{"product_id":"the-farm-spartacus-cd2-nad2026","title":"The Farm - Spartacus [CD2 NAD2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: EDSL0311\u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD2 NAD2026 - 2CD\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 740155751135\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 17 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExclusively reissued on CD for the frst time in over twenty years, presented in Deluxe 7\" sized packaging with 2CDs featuring the abum newly mastered, plus a comprehensive selection of the best of the original era remixes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso features brand new sleeve notes written by author Kevin Sampson, The Farm's \u003cbr\u003eformer manager.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate National Album Day and the 2026 theme of 'Icons', Demon Records are proud to present the reissue of the Number One debut album from The Farm featuring the Top 10 singles 'All Together Now' and 'Groovy Train' on it's 35th anniversary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Farm had long been fying the fag for terrace chic, anthemic street poetry, training shoes and street fashion for many years since the mid 1980s, before the music press fnally decided at the start of the 90s that with upstarts like The Happy Mondays it was de rigueur. Peter Hooton the front man and lead singer had been at the forefront of music, politics and football fanzine 'The End' where he honed his writing skills writing poems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally the world was catching up; The Farm had been banging their drum from the start, and now their time had come with all the key pieces falling into place with the band's infuences from the likes of Buzzcocks, the Clash and the Jam melding with dance and acid house-infuenced grooves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released fully independently on their own label, Produce Records, the album was recorded with Madness frontman Graham \"Suggs\" McPherson as producer, with another track 'Tell The Story' produced by the Housemartins members Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore and guest vocals on a number of tracks from Pete Wylie. Terry Farley a founding editor of Boy's Own magazine and regular acid house DJ who'd collaborated with Andrew Weatherall mixed the album.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot only was competing at the highest level on an independent label hugely unusual at the start of the 90s, 'Spartacus' had to see off competition from the current No.1 Chris Rea's 'Auberge' and The KLF's 'White Room'. It was to be an Ibiza clubbing documentary The Farm had been prominently featured in, 'A Short Film About Chilling' that helped get 'Spartacus' all the way to No.1 - a feat that bands like Primal Scream, Happy Mondays, EMF and Electronic, and even U2's 'Achtung Baby' had failed match in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1991 saw The Farm selling out live shows, appearing on TV and featuring on the covers of the NME, The Face, Vox, Sounds and Record Mirror with 'Spartacus' making 'Album of the Month' in Select and included in the NME and Vox magazine's '50 Albums of 1991' lists. Finally the world HAD caught up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD2 NAD2026 - 2CD Tracks: Hearts \u0026amp; Minds \/ How Long \/ Sweet Inspiration \/ Groovy Train \/ Higher \u0026amp; Higher \/ Don't Let Me Down \/ Family Of Man \/ Tell The Story \/ Very Emotional \/ All Together Now \/ Stepping Stone (Ghost Dance Mix) \/ Family Of Man (Ghost Dance Mix) \/ Stepping Stone (Gary Allan Mix) \/ Family of Man (Underground Mix) \/ Groovy Train (12\" Mix) \/ Don't Let Me Down (Terry Farley Mix) \/ Sweet Inspiration (Terry Farley Mix) \/ Higher \u0026amp; Higher (Terry Farley Mix) \/ Hearts \u0026amp; Minds (Terry Farley Mix) \/ Very Emotional (Terry Farley Mix) \/ Groovy Train (Terry Farley Mix) \/ All Together Now (Terry Farley \/ Pete Heller Mix) \/ Don't Let Me Down (Original Extended Mix) \/ Groovy Train (Jumped at 3.30am Mark Saunders Mix) \/ All Together Now (Rocky \u0026amp; Diesel Mix) \/ Don't Let Me Down (Rocky \u0026amp; Diesel Mix) \/ All Together Now (Dream Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEMON RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47633261166748,"sku":"EDSL0311","price":26.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/farm.png?v=1789690774","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/the-farm-spartacus-cd2-nad2026","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}