Prefab Sprout "B-Sides, Rarities & Demos" Compilation

Compiled by Dani Laundry

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The paper background is hand-marbled using Suminagashi ink.

UPDATE 01/19/25

This compilation has been updated with several demos, remixes and early live tracks!

I am a huge Prefab Sprout fan. After I initially got into the band, I started trawling Youtube and blogs like Sproutology for rarer songs. It was hard tracking everything down and listening to scattered videos and audio uploads. So I compiled 72 rare Prefab Sprout songs into one compilation. This one includes B-sides, edits, early live recordings, demos, radio sessions, etc. all in chronological order. I also designed the album cover and made the little gif above the menu on the left.

A majority of these were sourced via the Internet Archive and Sproutology. It is possibly the most comprehensive archive of Prefab Sprout on the internet and it's a fantastic website.

Please enjoy!

Strange Silhouettes (Demo 1977)
Joshua And The Fried Bread (McGurk Tape Recording 1979)
Talking Tornado (McGurk Tape Recording 1979)
Walk On (McGurk Tape Recording 1979)
Walk On [Take 2] (McGurk Tape Recording 1979)
Faron Young (Live in Witton Gilbert 1979)
Walk On (Live in Witton Gilbert 1979)
The Golden Calf (Live in Witton Gilbert 1979)
Joshua and the Fried Bread (LIve in Witton Gilbert 1979)
Igor Stravinsky [Take 1] (LIve in Witton Gilbert 1979)
Igor Stravinsky [Take 2] (LIve in Witton Gilbert 1979)
Hunger (Live 1979)
Never Could Explain (Home Demo 1979)
Donna Summer (Demo 1980)
Spinning Belinda (Live at Durham Domefest 1980)
Faron Young (Live at Durham Domefest 1980)
Tin Can Pot (Live at Durham Domefest 1980)
Donna Summer (Live at Durham Domefest 1980)
Glass Slipper (Pre Swoon Demo)
I Never Play Basketball Now (Pre Swoon Demo)
Talking Scarlet (Pre Swoon Demo)
Green Isaac (Pre Swoon Demo)
Couldn't Bear To Be Special (Pre Swoon Demo)
Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (Single 1982)
Radio Love ('Lions In My Own Garden' B-Side 1982)
Bonny (Demo 1982)
The Devil Has All The Best Tunes (Single 1983)
Walk On ('The Devil Has All The Best Tunes' B-Side 1983)
Cherry Tree ('Souled Out' Kitchenware Tape 1983)
Constant Blue (Soul Kitchen Demo 1983)
No Hallelujahs (Demo 1983)
He'll Have To Go ('Don't Sing' 12 inch B-Side 1984)
Spinning Belinda ('Couldn't Bear To Be Special' 7 inch B-Side 1984)
Donna Summer ('Couldn't Bear To Be Special' 12 inch B-Side 1984)
Diana ('When Love Breaks Down' 7 inch B-Side 1984)
The Yearning Loins ('When Love Breaks Down' 12 inch B-side 1984)
Silhouettes [7 inch Edit] ('Faron Young' 7 inch B-side 1985)
Faron Young [Truckin' Mix] ('Faron Young' 12 inch B-Side 1985)
Silhouettes ('Faron Young' 12 inch B-Side 1985)
Heaven Can Wait ('When The Angels' Instrumental) ('Appetite' 7 inch B-Side 1985)
Oh, The Swiss ('Appetite' 12 inch B-Side 1985)
Wigs ('Johnny Johnny' 12 inch B-Side 1985)
The Guest Who Stayed Forever ('Johnny Johnny' 12 inch B-Side 1985)
Old Spoonface Is Back ('Johnny Johnny' 12 inch B-Side 1985)
Real Life (Just Around The Corner) ('When Love Breaks Down' 12 inch B-Side 1985)
Rebel Land (Demo 1985)
Rebel Land (John Peel Session 1985)
Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (John Peel Session 1985)
