Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout is a British band from Newcastle -upon- Tyne, England. At the moment Paddy McAloon is the only member.
History
The Newcastle-born guitarist and songwriter Paddy McAloon formed the band in 1977 along with his brother Martin on bass, Wendy Smith as female vocals and Daniel James on drums. McAloon was the inspiration for the band name to the song Jackson by Nancy Sinatra, with whom he has misunderstood the text line " hotter than a pepper sprout " ( hotter than a pepper sprout ). Prefab Sprout in German means about " prefab sprout ". Band biographer Stewart Mason of Allmusic believes the name was merely an invention of adolescent McAloon without deeper meaning. The band went into the pubs of Newcastle a name and produced by cancellation of the record industry on its own in 1982, the single Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone ) which was published in Candle Records. The title is as backronym the French city of Limoges, wanted to study at the University McAloons a girlfriend. James was replaced on drums by Mick Salmon.
By Single Keith Armstrong was a record seller and owner of the music label based in Newcastle Kitchenware Records, published in the later the editor aware of the band and took them under contract. The single was re-released in 1983 in Kitchen Ware, reaching the UK Independent charts. The second single from The Devil Has All the Best Tunes could be placed there, and made the record label CBS attentive, which Kitchenware offered a sales contract. Resourcing accordingly took on Prefab Sprout more singles and the debut album Swoon, which was published in 1984. With the single Do not Sing and the album, the band reached the UK singles and album charts for the first time. , After the release of the single When Love Breaks Down the end of 1984 Lant left the band and Neil Conti became the new drummer.
Produced by Thomas Dolby 's second album Steve McQueen earned the band next to number 14 in the UK album charts for the first award with a gold record of the British Phonographic Association BPI. The actor Steve McQueen 's widow prevented the publication under this title in the U.S., so the album was released there as Two Wheels Good. It was the only success of the British in the USA. 1985, coupled with Faron Young and Appetite two less successful singles, which in 1986 still followed Johnny Johnny. Again produced by Dolby album From Langley Park to Memphis was published in 1988, which reached number 5 in the UK album charts and drew another gold record by itself. Among the studio guests on the album included Pete Townshend and Stevie Wonder. 1989 saw the album of protest songs that was already written shortly after the recording of the album Steve McQueen and 1990 album Jordan: The Comeback.
Only with the single The Sound of Crying succeeded Prefab Sprout 1992, the first chart listing in the German Media Control Charts. The first album listing in Germany was able to record the 1997 album Andromeda Heights. At this time, the tape was formally only in paddy and Martin McAloon McAloon.
On September 7, 2009 for the first time in eight years new material the band announced. It was a 1993 ready- recorded album whose release but was rejected in favor of Andromeda Heights, published in its original condition without any further processing of the songs under the ironic name Let's Change the World with Music. The album was released by Paddy McAoon alone, thus the band has since that time a solo project. This he explained by the fact that he suffers from tinnitus since the 1990s and an eye disease and could no longer play with other musicians. However, he also stated that the band still exists in itself.
In October 2013, the ninth studio album Crimson / Red appeared. It could reach the first chart entry of the band in Switzerland at all.