{"product_id":"the-wedding-present-studio-betamax-tapes-bundle-getting-better-air-rough-monitor-mixes-1987-88","title":"The Wedding Present - Studio Betamax Tapes Bundle: ‘Getting Better’, AIR, Rough \u0026 Monitor Mixes (1987–88)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1987 and 1988 The Wedding Present went from an indie-chart band to one of the busiest acts in Britain, with \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e, a run of singles, and a contribution to the NME’s Sgt. Pepper tribute album. This bundle collects the studio tapes from that stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are two Maxell 500 HGX Betamax tapes, one labeled with “Getting Better” and “Give My Love to Kevin,” the other “The Wedding Present – AIR”; a Fuji L-250 Betamax marked “Red Rhino – TWP – Leeds – cassette version” and dated 13.8.87; a Sony L-750 Betamax of rough mixes; and two Stronghold-cased tapes, “Monitor Mixes” (2\/3\/87) and “Roughs” (10.7.87). A digital reel box, dated 14-1-88 and marked reel one of the AIR session, comes with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetamax with “Getting Better,” the band’s Beatles cover, and “Give My Love to Kevin”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAIR Studios Betamax and digital reel box, 14-1-88\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e cassette-version master for Red Rhino, 13.8.87\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRough and monitor mixes from 1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix tapes and a reel box from the band’s breakthrough years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of producer and engineer Chris Allison, who produced The Wedding Present’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA percentage of Chris Allison’s proceeds from this collection will be donated to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorethemusicuk.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRestore The Music\u003c\/a\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55544928764233,"sku":"LDN_CA_056","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/IMG_7967.jpg?v=1791810928","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/the-wedding-present-studio-betamax-tapes-bundle-getting-better-air-rough-monitor-mixes-1987-88","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}