Propaganda (Sparks album)

Propaganda
Studio album by
Sparks
ReleasedNovember 11, 1974 (1974-11-11)
Recorded1974
Genre
Length33:41
LabelIsland
ProducerMuff Winwood
Sparks chronology
Kimono My House
(1974) 		Propaganda
(1974) 		Indiscreet
(1975)
Singles from Propaganda
  1. "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"
    Released: October 1974
  2. "At Home, at Work, at Play"
    Released: 1974 (France)
  3. "Something for the Girl with Everything"
    Released: January 1975
  4. "Achoo"
    Released: March 1975 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC−[2]
Classic Rock[4]
Tom HullA−[5]

Propaganda is the fourth studio album by American rock band Sparks, released on November 11, 1974. Following up their commercial breakthrough, Kimono My House, released earlier the same year, it was a moderate success in the United States and peaked at No. 9 in the UK in 1975. The album cover features an image of a tied-up and gagged Mael brothers, titled "Welcome on Board", which was taken by photographer Monty Coles.

  1. ^ "The Quietus - Reviews - Sparks". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b Propaganda (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Makowski, Peter (December 2006). "Still able to start a fire: Sparks Reissues". Classic Rock. p. 101.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (April 1975). "The Rekord Report: Third Card". Overdose. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via tomhull.com.