Prefab Sprout: From Langley Park To Memphis
Len Brown, NME, 12 March 1988
FROM THE raw-wrestling flesh of Swoon to the black-faced greasy bikedom of Steve McQueen, the sleeves of Sprout albums have refused to reveal or hint at the nature of their unusual vinyl inhabitants. But From Langley Park To Memphis polished, clean-cut, pastelled is a different affair.
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