The Farm's debut album Spartacus is one of the more ridiculous by-products of baggy, containing all of its rolling, neo-psychedelic grooves and blissfully colorful pop hooks, yet very little of its charm, character, or substance. Since baggy was never about substance, this is particularly damning. Still, the Farm manages to turn out a couple of goofily endearing singles with "Groovy Train" and "All Together Now," but the group shows no real feeling for dance-club rhythms, or even pop hooks. As an artifact, Spartacus is fascinating, since it demonstrates how far the over the top the entire Madchester phenomenon went, even if the record itself isn't necessarily good listening. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Pete Wylie (Vocals (Background)), The Farm (?), Paula Dave (Vocals (Background)), Gary Wilkinson (Engineer), Kevin Petri (Remixing), Noel Rafferty (Engineer), Pete Heller (Remixing), Stan Cullimore (Producer), Graham "Suggs" McPherson (Producer), Paul Heaton (Producer), Terry Farley (Remixing), Kevin Petri (Engineer), Graham "Suggs" McPherson (Remixing), Mark Saunders (Mixing)
Spartacus is the 1991 debut album of Liverpool-based pop group The Farm, released in the height of Madchester. It reached number one in the UK album chart, staying there for a week. Spartacus was dedicated to the parents of former band member Andy McVann, who died in a car chase running away from the police.
