FONTAINES

Recorded in three days in August 1987 this superior independent release vaulted into the pop world to a clamour of indifference. Unfair treatment indeed. With lyrics redolent of Morrissey after an all night kitchen sink drama video session they may well have been ready to perch on the throne of misery the Smiths were about to vacate. Nothing more was forthcoming though and this slice of pulchritudinous pop was consigned to the carrier bag of discarded dreams.

The band consisted of Brian Green on vocals, Duane Fontaine on guitar, Louis Jones on guitar, Andy Reynolds on bass and Ed Grimshaw on drums. I had an email from Dr. Andy Reynolds who tells me that Louis Jones and Ed Grimshaw went on to form the Warm Jets and Brian Green went on to record an LP with Hugh Cornwell, then went to Nashville and now teaches song-writing MA in Bath. Apparently there exist videos of the band performing other songs which may one day appear on Youtube. Dr.Reynolds is now a reader in medieval archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology in London. Perhaps five hundred years from now someone will dig up an old Fontaines record and marvel at this gleaming example of mid eighties pop.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 may 1

1 Fontaines : I Want Everything
2 Josie Cotton : Johnny Are You Queer?
3 Je Suis Animal : Painted In My Face
4 Nine Steps To Ugly : Eddie Lopez Lives In Slough
5 Sarah Goes Shopping : Yet Another Song About "Love And Peace"
6 Sneakers : Ruby
7 Camera Obscura : French Navy
8 News : 50% Reduction
9 Devils Hole Gang : Isn't It
10 Fontaines : Bernadette
11 Hermit Crabs : Flaxen-Haired Boy
12 B-Team : All I Ever Wanted
13 Loch Ness Mouse : Vespa 50
14 Stormclouds : Lost In Space
15 Kamikaze Pilots : Sharon Signs To Cherry Red
16 Flying Colurs : Abstract Art
17 Minisnap : Whistler
18 Scoop : You Can Do It
19 Northern Portrait : Crazy
20 Relations : Brainwashed And Blowdried

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 april 3

1 Golinski Brothers : Bloody
2 Sarah Goes Shopping : Yet Another Song About "Love And Peace"
3 B-Team : All I Ever Wanted
4 Relations : Brainwashed And Blowdried
5 Toys : My Mind Wanders
6 Scoop : You Can Do It
7 Comet Gain : Books Of California
8 Kamikaze Pilots : Sharon Signs To Cherry Red
9 Flying Colours : Abstract Art
10 Sister Rain : Burt Reynolds
11 Dancette : Going Green
12 C-Saim : Give And Take
13 Fontaines : I Want Everything
14 Go Sailor : Fine Day For Sailing
15 Screen 3 : City Of Souls
16 Dancing Bears : She's My Girl
17 Northern Portrait : Crazy
18 Hot Rain : It's A Lie
19 Elephant Noise : Remember The Big Time
20 Patsy Ann Noble : Tied Up With Mary

Green numbers indicate new entries.