| Squeezing Out Sparks | ||||
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| Studio album by Graham Parker | ||||
| Released | March 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Lansdowne Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | Arista Vertigo Records Mercury Records |
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| Producer | Jack Nitzsche | |||
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Squeezing Out Sparks is a 1979 album by Graham Parker and the Rumour. It was voted album of the year in the 1979 Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics Poll[1] and, in 2003, was ranked number 335 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Although the Rumour were not credited on the cover, their name was included on the album label.
Squeezing Out Sparks was reissued in the UK in 2001 on Vertigo/Mercury, with two bonus tracks. In addition, in 1996, Arista issued Squeezing Out Sparks + Live Sparks with the original ten tracks followed by live versions of the same songs, in the same order, plus "I Want You Back (Alive)" and "Mercury Poisoning" live. "Live Sparks" had originally been released only as a limited edition, promotional picture disc LP. Studio versions of "I Want You Back" (a Jackson 5 cover) and "Mercury Poisoning" were originally issued on a 45 rpm 7" single which was included with early copies of the album.
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All songs written by Graham Parker except as indicated.
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Billboard Pop Albums | 40 |