FFS FFS SKU: WIGLP349 Barcode: 887828034918 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino Released Date: 3rd June 2015 Buying Format: 2LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info The product of a unique collaboration between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks, ‘FFS’ was produced by Grammy Award winner John Congleton (St Vincent, David Byrne, Anna Calvi) and recorded at London’s RAK Studios. The seed of FFS was sown around the time of Franz’s debut album when word got back to the Maels that the band were big Sparks fans. “We thought ‘Take Me Out’ was very cool, and wouldn’t it be nice to say hello when they came to Los Angeles?” recalls Russell Mael. “We met and decided then it would be great to do something together. We put forward a couple demos, one was ‘Piss Off’. But they got swept up by everything, and it didn’t happen at that time.” Fast-forward to 2013 when both Sparks and Franz Ferdinand appeared at Coachella. On the day of Sparks’ warm-up show in San Francisco, Kapranos was in the city trying to locate a dentist when he heard a voice behind him: “‘Alex, is that you?’ It was Ron and Russell. They invited us down to see them play that night. We said hello after, and everyone agreed that the 10-year gestation period for this idea was long enough – we should try and make it happen now.” ‘FFS’ was recorded during an intense 15-day period in late 2014. “We approached it the way bands do with their first record,” says Kapranos. “We had the songs first, rehearsed them and then recorded it all together, in a room. So no hanging around or fannying about.” Very much a ‘new’ project, ‘FFS’ doesn’t truly sound like either band but a striking and fascinating mutation. “The real motivation was to make something new, not ‘Franz featuring Russell Mael’, or ‘Sparks with Franz Ferdinand backing them,” says Alex Kapranos. “You can’t chart what is Sparks and what is Franz Ferdinand,” suggests Ron Mael. “I think each band unconsciously relinquished a little of who they were in order to enter new territory.” Deluxe card wallet 2CD and double LP editions feature bonus tracks ‘So Many Bridges’, ‘King Of The Song’, ‘Look At Me’ and ‘A Violent Death’. Heavyweight double vinyl formats include download code. Deluxe special edition 2LP features red coloured vinyl and is available exclusively to independent retailers. Artist FFS Genre Rock And Pop Label Domino Buying Options 2LP Includes Download Code Format 2LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Johnny Delusional Call Girl Dictator’s Son Little Guy From The Suburbs Police Encounters Save Me From Myself So Desu Ne The Man Without A Tan Things I Won’t Get The Power Couple Collaborations Don’t Work Piss Off Bonus Tracks So Many Bridges King Of The Song Look At Me A Violent Death Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Bette Midler The Divine Miss M Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity Silver Label | 180g, 1LP Released 12th May 2011 £45.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bette Midler The Divine Miss M £45.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity Silver Label SKU: MOFI1011 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View 2 Bears The Night Is Young Rock And Pop | Southern Fried | 1LP Released 13th October 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders 2 Bears The Night Is Young £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Southern Fried SKU: ECB391LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Villagers Darling Arithmetic Rock And Pop | Domino | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 13th April 2015 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Villagers Darling Arithmetic £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP330 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View David Byrne Live From Austin, TX Rock And Pop | New West | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 31st May 2017 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders David Byrne Live From Austin, TX £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: New West SKU: NW5162 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 31st May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Radiohead The Bends Rock And Pop | XL Recordings | 1LP Released 6th May 2016 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Radiohead The Bends £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: XL Recordings SKU: XLLP780 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lily & Madeleine Lily & Madeleine Rock And Pop | Asthmatic Kitty Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 22nd October 2013 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lily & Madeleine Lily & Madeleine £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records SKU: AKR118LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paul McCartney Pure Rock And Pop | Hear Music Import | 180g, 4LP, Box Set Released 20th July 2016 £74.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paul McCartney Pure £74.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Hear Music Import SKU: AHER38698 Formats: 180g, 4LP, Box Set Released Date: 20th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nessa Barrett young forever Rock And Pop | Warner Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th February 2023 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nessa Barrett young forever £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Records SKU: 0093624866800 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts Manhattan Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rough Trade | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 27th October 2015 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts Manhattan £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rough Trade SKU: RTRADLP814 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 27th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joan Armatrading Not Too Far Away Rock And Pop | BMG Records | 1LP Released 18th May 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joan Armatrading Not Too Far Away £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: BMG Records SKU: 4050538370898 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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