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

The Wedding Present The Wedding Present are an English indie rock group originally formed in 1985 in Leeds, England, from the ashes of The Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, ...

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

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Background

David Gedge David Lewis Gedge (born 23 April 1960, in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is an English musician and songwriter. Early life Gedge grew up in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in the area known as Top of Hebers. He attended Hollin High S ...

originally recorded ''Take Fountain'' as the fourth

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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

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

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in Chicago, Illinois in mid-2004.

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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

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

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and

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

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was once asked what the best way an aspiring starlet could get into Hollywood was, and reportedly replied without hesitation, "Take Fountain!"The Independent
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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 *

–

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

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– 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