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George Best is the debut album by The Wedding Present. It was released in October 1987 by their own record company, Reception Records. After self-releasing five singles on Reception Records label, the band turned to recording their first album, continuing their collaboration with producer Chris Allison, who had produced their previous single, "My Favourite Dress". David Gedge's songwriting chronicles relationships breaking up or never taking off. A digression is CD bonus track "All About Eve", which is about apartheid, a subject Gedge came into contact with during his childhood in South Africa. The band sought and received permission to name the album after Northern Irish football legend George Best. Best agreed to appear on promotional shots with the band. The original Reception Records compact disc release added two bonus tracks from the B-side of single "Anyone Can Make a Mistake". All later CD re-releases of George Best, starting with the 1997 re-release by Canadian reissue label Pearls from the Past, added all tracks of 1988 singles "Nobody's Twisting Your Arm" and "Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?", including a cover of The Beatles' "Getting Better". By the time of the latter single's release, drummer Shaun Charman had been fired and replaced by Simon Smith.

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Notable quotes

“If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both.”
— In the book The Afterlife by Paul Morley "", Footy Factor (April 23, 2009).
“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.”
— Reported in "Best: Decline of the golden boy", BBC News (June 14 2005).
“I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.”
— Reported in "The things they say: George Best", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).
“In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.”
— Reported in Ned Sherrin, Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (2008), p. 153.
“He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.”
— On David Beckham; reported in "The things they say: George Best", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).
“There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time it's been a compliment to me.”
— On Cristiano Ronaldo; reported in "Funniest ever footie quotes", TheSun.co.uk (March 8, 2008).

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Not who you're looking for? Others named George Best: Northern Irish footballer (1946–2005) · English chronicler · British politician · Northern Irish lawn bowler

George Best is the debut album by The Wedding Present. It was released in October 1987 by their own record company, Reception Records.

Overview

George Best is the debut album by The Wedding Present. It was released in October 1987 by their own record company, Reception Records. After self-releasing five singles on Reception Records label, the band turned to recording their first album, continuing their collaboration with producer Chris Allison, who had produced their previous single, "My Favourite Dress". David Gedge's songwriting chronicles relationships breaking up or never taking off. A digression is CD bonus track "All About Eve", which is about apartheid, a subject Gedge came into contact with during his childhood in South Africa. The band sought and received permission to name the album after Northern Irish football legend George Best. Best agreed to appear on promotional shots with the band. The original Reception Records compact disc release added two bonus tracks from the B-side of single "Anyone Can Make a Mistake". All later CD re-releases of George Best, starting with the 1997 re-release by Canadian reissue label Pearls from the Past, added all tracks of 1988 singles "Nobody's Twisting Your Arm" and "Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?", including a cover of The Beatles' "Getting Better". By the time of the latter single's release, drummer Shaun Charman had been fired and replaced by Simon Smith.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both.”
— In the book The Afterlife by Paul Morley "", Footy Factor (April 23, 2009).
“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.”
— Reported in "Best: Decline of the golden boy", BBC News (June 14 2005).
“I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.”
— Reported in "The things they say: George Best", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).
“In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.”
— Reported in Ned Sherrin, Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (2008), p. 153.
“He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.”
— On David Beckham; reported in "The things they say: George Best", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).
“There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time it's been a compliment to me.”
— On Cristiano Ronaldo; reported in "Funniest ever footie quotes", TheSun.co.uk (March 8, 2008).

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

George Best across IJR

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George BestRumors confirmed: surprisingly easy to talk to.George BestThe late-night sketch version — live in your chat.George BestThe late-night sketch version — live in your chat.

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