Todd Rundgren was a producer who had a reputation for imposing his own sound/aesthetic on the musicians with whom he worked, but, basically, that first album is exactly like the demos Halfnelson made, even though the sound quality was enhanced.
Bearsville label put a photo of the band on a revamped version of the debut Lp's front cover : a fake drawn brick wall instead of the car interior.
After the release of this first album on BearsvilleRecords, Sparks played some live gigs and performed "Wonder Girl" on ABC's "American Bandstand" TV show aired the 29 th of July 1972.
His followup album New Train was recorded in 1973 by BearsvilleRecords and was produced by Ben Sidran (keyboardist for the Steve Miller Band).
Albert Grossman, owner of BearsvilleRecords, stopped release of the record after a dispute with Pena.
Pena temporarilly suspended his musical career to care for his wife, Babe, who was suffering from kidney failure She died in 1991, which affected him deeply.
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