Squeezing Out Sparks is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Graham Parker and his band the Rumour. The album was released in March 1979. Critically acclaimed, Squeezing Out Sparks was voted album of the year in The Village Voice's year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll and later ranked number 334 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
A1. Discovering Japan. 6059 226. Graham Parker And The Rumour. Local Girls, Discovering Japan (7", Single).
Graham Parker & The Rumour. Discovering Japan, Local Girls (7"). Graham Parker & The Rumour. Discovering Japan (7"). Produced by Jack Nitzsche. Album Squeezing Out Sparks. Discovering Japan Lyrics. Her heart is nearly breaking, the earth is nearly quaking The Tokyo taxi's braking, it's screaming to a halt And there's nothing to hold on to when gravity betrays you And every kiss enslaves you. She knows how hard her heart grows under the nuclear shadows She can't escape the feeling repeating in her head When after all the urges some kind of truth emerges We felt the deadly surges. Discovering Japan Discovering Japan
Single by Graham Parker. from the album Squeezing Out Sparks. I Want You Back (Alive)". Discovering Japan" was inspired by a tour that Parker and the Rumour went on that included stops in Japan and Australia. As a new wave artist, Parker received much more attention in Japan as opposed to his native UK; Parker explained, "I’d been on tour, and I remember being on an airplane flying back from Japan, which was, and probably still.
This song is by Graham Parker & The Rumour and appear. n the live album Live Sparks (1979). on the album Squeezing Out Sparks (1979). on the compilation album Squeezing Out Sparks + Live Sparks (1996). Her heart is nearly breaking, the earth is nearly quakingThe Tokyo's taxi's braking, it's screaming to a haltAnd there's nothing to hold on to when gravity betrays youAnd every kiss enslaves you-ooh-ooh.
Generally regarded as Graham Parker's finest album, Squeezing Out Sparks is a masterful fusion of pub rock classicism, new wave pop, and pure vitriol that makes even his most conventional singer/songwriter numbers bristle with energy. Not only does Parker deliver his best, most consistent set of songs, but he offers more succinct hooks than before - "Local Girls" and "Discovering Japan" are powered by quirky hooks that make them new wave classics
| A | Local Girls | 3:44 |
| B | Discovering Japan | 3:30 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6059 226 | Graham Parker & The Rumour* | Discovering Japan / Local Girls (7") | Vertigo | 6059 226 | UK | 1979 |
| 6059 226 | Graham Parker & The Rumour* | Discovering Japan (7") | Vertigo | 6059 226 | Ireland | 1979 |
| SFL-2440 | Graham Parker & The Rumour* | Discovering Japan (7") | Vertigo | SFL-2440 | Japan | 1979 |
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