Pacific Street is the debut album by British band
The Pale Fountains
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), trumpet player Andy Diagram (horns) and Ken Moss (Guitar/Bass). Diagram w ...
. The CD version of the LP contains all 11 of the songs that first appeared on it, plus 4 bonus tracks: "Thank You", "Meadow of Love", "Palm of My Hand" and "Love's a Beautiful Place".
''Pacific Street'' contained an acoustic sound tendentially, engaged in trumpet and flute, with influences from
Burt Bacharach
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,
Love
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,
Bossa nova
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and new and extremely melodious pop songs.
The band would record one more album before splitting and Head would re-emerge a few years later fronting
Shack.
Track listing
Personnel
The Pale Fountains
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Mick Head
Michael William Head (born 24 November 1961) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool, England. He is most famous as the lead singer and songwriter for Shack and The Pale Fountains, both of which also feature his younger bro ...
– vocals, guitar
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John Head – lead guitar
*Chris McCaffrey – bass, percussion
*Thomas Whelan – drums, percussion
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Andy Diagram
Andy Diagram (born 1959 in London) is a British musician and trumpet player. He has worked with the instrument in a variety of bands and contexts ranging from pop and rock to experimental jazz, art rock and dance music. He is best known for hi ...
– trumpet, keyboards
Additional musicians
*Marc L'Etarjet – cello
*Trixi – keyboards
*Julie Andrews – flute
References
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1984 debut albums
Virgin Records albums
New wave albums by English artists