Prefab Sprout - Swoon (1984) {2013, Blu-Spec CD2, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 290 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 98 Mb
Full Scans ~ 167 Mb | 00:40:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Sophisti-Pop
Epic / Sony Music Japan #SICP 30402
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 290 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 98 Mb
Full Scans ~ 167 Mb | 00:40:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Sophisti-Pop
Epic / Sony Music Japan #SICP 30402
Paddy McAloon had not yet found the key to the elegant compositions that made Prefab Sprout distinctive when it came time to record their debut, Swoon. He certainly tries hard to make his sophisticated contemporary pop sound distinctive, but the problem is that he does too many things at once – the lyrics are overstuffed, and the music has too many chord changes and weird juxtapositions, as he tries to put white-funk beats to carefully crafted melodies. A few moments work, such as "Couldn't Bear to Be Special," but Swoon is primarily of interest as a historical item, since it only suggests the promise the band later filled.