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Sparks seminal Kimono My House album was released on the 1st May 1974 on Island Records and is widely considered to be the groups commercial breakthrough and one of their most memorable outings.Met with widespread acclaim, Kimono My House would spawn the groups biggest UK single This Town Aint Big Enough For The Both Of Us which peaked at No.4 in the UK singles charts.Produced by Mervyn Muff Winwood and recorded in the UK with a venerable lineup of British musicians Martin Gordonbass, Adrian Fisherguitar and Norman Dinky Diamonddrums, the album slotted into the contemporary popularity of glam rock, situating itself stylistically within the experimental and electronically led auspices of the likes of Roxy Music and David Bowie circa 74.While the brotherhood of Ron and Russell is undoubtedly the driving force behind Sparks, their infallible backing band should certainly not be forgotten Kimono My House is undoubtedly one of the greatest albums to arise from the art rock scene of the 1970s. Ben Forrest Far OutPressed for the first time ever on a limited picture disc.Sparks 1974 compiles Sparks two 1974 albums Kimono My House & Propaganda alongside a bonus CD containing demo, unreleasedand live takes and B Sides. 1974 saw the group relocate from L.A. to London where they recorded some of their most memorableoutput.Kimono My House, containing the groups biggest single This Town Aint Big Enough For Both Of Us 4 UK Singles Charts, was thegroups first real commercial breakthrough. Produced by Muff Winwood, the album slotted into the contemporary landscape of glam rock, stylistically similar to the experimental and electronicled output of David Bowie and Roxy Music.Propaganda was released subsequently in November 74, peaking at number 9 in the UK album charts. The Mael Brothers solidifiedtheir style of demented, sinister pop songs with tracks like Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth, Something For The Girl With Everything and Achoo.Packaged in a deluxe 7 3CD fold out card set with an illustrated booklet containing a liner note from Guardian critic Jude Rogers.You wonder if he ever thought that fifty years, twentysix albums and a critically acclaimed film later that Sparks rather deliciously would endure. The works of their breakthrough year can also still be our protein, still exercise our heartbeats, still sound like no one else, so peculiarly wonderful. Jude Rogers, The Guardian