
Artist
Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout is a pop artist from England, UK formed in 1978. 28 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pop · England, UK · Best pop albums
- 28
- Releases
- 1982–2019
- Active years
- 1978
- Formed

Artist
Prefab Sprout is a pop artist from England, UK formed in 1978. 28 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pop · England, UK · Best pop albums

Most popular
Steve McQueen
1985

From Langley Park to Memphis
1988

I Trawl the Megahertz
2019

The Gunman and Other Stories
2001

Protest Songs
1989

Swoon
1984

38 Carat Collection
1999

Jordan: The Comeback
1990

When Love Breaks Down
1984

Andromeda Heights
1997

Steve McQueen (Acoustic)
2019
Crimson/Red
2013
Let's Change the World With Music
2009
Kings of Rock & Roll: The Best of Prefab Sprout
2007

Swoon/Steve McQueen
2007

Steve McQueen/From Langley Park To Memphis
2000

The Collection
1999
The Best of Prefab Sprout: A Life of Surprises
1992

A Life of Surprises (Remastered)
1992

A Life Of Surprises: The Best Of Prefab Sprout
1992
Two Wheels Good
1985
Prefab Sprout debuted in 1982 with their self-released single, "Lions In My Own Garden: Exit Someone" - songwriter Paddy McAloon wanted a song title where the first letters of the words spelled out Limoges, the French city where his former girlfriend was staying at the time. Music journalist Stuart Maconie described the track as "enigmatic, melancholy, tuneful and therefore perfect for a jobless literature graduate with girlfriend problems". Their debut album, Swoon, was released on the Kitchenware label in March 1984. The following album, the Thomas Dolby-produced Steve McQueen, (released in America as Two Wheels Good after McQueen's estate expressed their displeasure with the title) was highly praised by critics. Their Protest Songs album was recorded next, but was not released until 1989. It included the song "Life of Surprises", which later became the title track for their greatest hits compilation album. Their biggest commercial success in the UK came with the 1988 single "The King of Rock 'N' Roll", taken from the album From Langley Park to Memphis. It reached No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart, their only single to reach the Top 10. From Langley Park to Memphis included guest app…