If
you are looking for information about Prefab Sprout you should also check
the Articles and
Interviews, they will give you some material to start
with.
There was no official magazine for Prefab Sprout, besides a newsletter
from Kitchenware devoted to all their artists. Therefore, the fans had
to step in and here are the newsletters and fanzines that I am aware
of:
A Profile - Subtitled:
"Presenting Prefab Sprout - up to
April 1990". Taken from the scrapbook of John Birch
with contributions by Jane Parr and Nicola Wray.
Sproutwise - Created by fan
Paul Dixon from Durham, it has also contributions from many other
fans. There were - at least - four issues, from 1991 to 1992.
Prefab Sprout E-Mail Newsletter
- A newsletter administered by Ryan Bassler, from 1995 to 1999, their
contents are available at Zorrophonic's
mailing list at Yahoo Groups.
Rollmo! - This popular
fanzine was created by John Birch, who also wrote the only book
about the Sprouts, with contributions from Stewart Gregg and other
fans too.
As far as I know, there were 17 printed issues, where the last two, #
16 and # 17 contained a bonus cd and from there, there were only cd
releases with demos, interviews, live recordings. A list of them and
their track listings are located in CD
Fanzines. I
have some of these materials and will start posting some of them here.
My plan is to have at least one page on each fanzine and from then,
maybe one for each issue that I can have my hands on.
Here
are excerpts from Rollmo! fanzine:
- Rollmo! # 01 - Welcome to
the first issue
- Rollmo! # 01 - Probably The Best Writer On The Planet
- Rollmo! # 01 - Prefab
Quiz
- Rollmo! # 02 - Welcome to
the second issue
- Rollmo! # 02 -
Sprout Update
- Rollmo! # 02 -
Another Sprout Quiz
- Rollmo! # 02 - A
Letter from America
- Rollmo! # 02 -
Clippings
- Rollmo! # 02 -
1990 Tour Dates
- Rollmo! # 02 -
Prefab Sprout are Back
- Rollmo! # 02 - 03 -
Avalon
- Rollmo! # 05 -
Prefab Sprout at Cambridge Corn Exchange
- Rollmo!
# 05 - Sye Dyer Reports 4 Gigs: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and
Sheffield
- Rollmo! # 05 -
Nothing in the world sounds like Prefab Sprout ... (Frankfurt)
- Rollmo!
# 05 - Manchester Apollo Liverpool Royal Court
- Rollmo!
# 05 - Review of London Hammersmith gig
- Rollmo!
# 08 - The Prefab Product
- Rollmo!
# 09 - To Tour or Not to Tour
- Rollmo!
# 10 - First Impressions
- Rollmo!
# 10 - My Favorite Collectibles part 2
- Rollmo!
# 10 - Heineken Big Top Festival Nottingham, 25 May
- Rollmo!
# 10 - Note for Collectors
- Rollmo! # 11 -
Introduction to the newsletter
- Rollmo! # 11 - Still
in Love with Hayley Mills - A True Life Confession
- Rollmo! # 11 - Protest
Songs - The Legend
- Rollmo! # 12 - Like a Bolt Out
From the Blue
- Rollmo! # 15 - Ten
Years of McAloon Quotes
- Rollmo! # 15 - A
Life of Surprises
- Rollmo! # 15 - Summary
of Gallup Chart Successes
- Rollmo! # 15 - Profile
on The Best of Prefab Sprout 1982
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Rollmo! # 16 - Chrysalis
Cognosci
- Rollmo! # 17 - Knights in Armour
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