Welcome to season two of Discography Deep Dive. For this series Lillian "Lilz" Martin (Jukebox Zeroes) will be guiding us through the timeline of the highly influential art-pop duo of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, better known as Sparks.

In the first chapter, we cover the early years of Sparks; their coming up into a musical background, their start through various garage and high school bands, their earliest studio recordings with Bearsville Records, and a brief glimpse towards future success.

Sources Include The Following:

AllSparks.com - http://allsparks.com/
Sparks Early Years - http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/sparks-ron-russell-mael.html
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_(band)

Songs Used In This Episode:

"Nothing Is Sacred" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtW_a_6rUg
"Big Bands" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDXATz4shRw
"Computer Girl" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4BoBKbFi1U
"Chile Farm Farney" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-7bvxupIqg
"Wonder Girl" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYrzeKd7cRw
"Fa La Fa Lee" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cK4ruR03Rw
"Girl From Germany" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgXYs1W5C1I
"Do Re Mi" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLK-b9zBXtY