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Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins

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Twenty-five years after its original release, Sparks’ 1994 studio album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins is reissued on vinyl LP with newly remastered audio! Originally issued in November 1994 following an unprecedented six year hiatus, Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins marked a return to the commercial success that had alluded the band for much of the ’80s, delivering the fan favorite single, “When Do I Get To Sing “My Way”.” Their matchless flair for the avant garde and contemporary experimental ever present, Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins presented another reinvention in sound and style so typical of Sparks’ uniquely extra-ordinary career. NME called the record one of “their finest moments,” Q declared it a “triumph” and Melody Makerhailed it as “a precious box of jewels.” Surprise and delight for the new unashamedly European dancefloor sound full of ‘style and wit’ was evident.

DELUXE VERSION

Features:
• 25th Anniversary Colored Viny LP + 2CD reissue
• Curated and compiled by Ron and Russell Mael
• Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins remastered
• 14 tracks of mixes, versions and sessions
• 17 tracks of entirely unreleased material
• Fresh artwork and booklet with liner notes by Ron and Russell Mael

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Track Listings

LP - Original Album Remastered
1. Gratuitous Sax
2. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way"
3. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing
4. Frankly, Scarlett, I Don't Give A Damn
5. I Thought I Told You To Wait In The Car
6. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
7. Now That I Own The BBC
8. Tsui Hark
9. The Ghost Of Liberace
10. Let's Go Surfing
11. Senseless Violins

DELUXE VERSION ONLY
CD1 - Mixes and Versions
1. National Crime Awareness Week (Complete Psycho) produced by Finiflex
2. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" (The Grid Radio Edit) Remixed by The Grid
3. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing [Bernard Butler's Fashionable World Of Fashion Mix] remixed by Bernard Butler
4. Now That I Own The BBC (Live BBC Acoustic Version)
5. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" (Vince Clarke Remix)
6. She's An Anchorman
7. Little Drummer Boy Unreleased studio version
8. Beat The Clock (Live in Concert)Live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London. 17 November 1994
9. National Crime Awareness Week (13 Minutes In Heaven) produced by Finiflex
10. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" (Sticks & Stones Remix) remixed by Keith Marantz & David Longoria at The Steamroom
11. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing [The Beatmasters' Full-Blown Dub] Remixed by The Beatmasters
12. Now That I Own The BBC (Motiv 8 Extended Vocal Mix) remixed by Motiv 8
13. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" (Pro-Gress Mix) Remix & additional production by Pro-Gress for D.E.F.
14. National Crime Awareness Week (The Janet Leigh Mix) remixed by Steve Bates

CD2 - Unreleased Demos
1. Where Did I Leave My Halo?
2. She's Beautiful (So What)
3. Mid-Atlantic
4. The Farmer's Daughter
5. This Angry Young Man Ain't Angry No More
6. Bob Hope
7. She's An Anchorman (Demo)
8. Love Can Conquer All
9. That's What I Call Paradise
10. This Angry Young Man Ain't Angry No More (Ron Vocal Version)
11. Mid-Atlantic (Ron Vocal Version)
12. That's Entertainment (feat. Les Bohem)
Unreleased tracks from Christi Haydon EP
(with vocals by Christi Haydon)
13. Katharine Hepburn
14. Titanic
15. Othello
16. Holiday
17. Boris The Spider

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