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Anyone know Paddy McAloon and Prefab Sprout (esp the more indie stuff before it got too polished). and has anyone got this album below (from 2003) which is supposed to be one of the most outthere bizarre albums.

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a very under-rated songwriter - esp as people will think of him just as an 80s One Hit Wonder for that awful hot dog jumping frog record.

Prefab Sprout were a great band & Paddy McAloon is one of Britain's best singer/songwriters of the last 25 years.

 

Forget actual chart positions, surely this is their most well known song from their best album Steve McQueen:

 

Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (1985 UK#25)

 

Although my favourite track of their's from the same album is:

 

Prefab Sprout - Faron Young (1985 UK#74)

 

He has also written songs for Kylie Minogue:

 

Kylie Minogue - If You Don't Love Me

 

Fellow County Durham friend Jimmy Nail:

 

Prefab Sprout - Cowboy Dreams

 

and Cher:

 

Cher - The Gunman

 

& the theme music to the ITV's Sunday night show "Where The Heart Is"

Prefab Sprout - Faron Young (1985 UK#74)

 

yeah "Antiques !"

 

- yeah this is brilliant almost indie-cowpunk tune - and stuff like Don't Sing and Lions In My Own Garden - Exit Someone (L.I.M.O.G.E.S.) as its a bit more rough and spikey and has got sharp edges (compare vocals on this to the jolty new Captain single) - tho it does become too polished after that and King of Rock and Roll should be consigned to one of those records to make you vomit shows along with blur's country house - that is a dreadful record - but obv nostaligics will love it

 

actually i'm listening to a james album now and i would say the early unpolished stuff is more nearer that in tine than some 80s blue-eyed-soul-pop like brother beyond