Tag Archives: Deluxe Edition

Record Review: Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds [pt 4]

[continued from last post] The album was a fairly airtight eight song traditional album, with nary an ounce of fat to be heard on it. It has become something of a Simple Minds tradition to offer their previous two albums … Continue reading

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Record Review: Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds [pt 3]

[continued from last post] The band got both reflective and ferocious on the nostalgic “Barrowland Star;” named for the iconic Glaswegian venue that was a big part of their past, and future. The heraldic synths and acoustic guitars were deceptively … Continue reading

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Record Review: Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds [pt 2]

[continued from last post] When the album was teased early on, sage thinkers made certain that in addition to the single mix of “Magic” the LP deep cut “The Signal + The Noise” was also released to assure fans of … Continue reading

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 31]

2002 The next year marked a momentous occasion. Word filtered out that Bowie had once again taken up working with producer Tony Visconti, who had produced most of his “salad days” run on vinyl in the 70s. While the Eno … Continue reading

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Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 14]

ALBUM 21: Big Music | 2014 | designer: Peacock Of course, there was also a deluxe edition box with a second CD, DVD, and poster in the usual EMI box [which probably has a name, I need to research this]. … Continue reading

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Want List: Shriekback – Without Real String Or Fish

  Those paying attention to posts here which are not about Simple Minds in the last several months, may have noticed a fair amount of Shriekback activity. That band have been highly active of late, working the legacy action as … Continue reading

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Want List: B.E.F. – Dark [Music of Quality + Distinction 3]

B.E.F.: Dark 2xCD DLX UK [2013] Disc 1 Every Time I See You I Go Wild (Kim Wilde) Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time (Green Gartside) Just Don’t Wanna Know (Sarah Jane Morris) Picture This (Kate Jackson) Breathing (Andy … Continue reading

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