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The Wedding Present - singles and EP’s Acetate Archive

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The Wedding Present - singles and EP’s Acetate Archive

The Wedding Present - singles and EP’s Acetate Archive

An archive documenting The Wedding Presents singles and EP's Anyone Can Make A Mistake (1987) and Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm (1988). 

The collection includes a pair of handwritten Town House acetate discs featuring reference cuts of Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm and I’m Not Always So Stupid, alongside a PCM-F1 final mixes. Together, these materials capture key stages of the production process and provide a rare insight into the band’s formative years as their early releases moved from development to commercial manufacture.

A percentage of Chris Allison's proceeds from this collection will be donated to Restore The Music charity (restorethemusicuk.com), a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.

Included in this Lot

  • 2 x handwritten Town House acetate discs (A + B sides)
  • 1 x PCM-F1 final mixes tape
  • Handwritten track listings and production annotations
  • 1 x  Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm 7"
  • 1 x  Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm 7" gatefold
  • 1 x Anyone Can Make A Mistake 7"
  • 1 x Anyone Can Make A Mistake 12"
  • 1 x Anyone Can Make A Mistake sealed cassette with badge

Collectibility & Provenance

  • Early Wedding Present production materials
  • Original Town House mastering acetates
  • Beta-format digital safety copy
  • Handwritten track and mastering information
  • Multiple original production formats from the same release campaign
  • Direct provenance from the Chris Allison archive
$26.25

Original: $75.00

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The Wedding Present - singles and EP’s Acetate Archive

$75.00

$26.25

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An archive documenting The Wedding Presents singles and EP's Anyone Can Make A Mistake (1987) and Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm (1988). 

The collection includes a pair of handwritten Town House acetate discs featuring reference cuts of Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm and I’m Not Always So Stupid, alongside a PCM-F1 final mixes. Together, these materials capture key stages of the production process and provide a rare insight into the band’s formative years as their early releases moved from development to commercial manufacture.

A percentage of Chris Allison's proceeds from this collection will be donated to Restore The Music charity (restorethemusicuk.com), a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.

Included in this Lot

  • 2 x handwritten Town House acetate discs (A + B sides)
  • 1 x PCM-F1 final mixes tape
  • Handwritten track listings and production annotations
  • 1 x  Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm 7"
  • 1 x  Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm 7" gatefold
  • 1 x Anyone Can Make A Mistake 7"
  • 1 x Anyone Can Make A Mistake 12"
  • 1 x Anyone Can Make A Mistake sealed cassette with badge

Collectibility & Provenance

  • Early Wedding Present production materials
  • Original Town House mastering acetates
  • Beta-format digital safety copy
  • Handwritten track and mastering information
  • Multiple original production formats from the same release campaign
  • Direct provenance from the Chris Allison archive
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