Simple Minds - Big Music 10th Anniversary [2LP Orange Vinyl]

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: DEMREC1261
Barcode: 5014797912052
Release Date: 19 Oct 2024
Genre: Rock

LP2 National Album Day - Orange Vinyl

Simple Mind's 2014 Album Big Music is the sound of a group in\r\nretrospection to their artistic heyday, drawing upon irresistible, hook\r\nladen synth pop and riotous glam rock\r\n\r\nTheir first release for five years, Big Music signaled a triumphant return\r\nto form and referenced the group's core influences through covers of\r\nThe Doors, Patti Smith & The Stranglers.

Originally released in October 2014, Big Music was the sixteenth studio\r\nalbum by the Scottish rock ensemble and debuted at number 12 on the\r\nUK albums chart, selling 10,207 copies in its first week. Expect throwback synth pomp with an elegant commercial sheen , from a release that would go on to become the band's 17 th top 75 album.

Features fan favorite tracks \"Blindfolded\" and \"Midnight Walking\", and\r\nthe lead single \"Honest\".

This 10th Anniversary NAD edition splits the 12 album tracks across two\r\nLPs in a faithful reproduction of the original vinyl release, pressed for the\r\nfirst time on opaque orange vinyl and sleeved in a gatefold jacket. Includes newly remastered audio from Phil Kinrade at AIR Studios and a\r\nfour page booklet with photography and lyrics. A deluxe packaged double CD version of this release is also available\r\n(EDSL0220) including bonus tracks, Johnson Somerset Remixes and a\r\nliner note from frontman Jim Kerr, housed in a seven inch gatefold\r\nsleeve (limited to 1000 copies).

Blindfolded / Midnight Walking / Honest Town / Big Music / Human / Blood Diamonds / Let The Day Begin / Concrete and Cherry Blossom / Imagination / Kill or Cure / Broken Glass Park / Spirited Away