PREFAB SPROUT. " STEVE McQUEEN " KITCHENWARE UK 1985 LP. ORIG EX.
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Prefab Sprout ?– Steve McQueen
Label: Kitchenware Records ?– KWLP3 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: UK Released: 1985 Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop Style: Indie Rock, Pop Rock, Synth-pop
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A1 Faron Young 3:48 A2 Bonny 3:42 A3 Appetite 3:55 A4 When Love Breaks Down Producer – Phil ThornalleyRemix – Thomas Dolby 4:05 A5 Goodbye Lucille #1 4:28 A6 Hallelujah 4:19 B1 Moving The River 3:57 B2 Horsin' Around 4:37 B3 Desire As 5:20 B4 Blueberry Pies 2:23 B5 When The Angels 4:29Companies etc
- Distributed By – CBS Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records
- Published By – CBS Songs
- Published By – Kitchen Music
Credits
- Engineer – Andy Scarth*, Brian Evans*, Chris Sheldon, Tim Hunt
- Engineer [Assistant] – Dana (17), Kathy Smith (2), Matt Barry, Sven Taits
- Engineer [Mixdown] – Mike Shipley
- Instruments – Martin McAloon, Neil Conti, Thomas Dolby, Wendy Smith
- Instruments, Composed By – Paddy McAloon
- Lead Guitar – Kevin Armstrong (tracks: A6, B3)
- Mixed By – Mike Shipley (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B5)
- Photography By, Cover [Hand-Colouring] – John Warwick (2)
- Producer, Mixed By – Thomas Dolby (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B5)
- Saxophone – Mark Lockhart** (tracks: B3)
- Sleeve – East Orange
Notes
First pressing.Review by Jason Ankeny
Smart, sophisticated and timelessly stylish, Two Wheels Good (titled Steve McQueen throughout the rest of the world) is a minor classic, a shimmering jazz-pop masterpiece sparked by Paddy McAloon's witty and inventive songwriting. McAloon is a wickedly cavalier composer, his songs exploring human weaknesses like regret ("Bonny"), lust ("Appetite") and infidelity ("Horsin' Around") with cynical insight and sarcastic flair; he's also remarkably adaptable, easily switching gears from the faux-country of "Faron" to the stately pop grace of "Moving the River." At times, perhaps, his pretensions get the better of him (as on "Desire As"), while at other times his lyrics are perhaps too trenchant for their own good; at those moments, however, what keeps Two Wheels Good afloat is Thomas Dolby's lush production, which makes even the loftiest and most biting moments as easily palatable as the airiest adult-contemporary confection.
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