This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
On the list of Bands Least Likely To Be Remixed, you might think cartoonish ’70s Britrockers Sparks would be near the top. And you’d be dead wrong.
Right outta left field comes this set of Sparks tracks reworked by what the press notes call “some of the world’s most innovative producers / remixers / turntablists.” Oddly, none of them is named — but since nine of the 10 tracks were licensed from former collaborator Giorgio Moroder, I can hazard a guess. And the songs (Beat The Clock, Number One Song In Heaven, All You Ever Think About Is Sex and more) back up the case: Most were done during the band’s term with Moroder, and most of these “remixes” feature his stamp: Plenty of echo, lengthy drum breaks, extra keyboards. Sure, it’s not as cool as it might be if Moby redid Amateur Hour, but hey, Sparks fans like me have to get our fix where we can.
