The Pale Fountains - From Across The Kitchen TableThe Pale Fountains were formed in Liverpool in 1980 by Mick (as he was then known) Head with Chris McCaffery on bass, Thomas Whelan on drums, trumpeter Andy Diagram and guitarist Ken Moss. Signing with Virgin in late 1982, this was the first time the music world became aware of the work of singer songwriter Michael Head. 1985's . . . From Across The Kitchen Table was produced by Ian Broudie, soon to form and redefine sugar pop with The Lightning

songwriter

has remastered the album for this special reissue

The Nightingales were formed by former Prefects (Clash's 'White Riot Tour'

39 minutes of music

but they're tethered to a fat boogie bassline and Bainbridge's own rich percussive clatter

rhythmic repetition and harmonic shifts embody the building tensions of uncertainty created by profound loss: loss of life

The Telescopes are one of the very few artists that are living proof that this revolutionary act is possible to evolve and sustain free from artistic corruption

While Expensive Sound may be better known for the bands it inspired -- the neo-psychedelia of The Stone Roses and the athletic fretwork of Fugazi -- they deserve appreciation on its own merits: one of the finest guitar pop records of the era

Feedback Jam (Side B)

Available on deluxe 180g transparent green vinyl

drawing references from literature and autobiography

Available on UK indies-only coloured vinyl