
Sparks released 'Propaganda', their fourth LP, in November 1974, six months after 'Kimono My House'. It reached 9 in the UK charts and the singles 'Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth' and 'Something For the Girl With Everything' reached 13 and 17. It follows a similar pattern to 'Kimono My House', including a variety of styles from proggy rockers to music hall and proto-power pop. The diversity and the dense lyrics caused a mixed reaction and it was less successful in the US than in the UK. The singles are a reflection of its diversity. 'Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth' is a piano led ballad warning of treating the planet with complacency, and 'Something For The Girl With Everything' has echoes of 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us', which worked well enough for it to chart in the UK. It stands up very well as an LP. It's Sparks, and is stylistically similar to 'Kimono My House', perhaps unsurprisingly given the speed in which it followed that LP, and it's another fun 35 minutes or so.