Prefab Sprout, Paddy McAloon, Wendy Smith, Martin McAloon, Neil... News Photo Getty Images
With his only solo album I Trawl The Megahertz now rebranded as a Prefab Sprout record, Paddy McAloon is ready for a rare opportunity to discuss his collective's wondrous legacy. There may be less Prefab Sprout music than anyone - including Paddy - would like, but no-one can argue with the quality of what's there.
Paddy McAloon, a king on a hay field. Photo by Kevin Westerberg. Prefab sprout, The magicians
After reading English at Newcastle, minister's son Paddy McAloon formed Prefab Sprout with his girlfriend Wendy ("Smithy") and his bass-playing younger brother Martin. The trio produced a flood of extraordinary songs that drew on sources as diverse as The Beatles, Steely Dan and George Gershwin. On their first album, Swoon, tracks like Cruel, Technique and Elegance were wry and sparkling
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Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham formed in 1976, who rose to fame during the 1980s. The band's best known lineup comprised Paddy McAloon (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Wendy Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout bass), and Neil Conti (drums). The Devil Has All the Best Tunes / Walk.
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Martin McAloon was the bass player and a founding member of Prefab Sprout. Martin will be performing a 2-hour show featuring a large selection of Prefab Sprout songs from their 40 years in the music industry, stripped back to the bare necessities, the raw elements of how they were first performed when originally written by his brother Paddy - before the bells, whistles and budget were added.
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Tue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00. Little problems, says Paddy McAloon, arise to put a kink in your day. The lead everything of Prefab Sprout, now 56, knows what he's talking about, and if it wasn't for.
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The legendary band from County Durham formed in 1978. Set up by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith in 1982, they released their debut album, Swoon, to critical acclaim in 1984. I was wondering what the best way was to honour McAloon.
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Paddy McAloon remembers it all too well: 23 January 2006, when the maverick genius behind Prefab Sprout was last able to sing his own songs.. In 1979, when he and his brother Martin were.
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Paddy McAloon and Wendy Smith of Prefab Sprout in the mid-1980s. Photograph: Anthony Cake/Photoshot/Getty Images . Next album. On the boil is a batch of new songs for a forthcoming Spike Lee movie.
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On a blustery afternoon, Paddy McAloon is standing by the banks of the Tyne River in Newcastle, England, posing for a photo. In so doing he has captured the interest of two young, New Kids on.
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Paddy McAloon Patrick Joseph McAloon (born 7 June 1957) [1] is an English singer-songwriter and a founder of the band Prefab Sprout . Early life McAloon was born and grew up in Witton Gilbert in County Durham, England. [2] [3] He was trained to be a Catholic priest before deciding on a career in music. [4] Career
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Martin McAloon will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing. This will be a rare opportunity to hear these incredible songs performed in their natural state. THIS IS AN ALL SEATED SHOW, IF YOU BOOK A TABLE AND YOUR PARTY IS LESS THE DESIGNATED CAPACITY WE MAY SEAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH YOU.
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Paddy McAloon: 'I'll do without an audience to make the music I want' Paul Lester Prefab Sprout sold millions of records in the 80s, but singer Paddy McAloon always made music for himself.
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Never one for operating in an orthodox way, Paddy McAloon has always followed a highly individual path. Since Prefab Sprout's emergence in 1982 — the band comprising the singer/guitarist along with his brother Martin on bass, co-vocalist Wendy Smith and drummer Neil Conti — he has displayed a uniquely skewed approach to music.
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Starting from 2003, Paddy McAloon has retained the Prefab Sprout name as a solo project. [6] Career Early days (1977-1983) In 1977 brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon formed The Dick Diver Band. By 1978, the name had changed to Prefab Sprout, a name McAloon had created years earlier when, he has said, "all the groups had names like that".
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Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout Photo: Redferns Prefab Sprout's Crimson/Red (Kitchenware) is simply their best record in a quarter of a century. I say 'their', but of course it's 'his' now..