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Prefab Sprout are an England|English pop music|pop band (music)|band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, who rose to fame during the 1980s. Critically acclaimed and considered by many to have released some of the best pop albums of the decade, the band enjoyed mainstream commercial success.
Career
They debuted in 1982 with their self-released single "Lions In My Own Garden: Exit Someone" - songwriter Paddy McAloon wanted a song title where the first letters of the words spelled out "Limoges|LIMOGES" (where his former girlfriend was staying at the time). Their debut album ''Swoon (album)|Swoon'' was released on the Kitchenware Records|Kitchenware record label in early 1984. The following album, the Thomas Dolby-produced ''Steve McQueen (album)|Steve McQueen'', (released in America as ''Two Wheels Good'' when Steve McQueen|McQueen's estate expressed their displeasure with the title) was highly praised by critics, prompting McAloon to remark: "I'm probably the greatest songwriter in the world, you know." Subsequently, they recorded ''Protest Songs (album)|Protest Songs'' which was however not released until 1989. It included the song "Life of Surprises", which later became the title track for their greatest hits compilation.
Their biggest commercial success in the U.K. came with the 1988 single "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", taken... read all
