The Go-Betweens – Fountains Of Youth: Live At The Town & Country (2-LP Vinyl)
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The Go-Betweens occupy a singular place in the post-punk landscape, Brisbane expatriates who brought literary precision and melodic ache to a London scene that never quite knew what to do with them. By 1987, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan had refined their songwriting partnership into something genuinely rare, two distinct voices pulling in complementary directions, and the Town & Country show catches that tension at its peak, just before *Tallulah* would introduce them to the widest audience of their career.
Recorded professionally in May 1987, this stunning live set was captured right before the release of Tallulah. About it, Uncut said that it ""provides detailed evidence of the band's growing confidence and continuously refined songwriting"". Robert Forster noted that ""This show is almost certainly the only performance of The Go-Betweens' career that was captured on 24-track, 2-inch analog tape. The recording was made from a mobile recording truck parked beside the venue's stage door... Our intentions for the recording heavily influenced the way we approached our performance. What you are hearing is not a typical Go-Betweens show. This is a one off - and it manifests itself in one big way. The set list. Given this opportunity to catalogue over four sides of vinyl, we took a more adventurous course regarding 'the set'. What we have, is not only a one-off recording, but a one-off show. And some of the best moments comes from our wild intent.""
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UPC: 607618216313
Label: Beggars Banquet Us
Release Date: 9.25.26
Format: LP Vinyl