SPARKS "PROPAGANDA" 1974 ISLAND UK PINK RIMMED LABEL 1st PRESS. NM/EX+ OOP LP

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ARTISTS: SPARKS

TITLE: “PROPAGANDA”

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

Propaganda

0:22

A2

At Home, At Work, At Play

3:01

A3

Reinforcements

3:46

A4

BC

2:07

A5

Thanks But No Thanks

4:04

A6

Don't Leave Me Alone With Her

2:55

B1

Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth

2:24

B2

Something For The Girl With Everything

2:13

B3

Achoo

3:25

B4

Who Don't Like Kids

3:28

B5

Bon Voyage

4:42

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.

• Published By – Island Music Ltd.

• Printed By – Robor Ltd.

• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

• Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

• Bass – Ian Hampton

• Drums – Dinky Diamond

• Engineer [Recording] – Richard Digby-Smith*, Robin Black

• Engineer [Recording], Remix – Bill Price

• Guitar – Adrian Fisher, T. White*

• Keyboards – Ron Mael

• Photography By, Design Concept – Monty Coles

• Producer – Muff Winwood

• Vocals – Russell Mael

• Written-By – Ron Mael (tracks: A1 to B5), Russell Mael (tracks: A3, A5, B5)

Notes

Issued with the pink-rimmed Island label, a laminated sleeve, and black & white photo/lyrics inner sleeve. Inner sleeve may or may not have 1 or 2 trimmed corners.

Cat# ILPS.9312 appears on labels.
Cat# ILPS 9312 appears on spine, rear sleeve and insert.

? 1974 Island Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side variant 1, stamped): ILPS 9312 A-1U STERLING

• Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side variant 1, stamped): ILPS 9312 B-1U STERLING

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side variant 2, etched): ILPS-9312-A

• Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side variant 2, etched): ILPS-9312-B

LABEL: ISLAND RECORDS UK 

CAT. #: ILPS 9312

YEAR: 1974

RECORD CONDITION:THE RECORD IS IN NM/NM-CONDITION. NO VISIBLE WEAR,SCRATCHES, LINES ETC. NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO BACKGROUND AUDIO BETWEEN THE TRACKS.THE SONGS SOUND & PLAY SUPER CLEAN.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN EX/EX+ CONDITION. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO TEARS, WRINKLES, NO WRITING OR MARKS, OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC..THERE IS A VERY TINY CORNER "DING" IN THE LOWER LEFT FRONT (SEE PHOTO).

MORE INFO: I TRY AND MATCH WHAT I AM SELLING WITH DISCOGS LISTINGS. THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. COMES IN ORIGINAL HEAVY STOCK INNER SLEEVE WITH LYRICS+PHOTO. ORIGINAL "PINK RIMMED" ISLAND LABELS (SEE PHOTOS). ORIGINAL UK 1st. PRESSING. STICKERED IN THE UPPER RIGHT FRONT (SEE PHOTO).

MORE ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE:

Sparks are an American pop and rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals). Known for their quirky approach to songwriting, Sparks' music is often accompanied by intelligent, sophisticated, and acerbic lyrics, and an idiosyncratic, theatrical stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's animated, hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's deadpan scowling. They are also noted for Russell Mael's distinctive wide-ranging voice and Ron Mael's intricate and rhythmic keyboard playing style.

While achieving chart success in various countries around the world including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and the United States, they have enjoyed a cult following since their first releases.During the late 1970s, when in collaboration with Giorgio Moroder (and Telex subsequently), Sparks reinvented themselves as a new wave/synth-pop band, and abandoned the traditional rock band line-up.Their frequently changing styles and visual presentations have kept the band at the forefront of modern, artful pop music.

The 2002 release of Lil' Beethoven, their "genre-defying opus", as well as the more recent albums Hello Young Lovers (2006, their 20th studio album), Exotic Creatures of the Deep (2008), and their latest fantasy musical The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman (2009–2010) have brought Sparks renewed critical and commercial success, and seen them continue to "steer clear of pop conventions."The band also released an album with Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, as the supergroup FFS, titled FFS, released in 2015.

Sparks are best known for the songs "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974; the disco hit "The Number One Song in Heaven" in 1979; "When I'm With You" which topped the French Singles Chart in 1980; the single "I Predict", which provided Sparks' first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 60 in May 1982; the 1983 single "Cool Places" with the Go-Go's rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Jane Wiedlin, and "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'", which was the top airplay record in Germany for 1994. In 2017 Sparks released Hippopotamus, which entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 7, marking Sparks' first UK top-ten appearance in over 40 years.

Propaganda is the fourth album by the American rock group Sparks.

Release

The album followed its predecessor Kimono My House by half a year and was a successful album in the UK and US. It reached #9 on the UK Album Chart(which would remain their second highest album chart position in the UK for nearly 43 years until pushed down into third place by Hippopotamus in 2017)[8] and #63 on the Billboard 200 (and remains their highest peak in that country).

The singles "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" and "Something for the Girl with Everything", while not as successful as those from Kimono My House both reached the top twenty in the UK reaching number 13 and number 17 respectively.In France, "At Home, at Work, at Play" together with "Propaganda" was released as a single instead of "Something for the Girl with Everything". In the US, "Achoo" was released as the album's only single. 

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