138.A Million Miles by The Wedding Present 1987

1987. With the Smiths breaking up in August of 87 luckily we had a band that seemed to be cut from a similar if  a rougher stone.  The first thing I noticed about the Wedding present was the song titles which were like lines Morrisey might have used in his songs. Their lyrics were self depreciating. funny , insightful and had great melodies. The sound was lo fi and indie probably due to a non existent budget to make their album. But hell they had George Best on the cover.
I bought the record in some record shop in Hawthorn. The cover really did sell to me. And I wasn't enamoured at first until it got to this song. This was the tune that opened the door and allowed me into the Weddoes world. The line that sold me was "You're Not Like Anyone I've ever Met Before" It made me want to go out and meet someone and fall head over heels. For the next few months I would be playing this album regularly in my Meredith Street Flat. I even tried writing songs in it's style. some times I still try to emulate Gedge's style. And then I would have a go at the wild guitar strumming style.
I never got to play these songs at any of the places I DJed but I was always thrilled when a braver soul than I would play these songs at Indie Nightclubs.