Years active 1981 (1981)–1987 (1987) Labels Operation TwilightLes Disques du CrépusculeVirgin Past members Mick HeadChris McCafferyThomas WhelanAndy DiagramJohn Head Albums Pacific Street, Something on My Mind, ... From Across the Kitchen Table, Longshot for Your Love Members Mick Head, John Head, Andy Diagram, Chris McCaffery, Thomas Whelan | ||
The pale fountains reach
The Pale Fountains were an English band formed in Liverpool in 1980, and composed of Mick Head (vocalist/guitarist), Chris McCaffery (bassist), Thomas Whelan (drummer) and former Dislocation Dance trumpeter Andy Diagram (horns).
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- The pale fountains reach
- The pale fountains something on my mind
- Career
- Members
- Discography
- Songs
- References
The pale fountains something on my mind
Career
Inspired by 1960s music such as Love, Burt Bacharach and The Beatles, the group released their debut single (There's Always) Something On My Mind on Les Disques du Crépuscule before signing a major label deal in October 1982. Although the Pale Fountains failed to make much commercial headway, the band would earn critical praise for the two albums released on Virgin, Pacific Street (1984) and ...From Across the Kitchen Table (1985), produced by Ian Broudie, who later found fame with The Lightning Seeds. Their sole UK Singles Chart Top 50 single was "Thank You", which reached No. 48 in 1982.
The band split up in 1987, with Mick Head going on to form Shack with his brother John. Andy Diagram had already left in 1984 and would later join James. Bassist and founder member Chris "Biffa" McCaffery died in 1989 of a brain tumour.
In November 2007, Head announced that he was reforming The Pale Fountains for two gigs. One at the Carling Academy in Liverpool on 2 February 2008, and another at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on 3 February 2008. The group remains particularly popular in France and Japan. Two posthumous compilations have been issued: Longshot For Your Love (Marina, 1998) and Something On My Mind (Crépuscule, 2013), the latter with a bonus live CD recorded in 1982.
Members
Discography
Songs
Jean's Not Happening From Across the Kitchen Table · 1985
From Across the Kitchen Table From Across the Kitchen Table · 1985
Palm of My HandPacific Street · 1984