Cinerama: John Peel Sessions: Season 2

Release date: Out Now

Like The Wedding Present before them, David Gedge's Cinerama have had a close association with the John Peel Show from the outset.I'm a big fan, so this release is something special for me.

This second collection of recordings made exclusively for the programme, both in live performance and in studio sessions at the BBC's famous Maida Vale Studios in London, features the earliest renditions of songs that went on to form the the core of the band's second and third albums, Disco Volante and Torino, released in 2000 and 2002 respectively.

Included are six songs that eventually became singles, among them the string-laden epic, Health & Efficiency, Number the in 2001's Festive 50 and a French vocal version of the ultra-sexy Lollobrigida. The album also features Quick, Before It Melts, Number two in 2002's Festive 50 and Your Charms, written to order for a title supplied by Peel himself!

Cinerama's transition from Gedge's solo project to full band is now complete, and the surprise ending to the group's enchanting cover of The Carpenter's Yesterday Once More even shows The Wedding Present's trademark guitar sound starting to filter back through. However, the songs were recorded with a string section, flute and trumpet and display the full orchestration that has become Cinerama's trademark.

David Gedge is currently living in Seattle, Washington and writing material for a new album. Looking forward to it....
Tracklisting...
Your Charms
Heels
Apres Ski
Superman
Because I'm Beautiful
Lollobrigida (French Version)
Sly Curl
Yesterday Once More
Careless
Get Smart
Quick, Before It Melts
Health And Efficiency