Sparks (Sparks album)  Sparks, originally titled Halfnelson, is the debut album by the Los Angeles rock band Sparks. The album was first released as "Halfnelson", the band's original name, and reissued a year later as an eponymous album by Sparks. "Halfnelson" was initially released on Bearsville Records in 1971. Shortly after the release of the album the group changed their name to 'Sparks'. The album was then re-released by Bearsville Records in 1972 as Sparks. The new version of the album featured new artwork that was simpler, displaying the group in more of a classic pose superimposed against a red brick pattern. The single to this reissue "Wonder Girl," became a minor regional hit in Alabama and appeared on the lower end of the Cashbox chart at #92. The tracks "Roger" and "Saccharin and the War" are re-recorded versions of songs from their untitled 1969 demo album, which is erroneously referred to as "The 'A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing' Demos". "Sparks" has been re-released numerous times since 1972. It is often packaged with the follow-up album "A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing". One such re-issue was released in 1975 to capitalize on the group's success in the UK. This version was titled "2 Originals of Sparks" and was packaged as a double-LP in a gatefold sleeve with a 14-page booklet. The most recent re-issue was produced by Rhino Encore and released in 2008.