In the English band’s 40 years’ existence, McAloon, with the rest of his band, has released nine studio albums – from 1984’s Swoon to 2013’s Crimson/Red.

In the case of McAloon – he is the founder of Prefab Sprout, which was formed in 1978, in Newcastle, England. Paddy McAloon may be regarded as one of the finest and best-honed singers-songwriters in the ’80s/’90s Guitar Pop/New Wave world, alongside the likes of Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera), Stephen Duffy (The Lilac Time), and Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) – each of whom has been prolific not only as the frontman of his respective band but also as a solo artist.

I Trawl the Megahertz (Remastered) 22:05ĩ.Info for From Langley Park to Memphis (Remastered) Fluctuating between classical, orchestral pop and film score music, the album carries you away by timeless themes that prove that Paddy McAloon is not just another pop artist. The rest of the resurrected album is mostly instrumental, resembling the symphonic score of a feature film that was never shot. It’s a sound that’s rather intriguing and really quite elegant. In the early 2000s, McAloon recorded the spoken word vocals of the narrator Yvonne Connors and dressed his 22-minute opening track (I Trawl the Megahertz) with a score full of violins and classical brass. However, nothing here sounds like the luxurious pop from their 1985 album Steve McQueen with its wonderful singles When Love Breaks Down and Faron Young… Originally, the British songwriter created this unique record when he was on the edge of blindness and spent his days listening to the radio. In 2019, it returns under the name of his illustrious group Prefab Sprout. In 2003, it was released as Paddy McAloon’s solo album. Sixteen years after its release, I Trawl The Megahertz has resurfaced as a remastered edition.

Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Music UK Prefab Sprout – I Trawl the Megahertz (Remastered) (2019)įLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:35 minutes | 586 MB | Genre: Pop McAloon is a wickedly cavalier composer, his songs exploring human weaknesses like regret ('Bonny'), lust ('Appetite'), and infidelity. After threats of a lawsuit from the actor's estate) is a minor classic, a shimmering jazz-pop masterpiece sparked by Paddy McAloon's witty and inventive songwriting.

Smart, sophisticated, and timelessly stylish, Steve McQueen (titled Two Wheels Good in the U.S. Paddy McAloon and Thomas Dolby: how we made Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen ‘People think Bonny is about my father’s death, but he wasn’t dead then – I imagined grief’ ‘I dreamed of.

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