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released in January 1993. Having decided to release a limited edition

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every month for all of 1992 (each featuring an original track on the

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and a

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on the

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) the group subsequently compiled the songs as two LPs called ''

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'' 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

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(who also produced "Flying Saucer"), the re-recording by

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(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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) 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. {{The Wedding Present 1993 compilation albums The Wedding Present albums