by admin Posted on January 19, 2017February 2, 2017 Looking for 福井康雅 – Treasures of the Japanese Prefab Sprout InterwebIt’s no real revelation to say that this year is the year Sproutology... Read More
by admin Posted on January 1, 2017January 11, 2017 Sproutological review of 2016I started this site in Spring 2014 with the intention of cataloguing my collecting activities... Read More
by admin Posted on December 29, 2016January 7, 2019 Shibuya HMV, December 18th 1999 – the Full Story and TranscriptA little while back, I posted a link to the MTV Japan video... Read More
by admin Posted on December 26, 2016December 29, 2016 日本の方へ – お手伝いいただける方募集日本と言えば、プリファブ スプラウトにとってヨーロッパ以外では最も大切な国でした。1986年にバンドが日本ツアーを行い、1999年にはパディ・マクアルーンが数日間訪日し、渋谷のHMVレコードで記者会見を開いています。 日本でリリースされたプリファブ スプラウトのレコードは、どれも優れたプロデュースで魅力的なものばかりなので、長いこと探し回っています。私のコレクションの中でも一番の自慢の品ばかりです。 けれどもここにきて、日本のファンの方々の助けが必要となりました。ヨーロッパのファンには入手困難な以下のものを探しています: – テレビを録画したもの – インタビューまたはコンサートの録画 – 1999年12月に渋谷のHMVで開かれた記者会見の録画 – 雑誌のインタビュー記事... Read More
by admin Posted on December 26, 2016January 1, 2017 Paddy on George MichaelVery sad news this morning. George Michael was one of the greats: prodigiously... Read More
by admin Posted on November 26, 2016December 3, 2016 The Ever Enigmatic Snow-LeopardThere’s an enigmatic and intriguing comment in the liner notes to “Crimson/Red”: “Remember: No-one... Read More
by admin Posted on October 30, 2016November 19, 2016 Sound at the Speed of LightI wanted to do a review of “The Speed of Sound” ages ago.... Read More
by admin Posted on September 18, 2016October 2, 2016 Some things mean much more than Cars and Girls…I’m on my travels at the moment, and when I have a long... Read More
by admin Posted on August 13, 2016May 4, 2018 Side by Side with Sondheim – Swoon and the Great American MusicalI seem to be drifting into writing essays about the albums. I started... Read More
by admin Posted on July 21, 2016July 28, 2016 Me and Andromeda HeightsSo, me and Andromeda Heights. Long story. For a brief period around 2002,... Read More
by admin Posted on June 7, 2016June 12, 2016 Thomas Dolby – upcoming interviewI’m interviewing Thomas Dolby on Monday. He has a book forthcoming so I... Read More
by admin Posted on June 5, 2016June 10, 2016 Introducing @TomMouseSmith33Very pleased to have a great excuse to post this. Tom Mouse Smith... Read More