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