Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte (180gVINYL LP Island 5504001) | NEW

Label: Island Records – 5504001
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 180g
Country: USA & Europe
Released: May 26, 2023
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Chanson, Vocal, Art Rock

A1        The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte
A2        Veronica Lake
A3        Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is
A4        Escalator
A5        The Mona Lisa's Packing, Leaving Late Tonight
A6        You Were Meant For Me
A7        Not That Well-Defined
B1        We Go Dancing
B2        When You Leave
B3        Take Me For A Ride
B4        It's Sunny Today
B5        A Love Story
B6        It Doesn't Have To Be That Way
B7        Gee, That Was Fun

Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Copyright © – Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Published By – Copyright Control
Mastered At – D2 Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound Nashville
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 61593
Arranged By [Strings] – Ron Mael
Art Direction, Design – Julie Vlasak
Bass Guitar – Max Whipple
Drums – Steve Nistor
Guitar – Eli Pearl, Evan Weiss
Keyboards – Ron Mael
Lacquer Cut By – Joe Nino-Hernes
Lead Vocals – Russell Mael
Management – Republic Media, Sue Harris (2)
Mastered By – Bill Inglot, Dave Schultz
Mixed By, Engineer – Russell Mael
Photography By – Munachi Osegbu
Producer – Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Programmed By – Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Black vinyl edition.

Sleeve variant:
- Russell Mael's head is up and looking slightly to the right on front cover.
- White border around front cover.
- Issued with custom inner-sleeve containing lyrics and credits.
- Hype sticker on shrink-wrap: "The critically acclaimed band's spectacular new masterpiece on heavyweight 180g vinyl allsparks.com 5504001".

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited. © 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited.
Made in the EU.
Barcode (Text): 6 02455 04001 5
Barcode (Scanned): 602455040015

Cult Band's 26th Studio Album on Vinyl LP!

Sparks has announced the release of its 26th studio album, The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte, which will see the duo return to Island Records.

The duo - brothers Ron and Russell Mael - first rose to fame with the release of their seminal breakthrough album, Kimono My House, in 1974. That album was also released on Island, followed by two more records in Propaganda and 1975's Indiscreet. The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte marks the band's return to Island Records for the release, nearly 50 years after their breakthrough on the label

Funny how things work! Russell Mael said in a statement. "One of the most memorable periods for Sparks, the one that forever cemented our relationship with the UK and also exposed Sparks to a bigger audience around the world, was the '70s Island Records era. Chris Blackwell, Muff Winwood, and Co. went all in on our album Kimono My House and released a truly non-conventional first single, 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us.'

Their belief (and ours) proved right: that there was a place for both bold creativity and commerciality in pop music. And here we find ourselves in 2023, almost 50 years later, re-signing with Island Records, again with an album that we all feel is as bold and uncompromising as anything we did back then, or for that matter, anytime throughout our career. We're happy that after so much time, we've reconnected with Island, sharing the same spirit of adventure that we all had way back when, but with our new album, The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte.

Louis Bloom, president of Island, added: "Sparks have always been one of the most original, groundbreaking, and creative groups in pop and their longevity is partly down to their ability to constantly reinvent themselves. It's an honor and thrill having Sparks back on Island. Next year it will be 50 years since Island released Kimono My House. That album sounded like it came from the future, and once again, with The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte, Ron & Russell have created a pop masterpiece that sounds like no one else."

Levels of interest in Sparks have reached great new heights in recent years, thanks to the 2021 musical romantic drama Annette, which the cult band wrote and provided music for, as well as the career-spanning 2021 documentary The Sparks Brothers. The latter was directed by Edgar Wright and featured commentary from famous fans, including Beck, Jason Schwartzmann, Jack Antonoff, Todd Rundgren, Giorgio Moroder, Flea, the Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin, and more.

Sparks The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte LP

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: 602455040015
• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Released: 05/26/2023