Cherry Red Records a annoncé la sortie d’un coffret consacré à The Pale Fountains.
The Pale Fountains était un groupe anglais formé à Liverpool en 1980 et composé de Mick Head, Chris McCaffery, Thomas Whelan, Andy Diagram et Ken Moss.
Inspiré par la musique des années 1960, notamment Love, Burt Bacharach et les Beatles, le groupe a sorti son premier single « (There’s Always) Something on My Mind » en octobre 1982.
Bien que les Pale Fountains n’aient pas connu de succès commercial significatif, la formation a été saluée par la critique pour ses deux albums sortis chez Virgin : « Pacific Street » (1984) et « …From Across the Kitchen Table » (1985).
Ce coffret de 4 CD réunit les deux albums, ainsi que toutes les faces B, les mixes et des inédits des archives Virgin. L’ensemble est accompagné d’un livret rédigé par John Earls.
Mick Head – Chant, guitare (1981–1987) Chris McCaffery – Basse (1981–1987) Thomas Whelan – Batterie (1981–1987) Andy Diagram – Trompette (1982–1984) John Head – Guitare (1984–1987).
Tracklisting:
Pacific Street
Disc One
1 Reach
2 Something On My Mind
3 Unless
4 Southbound Excursion
5 Natural
6 Faithful Pillow (Pt 1)
7 (Don’t Let Your Love) Start A War
8 Beyond Fridays Field
9 Abergele Next Time
10 Crazier
11 Faithful Pillow (Pt 2)
BONUS TRACKS
12 Thank You – Single
13 Meadow Of Love – Single B Side
14 (There’s Always) Something on My Mind – Remix
15 Palm Of My Hand – Single
16 Palm Of My Hand – Instrumental – Single B Side
17 Love’s A Beautiful Place – Single B Side
18 Unless – Extended Version 12″ Single
19 (Don’t Let Your Love) Start A War – Single
20 (Don’t Let Your Love) Start A War – Extended Version 12″ Single
21 Love Situation – Single B Side
Disc Two
Mixes And Unreleased Tracks
1 Partner Picking Man – Rough Mix with Bass and Drums*
2 Fight Think Love / Love Situation – Rough Mix Take 1*
3 Jock’s A String Bean – Rough Mix*
4 Fight Think Love / Love Situation – Rough Mix Take 2*
5 Spanish Tragedy (Beyond Fridays Field) – Rough Instrumental Mix*
6 Take A Little Shelter – Rough Mix Take 2*
7 Partner Picking Man – Acoustic*
8 Sun Drenched Girl (Crazier) – Acoustic
9 Lavinia’s Dream – Rough Mix Take 1
10 (There’s Always) Something on My Mind -Rough Mix
11 Hey There Fred – Rough Mix
12 One By One – Rough Mix Take 2*
13 Norfolk Broads – Rough Mix Take 1
14 Untitled Jam / 7 and 7 Is*
15 Unless – Rough Mix
16 (There’s Always) Something on My Mind – Rough Mix
17 Sundrenched Girl (Crazier) – Rough Mix
18 Southbound Excursion – Rough Mix
Disc Three
From Across the Kitchen Table
1 Shelter
2 Stole The Love
3 Jean’s Not Happening
4 Bicycle Thieves
5 Limit
6 27 Ways to Get Back Home
7 Bruised Arcade
8 These Are the Things
9 Its Only Hard
10 …From Across the Kitchen Table
11 Hey
12 September Sting
Disc Four
Mixes And Unreleased Tracks
1 From Across the Kitchen Table – Extended Version 12″ Single
2 Bicycle Thieves – Remix Single B Side
3 Just A Girl – Remix Single B Side
4 Thank You – Remix Single B Side
5 Silver Bendix – Demo*
6 The Outsider – Demo*
7 Detrimentally (Stole the Love) – Demo
8 27 Ways to Get Back Home – Demo
9 Summertime (It’s Hard) -Demo
10 Shelter – Demo
11 Yeah Eah Eah – Demo*
12 These Are the Things (Stay) – Demo
13 Bruised Arcade – Demo
*Previosuly unreleased
