When I got the double-disc "Columbia Legacy" edition of Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen in the mail last week, my first thought was, "Great! One for Permanent Records!" But a few complications arose.

Of all the material Sony Music could have reissued of Prefab Sprout, the ever-evolving pop project led by singer-songwriter Paddy McAloon, it seemed unlikely the label would have directed their ...

Prefab Sprout - Paddy Mcaloon And Wendy Smith - 1983, Prefab Sprout - Paddy Mcaloon And Wendy Smith - 1983 (Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images) ...

“My relationship with prog is a complex thing, which has to do with my feelings about the 70s,” muses Paddy McAloon. “That period was very, very interesting. I reject the whole typical BBC documentary ...

‘80s English pop outfit Prefab Sprout have announced vinyl reissues of three studio albums and the band’s 1992 A Life of Surprises greatest hits compilation, set to hit shelves Sept. 27. The band will ...