Sparks | Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman | 2LP

Sparks is the name of the band of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, who are from Los Angeles, USA. They have been making music since 1969 under various incarnations of the Sparks name. In 1979 they began working with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, which marked the start of their involvement with electronic music.

This is a 2 LP vinyl album by Sparks, issued by BMG in 2022 as a reissue of the 2009 pop opera. Commissioned by Sweden's national radio broadcaster, it was the band's twenty-second studio album. The story follows an imaginary trip to Hollywood by Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, and Ron Mael and Russell Mael wrote the words, music and script. It was recorded at HollywoodAmerican Studios in Hollywood, California and at the Radio Drama Studio in Stockholm.

Track List

Side A

1. 1956 Cannes Film Festival
2. I Am Ingmar Bergman
3. Limo Driver (Welcome to Hollywood)
4. Here He Is Now
5. Mr Bergman, How Are You?
6. He'll Come Around

Side B

1. En Route to the Beverly Hills Hotel
2. Hollywood Welcoming Committee
3. I've Got to Contact Sweden
4. The Studio Commissary
5. I Must Not Be Hasty
6. Quiet On the Set
7. Why Do You Take That Tone With Me?

Side C

1. Pleasant Hotel Staff
2. Hollywood Tour Bus
3. Autograph Hounds
4. Bergman Ponders Escape
5. We've Got to Turn Him 'Round

Side D

1. Escape (Part 1)
2. Escape (Part 2)
3. Oh My God
4. Garbo Sings
5. Almost a Hollywood Ending
6. He's Home