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Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks + Live Sparks .gif) By Geoffrey Himes
Squeezing Out Sparks was not only Parker's finest moment, but it
still stands up today as one of rock's best albums. When it was first
released in 1979, Arista simultaneously issued Live Sparks, a
collection of live radiocasts that featured the same 10 songs in the same
order plus the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" and Parker's
kiss-off to his former label, "Mercury Poisoning." The latter
package was made available only to radio stations and critics, but it was
a riveting live record worth all of the $40 it commanded on the
collectors' market. Now Arista has reissued the 10 studio tracks and the
dozen live tracks on an invaluable single CD. Included are two versions
each of rock's best pro-choice abortion song ("You Can't Be Too
Strong") and best Hiroshima song ("Discovering Japan").
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| 1. Discovering Japan | 12. Local Girls [Live][#] | | 2. Local Girls | 13. Nobody Hurts You [Live][#] | | 3. Nobody Hurts You | 14. You Can't Be Too Strong [Live][#] | | 4. You Can't Be Too Strong | 15. Passion Is No Ordinary Word [Live][#] | | 5. Passion Is No Ordinary Word | 16. Saturday Nite Is Dead [Live][#] | | 6. Saturday Nite Is Dead | 17. Love Gets You Twisted [Live][#] | | 7. Love Gets You Twisted | 18. Protection [Live][#] | | 8. Protection | 19. Waiting for the Ufo's [Live][#] | | 9. Waiting for the Ufo's | 20. Don't Get Excited [Live][#] | | 10. Don't Get Excited | 21. I Want You Back (Alive) [Live][#] | | 11. Discovering Japan [Live][#] | 22. Mercury Poisoning [Live][#] |
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Looking for a rare import-only single, a gold record, world tour book, hard to find magazine, an autographed guitar, or simply this CD? You'll find them at eBay!
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|  | Artist: Graham Parker
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| | Released: October 18, 1979
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