I might have seen Prefab Sprout five years before this album was released, when as a duo they supported The Rezillos in Durham, but I don't remember them and it's much more likely I stayed in the bar until Fay Fife graced the stage. So my first real earful of the Sprouts came when I bought this album for my brother for Christmas, and taped it first. It's been a firm favourite ever since, although in recent years, I've been more drawn to listening to Paddy McAloon's acoustic v