{"product_id":"the-go-betweens-fountains-of-youth-390826","title":"The Go-Betweens – Fountains of Youth (Live at the Town \u0026 Country Club, London - 10th May 1987) (2xLP)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Go-Betweens' \u003cem\u003eFountains of Youth - Live at the Town and Country Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e captures the band in London in May 1987, just before \u003cem\u003eTallulah\u003c\/em\u003e arrived and at a point when songs for \u003cem\u003e16 Lovers Lane\u003c\/em\u003e were already taking shape. More than a routine concert document, this was professionally recorded on 24-track, 2-inch analogue tape - by Robert Forster's account, almost certainly the only Go-Betweens show preserved that way - which gives the album a rare sense of occasion as well as unusual clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat occasion clearly shaped the performance. Instead of treating the night as a greatest-hits run-through, the band used the chance to build a more adventurous four-side set, mixing key songs with deeper selections and letting their dual-songwriter identity come through in full. Grant McLennan's melodic, open-hearted writing and Robert Forster's sharper, darker instincts have always been central to the Go-Betweens, and this set shows how naturally those voices could coexist on stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also sits neatly inside the group's much-loved Beggars Banquet period, the so-called London years that produced \u003cem\u003eLiberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTallulah\u003c\/em\u003e, and eventually \u003cem\u003e16 Lovers Lane\u003c\/em\u003e. With performances of songs such as \"Bye Bye Pride,\" \"Right Here,\" and \"Karen,\" \u003cem\u003eFountains of Youth\u003c\/em\u003e works both as a vivid live snapshot and as evidence of a band refining its songwriting in real time. This edition also matters historically: the album was remastered in 2019 for Domino's \u003cem\u003eG Stands for Go-Betweens Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e and is available on standalone vinyl for the first time in over 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2xLP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2019 remastered audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst standalone vinyl issue in over 30 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGatefold jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-go-betweens-vinyl-records\"\u003eThe Go-Betweens\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Beggars Banquet\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_worldwide\"\u003eWorldwide\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; 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