Prefab SproutFrom Langley Park To Memphis

Label:

Kitchenware Records – KWLP9

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 The King Of Rock'N'Roll 4:22
A2 Cars And Girls 4:25
A3 I That 4:13
A4 Enchanted 3:47
A5 Nightingales
HarmonicaStevie Wonder
5:53
B1 Hey Manhattan! 4:45
B2 Knock On Wood 4:16
B3 The Golden Calf 5:06
B4 Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me) 4:02
B5 The Venus Of The Soup Kitchen 4:29

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByCBS Records
  • Published ByKitchen Music Ltd.
  • Published BySBK Songs Ltd.
  • Pressed ByCBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton

Credits

  • Lacquer Cut ByTY*
  • Mastered ByTim Young
  • ProducerThomas Dolby (tracks: A1, A3, B2)

Notes

Issued with an inner sleeve printed with lyrics and credits.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (String): 5099746012410
  • Barcode (Printed): 5 099746 012410
  • Label Code: LC 0149
  • Price Code: 58
  • Price Code: CB 291
  • Other: PX
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): KWLP.9 A2 ∴
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): 4̶6̶0̶1̶2̶ ·1 B1 KWLP 9 B1 TY1 ∴
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): C 4̶6̶0̶1̶2̶ -1 A1 KWLP 9.A1 O LOVE MENTALISM
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): D 4̶6̶0̶1̶2̶ -1 B1 KWLP 9 B1 J TY1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): KWLP.9 A2 ∴ <
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): D 4̶6̶0̶1̶2̶4 .1 B1 KWLP 9 B1 28 TY1

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
From Langley Park To Memphis (LP, Album, Stereo) Kitchenware Records CBS 460124 1, KWLP9 Europe 1988
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From Langley Park To Memphis (CD, Album) Kitchenware Records 460124 2, KWCD 9, KWCD9 Europe 1988
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From Langley Park To Memphis (CD, Album) Epic EK 44208 US 1988
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From Langley Park To Memphis (Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release) Not On Label (Prefab Sprout) none Italy 1988
From Langley Park To Memphis (LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing) Epic BFE 44208, E 44208 US 1988

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Reviews

  • Trev1234EO's avatar
    Trev1234EO
    I love the song ‘The King of Rock and Roll’ great album opener . Don’t care what people think 😀
    • tony879's avatar
      tony879
      Edited 2 years ago
      My vinyl still sounds lovely? Had it from release.
      This is a great, great album with enough range and guile to keep you listening. The big sounds and songs switch from pop confectionery ‘cars and girls’ to swooning ballads like ‘Nancy…’
      There’s some top quality playing, like Martin’s bass on ‘enchanted’
      As with this and the words are especially amusing, dry, comedic and poignant
      The whole thing comes from the late 80s period on the cusp of Acid House and has a brightly coloured but fuzzy focus which makes the old senses tingle with lovely vocals and good old fashioned songs.
      Oh, and it’s dirt cheap!
      • phreakbrain's avatar
        phreakbrain
        Edited 2 years ago
        I like how the cover looks like it was taken right as a flashbang grenade went off
        • quininde's avatar
          quininde
          So waddya y’all think? This original pressing or the recent remaster?
          • vinyl_solution's avatar
            vinyl_solution
            I adore Prefab Sprout, but I have always had reservations with this album (my first foray into PS purchases back in 1988 and far from the last, I became slightly obsessed!). I think the problem may stem by having so many different producers maybe and also the album sounds a little disted to me. Starstruck Paddy maybe? What with having superstar friends like Stevie and Pete all of a sudden.
            The production overall sounds a bit ordinary and very 80's in an overproduced way. The one track on the album that stands out production wise is Hey Manhattan! with an exquisite string arrangement by John Altman and expert production by Andy Richards (his only production credit on this album).
            However, it does have at least one classic in Cars And Girls, but it's all too "kitchen sink" for me. Having said that, Paddy McAloon can do no wrong for me - the man is a living legend.

            My preferred PS albums would be Jordan, the vastly underrated Protest Songs and of course "the other one" ;-)
            • GOODGROOVECIRCLE's avatar
              When are they going to remaster Prefab Sprouts catalog? All we got was Steve McQueen in 2007 but the bonus was an acoustic disc! No good! We want the lot right now with all the bonus material.
              • bwana's avatar
                bwana
                This is one of the least known and most underrated british records of the last forty years, the Dolby produced tunes are great and say what you will of the lead single, the rest of the record albeit different from Steve McQueen is fantastic in it's own right and with Stevie Wonder and Pete Townsend in the mix it's a real tour de force. Processing onto Jordan and beyond, Paddy MCaloon's pop journey has been one of the more rewarding discographies to follow.
                • porterhutch's avatar
                  porterhutch
                  LP sounds not so great. A typical problem for Prefab vinyl?
                  • Jonnyboy25's avatar
                    Jonnyboy25
                    My fave LP by Prefab Sprout. Also, one of my faves of all.
                    • CopenWithHagen's avatar
                      CopenWithHagen
                      i'll never understand how they went from making the music on steve mcqueen to releasing the song 'the king of rock and roll', and this album. very strange transformation; not for the better.

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