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Sparks

The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman

£17.99

Released: 27th May 2022. Commissioned by Sweden's national radio broadcaster, 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman' was a pop opera created by Sparks and released in 2009 as their twenty-second studio album. With a narrative concerning an imaginary trip by Swedish film director Bergman to Hollywood, this impressive collection touches on themes of culture clash between American and European aesthetics.

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Vinyl 12" Album

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    • Details

      Released:
      27th May 2022
      Category:
      Rock & Pop
      Format:
      Vinyl 12" Album
      Barcode:
      4050538711356
    • Description

      Commissioned by Sweden's national radio broadcaster, 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman' was a pop opera created by Sparks and released in 2009 as their twenty-second studio album. With a narrative concerning an imaginary trip by Swedish film director Bergman to Hollywood, this impressive collection touches on themes of culture clash between American and European aesthetics.
    • Track listing

      Disc 1

      Track name
      Artist
      1.1956 Cannes Film Festival
      Sparks
      2.I Am Ingmar Bergman
      Sparks
      3.Limo Driver (Welcome to Hollywood)
      Sparks
      4.Here He Is Now
      Sparks
      5.Mr Bergman, How Are You?
      Sparks
      6.He'll Come Around
      Sparks
      7.En Route to the Beverly Hills Hotel
      Sparks
      8.Hollywood Welcoming Committee
      Sparks
      9.I've Got to Contact Sweden
      Sparks
      10.The Studio Commissary
      Sparks
      11.I Must Not Be Hasty
      Sparks
      12.Quiet On the Set
      Sparks
      13.Why Do You Take That Tone With Me?
      Sparks
      14.Pleasant Hotel Staff
      Sparks
      15.Hollywood Tour Bus
      Sparks
      16.Autograph Hounds
      Sparks
      17.Bergman Ponders Escape
      Sparks
      18.We've Got to Turn Him 'Round
      Sparks
      19.Escape (Part 1)
      Sparks
      20.Escape (Part 2)
      Sparks
      21.Oh My God
      Sparks
      22.Garbo Sings
      Sparks
      23.Almost a Hollywood Ending
      Sparks
      24.He's Home
      Sparks
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