Sparks - Big Beat

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Big Boy	3:30
2	I Want To Be Like Everybody Else	2:57
3	Nothing To Do	3:09
4	I Bought The Mississippi River	2:29
5	Fill-Er-Up	2:20
6	Everybody's Stupid	3:41
7	Throw Her Away (And Get A New One)	3:15
8	Confusion	3:27
9	Screwed Up	4:20
10	White Women	3:24
11	I Like Girls	2:58
Bonus Tracks
12	I Want To Hold Your Hand Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:56
13	England Producer – Earle Mankey, Ron Mael, Russell Mael	3:18
14	Gone With The Wind Producer – Tony ViscontiWritten-By – Russell Mael	3:07
15	Intrusion/Confusion	2:47
16	Looks Aren't Everything	3:28
17	Tearing The Place Apart Producer – Tony Visconti	3:38

Credits

• A&R [2006] – Lindsay Skilling
• Bass – Sal Maida
• Design [2006] – Green Ink
• Drums – Hilly Boy Michaels*
• Engineer [Additional] – Bob Clearmountain, Harvey Goldberg, Michael Barbiero
• Engineer, Remix – Godfrey Diamond
• Guitar – Jeffrey Salen*
• Keyboards – Ron Mael
• Liner Notes, Coordinator [2006 Remasters] – Daryl Easlea
• Management – Sue Harris
• Mastered By [2006] – Kieron McGarry*
• Producer – Rupert Holmes
• Producer [Associate For Widescreen Productions] – Jeffrey Lesser
• Research [Tape] – Pete Matthews
• Vocals – Russell Mael
• Written-By – Ron Mael (tracks: 1 to 11, 13, 15 to 17)

Notes

Sparks 21st Century Editions
With bonus material, memorabilia, lyrics and sleevenotes

Big Beat was released in October 1976 on Island ILPS 9445.

Tracks 15 and 16 are previously unreleased.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 602498434123
• Rights Society: BIEM SABAM
• Label Code: LC5064
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 06024 984 341-2 01 ❋ 51788855
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 & 4): 06024 984 341-2 02 ❋ 51788855
• Matrix / Runout (Mould text, Variant 2): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC B
• Matrix / Runout (Mould text, Variant 4): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0114
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0151
• Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0123
• Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0138

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9445	Sparks	Big Beat ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	ILPS 9445	UK	1976
PTC 34359	Sparks	Big Beat ‎(Cass, Album)	Columbia	PTC 34359	US	1976
9123 014	Sparks	Big Beat ‎(LP)	Island Records	9123 014	France	1976
ILPS 9445	Sparks	Big Beat ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	ILPS 9445	Ireland	1976
984 341 2, 9843412	Sparks	Big Beat ‎(CD, Album, RM, Unofficial)	Universal UMC , Island Records , Island Records , Universal UMC	984 341 2, 9843412	Russia	2006

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