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In [[1992]] [[The Wedding Present]] decided to release a limited edition [[single (music)|single]] every month, each featuring an original track on the [[A side]] and a [[cover version]] on the [[B side]]. The tracks were compiled as two [[Gramophone record|LP]]s called [[Hit Parade 1]] and Hit Parade 2 and rereleased as a double [[CD]] in [[2003]] called The Hit Parade. However, a different recording of ''Boing!'' was used on the subsequent album editions to that found on the original 7" single - the single edition being recorded with Jimmy Miller (who also produced ''Flying Saucer''), the re-recording with Brian Paulson (who also produced the remaining singles).
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hit Parade 2
| type = Compilation
| artist = [[The Wedding Present]]
| cover =Hit Parade 2.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = 4 January 1993
| recorded = January–June 1992
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 39:24
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| producer = [[Jimmy Miller]], [[Brian Paulson]]
| prev_title = [[Hit Parade 1]]
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[Watusi (album)|Watusi]]
| next_year = 1994
}}
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'''''Hit Parade 2''''' is a compilation album by [[The Wedding Present]] released in January 1993. Having decided to release a limited edition [[single (music)|single]] every month for all of 1992 (each featuring an original track on the [[A side]] and a [[cover version]] on the [[B side]]) the group subsequently compiled the songs as two [[Gramophone record|LP]]s called ''[[Hit Parade 1]]'' and ''Hit Parade 2''. In 2003, a double [[CD]] was issued called simply ''The Hit Parade''.

A different recording of "Boing!" than the one found on the original 7" single was used on all subsequent album editions - the single edition was produced by [[Jimmy Miller]] (who also produced "Flying Saucer"), the re-recording by [[Brian Paulson]] (who also produced the remaining singles). The original video for this track was also omitted from the VHS compilation ''Dick York's Wardrobe''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"No Christmas"
#"No Christmas"
#"Rocket" ([[Mud (band)|Mud]])
#"Rocket" ([[Mud (band)|Mud]])
#"Theme from Shaft" ([[Isaac Hayes]])
#"[[Theme from Shaft]]" ([[Isaac Hayes]])
#"Chant of the Ever-circling Skeletal Family" ([[David Bowie]])
#"[[Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family]]" ([[David Bowie]])
#"Go Wild in the Country" ([[Bow Wow Wow]])
#"[[Go Wild in the Country]]" ([[Bow Wow Wow]])
#"U.F.O." ([[Barry Gray]])
#"U.F.O." ([[Barry Gray]])
#"Step into Christmas" ([[Elton John]])
#"[[Step into Christmas]]" ([[Elton John]])

Early copies of the LP and CD formats came with an extra disc comprising BBC radio session versions of all 12 A-sides. These tracks have all been subsequently reissued on various CD compilations.

==Charts==
''Hit Parade 2'' spent 2 weeks on the [[UK Official Album Chart]], peaking at number 19 in January 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=HIT PARADE 2 – WEDDING PRESENT - Official Charts |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/wedding-present-hit-parade-2/ |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 23:25, 24 November 2024

Hit Parade 2
Compilation album by
The Wedding Present
Released4 January 1993
RecordedJanuary–June 1992
Length39:24
LabelRCA
ProducerJimmy Miller, Brian Paulson
The Wedding Present chronology
Hit Parade 1
(1992) 		Hit Parade 2
(1993) 		Watusi
(1994)

Hit Parade 2 is a compilation album by The Wedding Present released in January 1993. Having decided to release a limited edition single every month for all of 1992 (each featuring an original track on the A side and a cover version on the B side) the group subsequently compiled the songs as two LPs called Hit Parade 1 and Hit Parade 2. In 2003, a double CD was issued called simply The Hit Parade.

A different recording of "Boing!" than the one found on the original 7" single was used on all subsequent album editions - the single edition was produced by Jimmy Miller (who also produced "Flying Saucer"), the re-recording by Brian Paulson (who also produced the remaining singles). The original video for this track was also omitted from the VHS compilation Dick York's Wardrobe.

Track listing

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  1. "Flying Saucer"
  2. "Boing!"
  3. "Love Slave"
  4. "Sticky"
  5. "The Queen of Outer Space"
  6. "No Christmas"
  7. "Rocket" (Mud)
  8. "Theme from Shaft" (Isaac Hayes)
  9. "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" (David Bowie)
  10. "Go Wild in the Country" (Bow Wow Wow)
  11. "U.F.O." (Barry Gray)
  12. "Step into Christmas" (Elton John)

Early copies of the LP and CD formats came with an extra disc comprising BBC radio session versions of all 12 A-sides. These tracks have all been subsequently reissued on various CD compilations.

Charts

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Hit Parade 2 spent 2 weeks on the UK Official Album Chart, peaking at number 19 in January 1993.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "HIT PARADE 2 – WEDDING PRESENT - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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