Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Protest Songs is the fourth studio album by Prefab Sprout. Recorded in 1985, it was originally released by Kitchenware Records in 1989. According to the liner notes of the album, "Protest Songs was originally to be released in December 1985 and chronologically belongs between Steve McQueen and From Langley Park to Memphis." It peaked at #18 on the UK Albums Chart.