Simon Smith

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Simon Smith has been the drummer with several British Indie rock bands, most notably The Wedding Present from Leeds.

Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2.1 With The Wedding Present 2.1.1 UK singles 2.1.2 Albums

[edit] Career

Simon Smith started out briefly as a member of The Chorus with Peter Solowka, who also became a member of The Wedding Present. The Chorus released tracks on the AAZ record label from 1983 to 1985 including the 7" double A side single "These Stones" / "Diamond Mine".

Smith left The Chorus to join stable mates The Sinister Cleaners in 1985, replacing the drum machine that had featured on their earlier releases. Smith released 3 12" EPs with The Sinister Cleaners and toured the UK and Europe with them from 1985 to 1987. Smith left The Sinister Cleaners to join The Wedding Present as drummer, working briefly with Sinister Cleaner Len Liggins and Pete Solowka in The Wedding Present offshoot band The Ukrainians.

The Wedding Present went on standby in 1997 and its members drifted apart. Band leader David Gedge tried a number of times to get the band back together in this line-up, but Smith and bassist Jayne Lockey expressed little interest. Gedge has since restarted the band with a different rhythm section.

Smith was also a member of Cha Cha Cohen, who got together in 1994 and have featured members from the UK, Australia and the USA. Cha Cha Cohen released records on the Chemikal Underground Records label.

[edit] Discography

[edit] With The Wedding Present

[edit] UK singles

1. Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? (Reception 1988)
2. Давні Часи/Davni Chasy (promo, Reception 1988/RCA 1989)
3. Kennedy (RCA 1989)
4. Brassneck (RCA 1990)
5. 3 Songs EP (RCA 1990)
6. Dalliance (RCA 1991)
7. Lovenest (RCA 1991)
8. Blue Eyes (RCA 1992)
9. Go-Go Dancer (RCA 1992)
10. Three (RCA 1992)
11. Silver Shorts (RCA 1992)
12. Come Play with Me (RCA 1992)
13. California (RCA 1992)
14. Flying Saucer (RCA 1992)
15. Boing! (RCA 1992)
16. Loveslave (RCA 1992)
17. Sticky (RCA 1992)
18. The Queen of Outer Space (RCA 1992)
19. No Christmas (RCA 1992)
20. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Island 1994)
21. It's a Gas (Island 1994)
22. Sucker (no label 1995)
23. 2, 3, Go (Cooking Vinyl 1996)
24. Montreal (Cooking Vinyl 1997)

[edit] Albums

1. Українські Виступи в Івана Піла (compilation album, RCA 1989)
2. Bizarro (RCA 1989)
3. Seamonsters (RCA 1991)
4. Hit Parade 1 (compilation, RCA 1992)
5. Hit Parade 2 (compilation, RCA 1992)
6. Peel Sessions 1987-1990 (compilation, Strange Fruit 1993)
7. Watusi (Island 1994)
8. Mini (Cooking Vinyl 1995)
9. Saturnalia (Cooking Vinyl 1996)
10. Evening Sessions 1986-1994 (compilation, Strange Fruit 1997)
11. John Peel Sessions 1992-1995 (compilation, Cooking Vinyl 1998)
12. Singles 1995-1997 (compilation, Cooking Vinyl 1999)
13. Singles 1989-1991 (compilation, Manifesto 1999)
14. The Hit Parade (2CD compilation, Camden Deluxe 2003)