SPARKS (aka HALFNELSON) LP/1971 US/Avant-Bizarro Art Rock Glam Pop/Todd Rundgren
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SPARKS (aka HALFNELSON) 's/t' LP (US, 1972, Catalogue #if29) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2016 1972 label vinyl edition of classic year 1971 debut album by Sparks (originally released under the soon abandoned band name Halfnelson.) The first album of Avant-Bizarro Art Rock Glam Pop by the duo of Ron & Russell Mael (with full band; produced by Todd Rundgren and originally released on the Rundgren overseen Bearsville label.) The Mael brothers have collaborated with numerous supporting musicians through the years but it is the Mael brothers themselves who are Sparks. Sparks have been writing music, recording and touring for over five decades (!) with no signs of slowing down yet! One of the most fascinatingly unsinkable and inventively melodic and experimental art pop bands of all time!
(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION!)
"Sparks's eponymous 1971 debut presents the singular compositional, lyrical and singing voices of Ron and Russell Mael fully formed. Originally released under the moniker Halfnelson, Sparks's prescient debut prefigures Queen, power pop, and especially Southern California's late '70s skinny-tie explosion. It's a landmark of Todd Rungren's early production career, and clearly the backing band of brothers Earle and Jim Mankey brought Sparks's pop idiosyncrasies to their later work with The Dickies, The Quick and 20/20. Infectious, daring, and delightfully flaunting camp theatricality throughout, Sparks is the first installment in an unparalleled series of some of the decade's most classic albums. Careening melodies soar through space-detritus electronics on the strikingly original 'Roger,' which evokes the early solo work of Brian Eno, but the deranged art-rock closing track '(No More) Mr. Nice Guys' is the unequivocal classic of Sparks's early career and a staple of the band's live set ever since. Rundgren's restrained production wisely sets the Mael brothers at the fore of Sparks. With just subtly treated cymbal flourishes keeping the pace, album opener 'Wonder Girl' is pared down and mixed to showcase two things: Ron's twinkling piano trill and Russell's fluttering high-register. As Rundgren perceived, and a multi-decade career confirms since, their fraternal chemistry is a consummate force."
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
A1 Wonder Girl 2:15 A2 Fa La Fa Lee 2:54 A3 Roger 2:30 A4 High C 3:03 A5 Fletcher Honorama 4:01 A6 Simple Ballet 3:50 B1 Slowboat 3:50 B2 Biology 2 3:00 B3 Saccharin And The War 3:57 B4 Big Bands 4:15 B5 (No More) Mr. Nice Guys 5:45Shipping rates to the following locations at this present time (note: all shipping rates are subject to change.)
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Record shipped in professional, superior rectangular shaped, corner-protecting corrugated cardboard record mailer with filler pads. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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