Prefab Sprout – I Trawl the Megahertz (Remastered) (2019) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Sixteen years after its release, I Trawl The Megahertz has resurfaced as a remastered edition. In 2003, it was released as Paddy McAloon’s solo album. In 2019, it returns under the name of his illustrious group Prefab Sprout. 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 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. It’s a sound that’s rather intriguing and really quite elegant. The rest of the resurrected album is mostly instrumental, resembling the symphonic score of a feature film that was never shot. 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. – Max Dembo

Tracklist:
1. I Trawl the Megahertz (Remastered) 22:05
2. Esprit de Corps (Remastered) 04:51
3. Fall from Grace (Remastered) 03:38
4. We Were Poor… (Remastered) 04:49
5. Orchid 7 (Remastered) 04:20
6. I’m 49 (Remastered) 03:48
7. Sleeping Rough (Remastered) 03:34
8. Ineffable (Remastered) 02:42
9. …But We Were Happy (Remastered) 03:48

Personnel:
Paddy McAloon, writing, lyrics, music, production
Gerard Presencer, brass, flugelhorn, trumpet, woodwind
Robert Irvine, cello
Julian Argüelles, clarinet, saxophone
Rick Standley, double bass
Johann Sebastian Barcode, keyboards, programming
Corky Anderson, percussion
The Robert McFall Orchestra
Brian Schiele, viola
Greg Lawson, violin
Robert McFall, violin

Recorded, mixed and produced by Calum Malcolm

Download:

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