Cars And Girls (John Peel Session 1985)
Cars and Girls (Demo 1986)
Hey Manhattan! (Demo 1986)
I Remember That (Demo 1986)
Knock On Wood (Demo 1986)
Nero The Zero ('Cars and Girls' 12 inch B-Side 1988)
Vendetta ('Cars & Girls' 7 inch B-Side 1988)
Dandy Of The Danube ('King of Rock 'n' Roll' 12 inch B-Side 1988)
Tin Can Pot ('King of Rock n Roll' 12 inch B-Side 1988)
The Golden Calf [Long Version] ('The Golden Calf' 12 inch Single 1988)
Bonny [Live at Acapulco Rolf's] ('The Golden Calf' 12 inch B-side 1988)
Hey Manhattan! [JFK Version] ('Hey Manhattan!' 12 inch B-Side 1988)
Tornado ('Hey Manhattan!' B-Side 1988)
Nightingales [12 inch Version] (Single 1988)
Life of Surprises [24 track demo] ('Nightingales' 12 inch B-Side 1988)
The King Of Rock'N'Roll [16-Track Demo] ('Nightingales' 12 inch B-Side 1988)
Bearpark [4-Track Demo] ('Nightingales' 12 inch B-Side 1988)
Nightingales (Live on KCRW 1988)
Hey Manhattan! (Live on KCRW 1988)
Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me) (Live on KCRW 1988)
Wichita Lineman (Cover on KCRW 1988)
Looking For Atlantis (Demo 1989)
Wild Horses (Demo 1989)
Machine Gun Ibiza (Demo 1989)
We Let The Stars Go (Demo 1989)
Carnival 2000 (Demo 1989)
Jordan The Comeback (Demo 1989)
Jesse James Symphony (Demo 1989)
Jesse James Bolero (Demo 1989)
Moondog (Demo 1989)
All The World Loves Lovers (Demo 1989)
All Boys Believe Anything (Demo 1989)
The Ice Maiden and Paris Smith (Demo 1989)
The Wedding March (Demo 1989)
One Of The Broken (Demo 1989)
Michael (Demo 1989)
Mercy (Demo 1989)
Scarlet Nights (Demo 1989)
Doo Wop In Harlem (Demo 1989)
Who Intrigues You Now (Demo 1989)
Looking For Atlantis [Extended] ('Looking For Atlantis' CD 1990)
Dublin [Michael H. Brauer Remix] ('Looking For Atlantis' CD 1990)
If You Don't Love Me [Stateside Mix] ('If You Don't Love Me' UK promo 12 inch 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [Deep Field Mix] ('If You Don't Love Me' UK promo 12 inch 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [Album Version] (CD Single 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [Extended Version] (CD Single 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [No Strings Attached] (CD Single 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [String Driven Thing] ('If You Don't Love Me' 7 inch B-Side 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [Twitch Mix] ('If You Don't Love Me' US Promo 12 inch 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [Future Sound Of London Meets Stephen Lipson Mix] ('If You Don't Love Me' US Promo 12 inch 1992)
If You Don't Love Me [Dubbish Mix] ('If You Don't Love Me' US 12 inch Single 1992)
The Sound Of Crying [Full Version] (7 inch Single 1992)
The World Awake [Extended Version] ('I Remember That' CD Single 1993)
Dragons ('Electric Guitars' CD1 Single 1997)
The End of The Affair ('Electric Guitars' CD1 Single 1997)
Girl I'm Here ('Electric Guitars' CD2 Single 1997)
Never Trust A Spell ('Electric Guitars' CD2 Single 1997)
Where The Heart Is ('A Prisoner Of The Past' CD1 Single 1997)
Just Because I Can ('A Prisoner Of The Past' CD1 Single 1997)
I'm A Troubled Man [Demo] ('Where The Heart Is' Promo CD Single 2000)
America (Acoustic Performance 2017)