Twenty-five years after it's 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 Maker hailed it as "a precious box of jewels." Surprise and delight for the new unashamedly European dancefloor sound full of 'style and wit' was evident.
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1 Gratuitous Sax (2019 - Remaster)
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2 When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (2019 - Remaster)
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3 (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing [2019 - Remaster]
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4 Frankly, Scarlett, I Don't Give a Damn (2019 - Remaster)
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5 I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car (2019 - Remaster)
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6 Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil (2019 - Remaster)
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1 Now That I Own the BBC (2019 - Remaster)
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2 Tsui Hark (2019 - Remaster)
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3 The Ghost of Liberace (2019 - Remaster)
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4 Sensless Violins (2019 - Remaster)
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5 Let's Go Surfing (2019 - Remaster)
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1 National Crime Awareness Week (Complete Psycho)
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2 When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (The Grid Radio Edit)
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3 (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing [Bernard Butler's Fashionable World of Fashion Mix]
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4 Now That I Own the BBC (Live Acoustic Version, Simon Mayo Show)
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5 When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (Vince Clarke Remix)
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6 She's An Achorman
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7 Little Drummer Boy
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8 Beat the Clock (Live in Concert)
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9 National Crime Awareness Week (13 Minutes in Heaven)
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10 When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (Sticks & Stones Remix)
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11 (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing [The Beatmasters' Full-Blown Dub]
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12 Now That I Own the BBC (Motiv 8 Extended Vocal Mix)
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13 When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (Pro-Gress Mix)
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14 National Crime Awareness Week (The Janet Leigh Mix)
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1 Side B
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1 Where Did I Leave My Halo?
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2 She's Beautiful (So What)
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3 Mid-Atlantic
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4 The Farmer's Daughter
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5 This Angry Young Man (Ain't Angry No More)
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6 Bob Hope
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7 She's An Anchorman (Demo)
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8 Love Can Conquer All
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9 That's What I Call Paradise
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10 This Angry Young Man (Ain't Angry No More) [Ron Vocal Version]
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11 Mid-Atlantic (Ron Vocal Version)
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12 That's Entertainment (Feat. Les Bohem)
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13 Katherine Hepburn (Feat. Christi Haydon)
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14 Titanic (Feat. Christi Haydon)
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15 Othello (Feat. Christi Haydon)
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16 Holiday (Feat. Christi Haydon)
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17 Boris the Spider (Feat. Christi Haydon)
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1 Side B
Twenty-five years after it's 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 Maker hailed it as "a precious box of jewels." Surprise and delight for the new unashamedly European dancefloor sound full of 'style and wit' was evident.
