It hasnt been long since The Wedding Present released their latest LP Going, Going but theres already another LP in the pipeline, albeit a collection of old sessions. The Marc Riley Sessions Volume 1 collection comes out on 2nd December via Hatch Records and contains tracks from three memorable studio sessions with DJ Marc Riley from 2007, 2008 and 2010. The sessions feature songs that span the entirety of the cult indie bands career and the consistency of David Gedges songwriting.Marc Riley himself commented on the release of the new album: The release of The Wedding Present sessions done for our 6 Music programme over the years is something of an honour. In the great tradition of the Peel/Selwood releases on the Strange Fruit label this record proves that even without John the BBC can still be a place where great bands can continue to grow and be creative amongst friends.Riley also commented on John Peels love of the cult band: There were many other bands who benefitted from the Peel Effect. T oo numerous to mention. But one of those was as if you cant see this coming The Wedding Present. The constant support. Plays. Sessions. Encouragement. Friendship. Johns love of the George Best LP (which was a heroic support considering Johns affiliation to Liverpool Manchester Uniteds most hated rival) was well known and until John passed away he remained a firm fan of all things Gedge.