''Take Fountain'' is the sixth studio album by

The Wedding Present The Wedding Present are an English indie rock group formed in 1985 in Leeds, England, by members of The Lost Pandas. The band has been led by vocalist and guitarist David Gedge, the band's only constant member. Closely linked to the C86 scene ...

. It was released in the UK on 14 February 2005, through Scopitones Records, and a day later in the US through

Manifesto Records Manifesto Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California that has released records by Dead Kennedys, Tim Buckley, Cinerama (band), Cinerama, Concrete Blonde, Cranes (band), Cranes, The Czars, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lilys, ...

Background

David Gedge David Lewis Gedge (born 23 April 1960, in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is an English musician and songwriter. Gedge's lyrics explore themes such as romantic love and heartbreak. According to Michael Sutton of ''AllMusic'', his ly ...

originally recorded ''Take Fountain'' as the fourth

Cinerama Cinerama is a widescreen process that originally projected images simultaneously from three synchronized 35 mm movie film, 35mm projectors onto a huge, deeply curved screen, Subtended angle, subtending 146-degrees of arc. The trademarked pr ...

album, but after the break-up of his relationship with fellow Cinerama founder Sally Murrell, Gedge decided that this darker record should be released under his Wedding Present name. ''Take Fountain'' is the band's first album release since 1996's ''Saturnalia'', and returns to the noisy, jangly, intelligent indie sound of old. ''Take Fountain'' was recorded in the United States at

Robert Lang Studios Robert Lang Studios is a recording studio in Shoreline, Washington, United States. Numerous bands have recorded at Robert Lang Studios since 1974 including Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab for Cut ...

in Shoreline, Washington, at Philosophy of the World Recording in Seattle, Washington, and at

Electrical Audio Electrical Audio is a recording facility founded in Chicago, Illinois by musician and recording engineer Steve Albini in 1997. Hundreds of independent music projects have been recorded there. Unlike most producers, Albini refused to take any roya ...

in Chicago, Illinois in mid-2004.

Steve Fisk Steve Fisk is an American, Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. As a musician, he has been in bands such as the instrumental alternative/indie rock band Pell Mell and the electronic band Pigeonhed. He has long been a ...

acted as producer and engineer, with additional production from Gedge and guitarist Simon Cleave. Justin Armstrong and Greg Man did additional engineering. Fisk mixed the wordings, before they were mastered by Noel Summerville at in London.

Charts

The album reached number 68 in the UK chart, after all of Cinerama's albums had failed to chart other than the debut which only reached number 93.

Title

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

, Fountain Avenue is a minor east-west street, between and parallel to

Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, United States, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway (California), Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisad ...

and

Santa Monica Boulevard Santa Monica Boulevard is a major west–east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica near the Pacific Ocean to Sunset Boulevard at Sunset Junction in Los Angeles. It passes t ...

, two very congested arteries. According to a common tale,

Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympatheti ...

was once asked what the best way an aspiring starlet could get into

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood ...

was, and reportedly replied without hesitation, "Take Fountain!"The Independent
/ref>

Track listing

All the songs were written by David Gedge and Simon Cleave. # "On Ramp" – 2:03 # "Interstate 5" (extended version) – 8:06 # "Always the Quiet One" – 3:20 # "I'm from Further North Than You" – 3:39 # "Mars Sparkles Down on Me" – 4:14 # "Ringway to Seatac" – 2:41 # "Don't Touch That Dial" (Pacific Northwest version) – 6:18 # "It's for You" – 3:16 # "Larry's" – 3:39 # "Queen Anne" – 4:05 # "Perfect Blue" – 5:31

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. The Wedding Present * David Gedge – vocals, guitar, percussion, orchestral arrangements * Simon Cleave – guitar * Terry de Castro – bass, backing vocals * Kari Paavola – drums, percussion Additional musicians *

–

vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone ...

glockenspiel The glockenspiel ( ; or , : bells and : play) or bells is a percussion instrument consisting of pitched aluminum or steel bars arranged in a Musical keyboard, keyboard layout. This makes the glockenspiel a type of metallophone, similar to the v ...

mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a Capstan (tape recorder), capstan, which pulls i ...

, organ, piano * Jen Kozel – violin * Stephen Cresswell – viola *

Lori Goldston Lori Goldston (born ) is an American cellist and composer. Accomplished in a wide variety of styles, including classical, world music, rock and free improvisation, she came to prominence as the touring cellist for Nirvana from 1993–1994 and a ...

– cello * Don Crevie – French horn * Jeff McGrath – trumpet Production and design * Steve Fisk – producer, engineer, mixing * David Gedge – additional production * Simon Cleave – additional production * Justin Armstrong – additional engineering * Greg Norman – additional engineering * Noel Summervile – mastered * Hak Bo Lee – piano technician * Egelnick and Webb – sleeve design * Lincoln Carmen Mongillo III – photography

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums The Wedding Present albums Albums produced by Steve Fisk Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios