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Spartacus is the debut studio album of Liverpool-based group the Farm, released in the spring of 1991. It reached number one in the UK album chart, staying there for a week. Spartacus was dedicated to the parents of former band member Andy McVann, who died in a car chase escaping from the police on 1 October 1986.

Spartacus
Studio album by
the Farm
Released4 March 1991 (UK), 30 April 1991 (US)
StudioMayfair Studios, London; Liquidator Studios, London; Fairview Studios, East Riding of Yorkshire
GenreDance-rock[1]
Length45:23
LabelSire, Produce
ProducerStan Cullimore, Paul Heaton, Suggs
The Farm chronology
Spartacus
(1991)		 Love See No Colour
(1992)
Singles from Spartacus
  1. "Groovy Train"
    Released: 20 August 1990
  2. "All Together Now"
    Released: 26 November 1990
  3. "Don't Let Me Down"
    Released: 22 April 1991

Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Select4/5[3]

The album was critically acclaimed worldwide. It was Album of the Month in Select Magazine,[4] and included in Vox magazine's 50 Albums of 1991 list.[5] The NME placed the album at number 32 in their list of the Top 50 Albums of 1991.[6]


Track listing


All music by Steve Grimes; all lyrics by Peter Hooton; except where noted.

  1. "Hearts and Minds" - 4:24
  2. "How Long" - 3:38
  3. "Sweet Inspiration" - 5:29
  4. "Groovy Train" - 4:10
  5. "Higher and Higher" - 4:38
  6. "Don't Let Me Down" - 4:37
  7. "Family of Man" - 4:44
  8. "Tell the Story" - 3:39
  9. "Very Emotional" - 4:41
  10. "All Together Now" - 5:41
  11. "Higher and Higher" [Remixed by Pete Heller and Terry Farley] - 6:09
  12. "Very Emotional" [Remixed by Pete Heller and Terry Farley] - 6:22

Personnel


The Farm
Additional musicians

References


  1. Rosenbluth, Jean (10 June 1991). "Pop Music : Fans Provide Spark as Farm Shuffles Through Its Songs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. Spartacus at AllMusic
  3. Linehan, Graham (March 1991). "Reviews: The New Discs". Select (9): 72. ISSN 0959-8367.
  4. "Select Magazine Website". selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. "Vox Magazine End Of Year Lists... 1990 - 1997". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 1991". NME. Retrieved 11 September 2013.


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