BABES IN TOYLAND FONTANELLE GERMAN 1992 LP+INNER LYRIC SLEEVE/EX-

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Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. The band was formed by Oregon native Kat Bjelland(lead vocals and guitar), with Lori Barbero (drums) and Michelle Leon (bass), who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992. Courtney Love — a close friend and former bandmate of Bjelland when the two lived in Portland and San Francisco - had a very brief stint in the band in 1987 as a bass player, before being kicked out and forming Hole in 1989.[1]

Between 1989 and 1995, Babes in Toyland released three studio albums; Spanking Machine (1989), the commercially successful Fontanelle (1992), andNemesisters (1995), before becoming inactive in 1997 and eventually disbanding in 2001. While the band was inspirational to some performers in the riot grrrl movement in the Pacific Northwest, Babes in Toyland never associated themselves with the movement.

Fontanelle is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Babes in Toyland, released on August 11, 1992. It was the band's first release on a major label (Reprise Records, a division of Warner Music), and their first recording to feature Maureen Herman on bass.

Contents

• 1 Background and production
• 2 Critical reception
• 3 Track listing
• 4 Musicians and personnel
• 5 Chart performance
• 6 References
• 7 External links

[edit]Background and production

After extensive touring throughout 1991, the band entered the studio to record their major label follow-up to their debut album, Spanking Machine. BassistMichelle Leon left the group in December 1991, shortly before the recording of Fontanelle began, due to the death of her boyfriend, Joe Cole. Maureen Herman was recruited as her replacement.

The album was co-produced by frontwoman and guitarist Kat Bjelland with Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth heading production.[1] Brian Paulson was also studio engineer and the final product was mixed by Dave Ogilvie. The cover photo — an image of a naked doll held up in front of a mirror — was taken for the album by photographer Cindy Sherman.

The band has explained the album's name as referring to the soft spot on the top of a baby's skull, as well as to a little fountain used by fairies. It is also the name of a magician consulted by Gilles de Rais, the real-life murderer who inspired the fairy tale "Bluebeard".[2]

The process of recording the album is described in the book Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band, by Neal Karlen.[3]

[edit]Critical reception

Fontanelle is Babes in Toylands' most critically and commercially successful album, selling 220,000 copies approximately in the United States alone. Reviews of the album were very positive, with Steve Huey from allmusic noting:

Measured by any standard, Fontanelle is a frighteningly primal record, one whose sheer ferocity Babes in Toyland never quite captured this convincingly anywhere else.

The album's success also prompted them to tour more and were eventually offered a place on the Lollapalooza tour in 1993,[8] playing alongside such acts as Tool, Primus, Alice in Chains, Dinosaur Jr. and Rage Against the Machine. During dates at Lollapalooza, the band released their third and final EP,Painkillers, in June 1993, which consisted of a re-recording of one of their most notable songs "He's My Thing", and outtakes from Fontanelle.

[edit]Track listing

All songs written by Kat Bjelland, except where noted. [9]

1. "Bruise Violet"* – 2:52
2. "Right Now" – 2:19
3. "Bluebell" – 2:22
4. "Handsome and Gretel"* – 1:50
5. "Blood" – 2:44
6. "Magick Flute" (Lori Barbero) – 3:02
7. "Won't Tell" – 2:27
8. "Quiet Room" – 2:59
9. "Spun" (Bjelland, Barbero) – 3:03
10. Untitled Hidden Track – 0:41
11. "Jungle Train" (Bjelland, Barbero) – 2:15
12. "Pearl" (Bjelland, Barbero, Michelle Leon) – 1:56
13. "Real Eyes" – 2:51
14. "Mother" – 3:13
15. "Gone" – 2:28

• * indicates single

[edit]Musicians and personnel

• Kat Bjelland - lead vocals, guitar
• Lori Barbero - drums, backing vocals (on "Magick Flute")
• Maureen Herman - bass

• Lee Ranaldo - producer, engineer
• Kat Bjelland - additional production
• Brian Paulson - engineer
• John Armstrong - engineer
• John Azelvandre - engineer
• Eric S. Anderson - assistant engineer
• Howie Weinberg - mastering
• Dave Ogilvie - mixing
• Art design by Tom Recchion
  • Front cover: Untitled by Cindy Sherman (1992)
  • Group photograph: Babes in Toyland by Michael Lavine (1992)

[edit]Chart performance