Spring Hill Fair

Infobox Album | Name = Spring Hill Fair
Type = Album
Artist = The Go-Betweens


Released = 1984
Recorded = Le Val, France
Genre = Rock/Alternative rock/Indie rock
Length = 40:29
Label = Sire Records then Circus
Producer = John Brand
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:spd0ylmjxpeb link] |Last album = Before Hollywood (1983)
This album = Spring Hill Fair (1984)
Next album = Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (1986)
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"Spring Hill Fair" was released in September 1984 in the UK on Sire Records. It was The Go-Betweens' third album. The LP was recorded at Miraval Studios in Le Val, France. Prior to the recording of the album, bass player Robert Vickers had joined the group, enabling Grant McLennan to move to lead guitar. The original release consisted of ten songs. In 2002, Circus released an expanded CD which included a second disc of ten bonus tracks and a music video for the song, "Bachelor Kisses".Mueller, Andrew, from the liner notes for the 2002 Circus Compact Disc reissue of "Spring Hill Fair". All track listing/production history/song writing credit information in this article is taken from these liner notes.]

Track listing

#"Bachelor Kisses" – 3:33
#"Five Words" – 4:05
#"The Old Way Out" – 3:41
#"You've Never Lived" – 3:55
#"Part Company" – 4:53
#"Slow Slow Music" – 3:05
#"Draining the Pool for You" – 4:16
#"River of Money" – 5:10
#"Unkind and Unwise" – 3:05
#"Man O' Sand to Girl O' Sea" – 4:41

All songs written by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster. Tracks 1, 6, 8, and 9 lyrics by McLennan; Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10 lyrics by Forster; Track 2 lyrics by McLennan/Forster.

Bonus Tracks on 2002 CD Reissue Disc 2:
# "Emperor's Courtessan" – 2:23
# "Rare Breed" – 2:53
# "Newton Told Me" – 2:33
# "Just Right for Him" – 3:29
# "Attraction" – 2:25
# "The Power That I Now Have" – 2:45
# "Second-Hand Furniture" – 4:13
# "Marco Polo Jr." – 4:12
# "Sweet Tasting Hours" – 3:40
# "Unkind & Unwise (Instrumental)" – 3:04
# "Bachelor Kisses" (Video)

All songs written by McLennan and Forster. Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 lyrics by McLennan; Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9 lyrics by Forster.

Personnel

The Go-Betweens consisted of:

*Robert Forster - vocals, guitar
*Grant McLennan - vocals, guitar
*Lindy Morrison - drums, backing vocals
*Robert Vickers - bass guitar

with:

*Graeme Pleeth - keyboards, brass and string arrangements
*Denis Gautier - trumpet
*Marc Fontana - saxophone
*Ana Silva - backing vocals on "Bachelor Kisses"

References