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Celebration (Simple Minds Album)
''Celebration'' is a compilation album by Simple Minds, released in 1982. The compilation features tracks from the band's first three albums released during their tenure on the Arista Records label, prior to their move to Virgin Records in 1981. One of the tracks, "Kaleidoscope", was exclusive to this CD and LP until it appeared on the ''X5'' box set in 2012. Originally released by Arista Records in February 1982, the album spent six weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 45 in March 1982. To promote the album, Arista reissued the single "I Travel" which failed to reach the charts. The album was reissued by Virgin Records later that year after Virgin had acquired the rights to Simple Minds back catalogue. Virgin released it on CD in 1989, mistakenly including the track "Kant-Kino" which was not listed on the sleeve. A 2001 CD release by the dutch Disky label featured additional artwork. The back of the cover feature a photograph of the band taken at Glasgow Botanic Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish Rock music, rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977, becoming best known internationally for their song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 in the United States. Other commercially successful singles include "Promised You a Miracle" (1982), "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront (song), Waterfront" (1983), "Alive and Kicking (song), Alive and Kicking" (1985), "Sanctify Yourself" (1986), "Let There Be Love (Simple Minds song), Let There Be Love" (1991), "She's a River" (1995), and the List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s, UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989). Simple Minds have achieved 24 top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, and 23 top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart, including five Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones, number one albums: ''Sparkle in the Rain'' (1984), ''Once Upon a Time (Simple Minds album), O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Burchill
Charles Burchill (born 27 November 1959) is a Scottish musician and composer. He is the guitarist and one of the founders of the rock band Simple Minds. Style During Simple Minds' early-to-mid-1980s period, Burchill's guitar had a distinctive and atmospheric sound. Making heavy use of effects such as delay and chorus, his playing often provided subtle textures behind the band's more drum- and bass-propelled songs. This style was most apparent on 1982's '' New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)''. From 1983's album '' Sparkle in the Rain'' onwards the group evolved a different style, bringing Burchill's playing more into the foreground. As well as providing guitar, Burchill played the violin and saxophone on the band's first three studio albums and took over most studio keyboard duties following the 1989 departure of Mick MacNeil. Burchill with lead singer Jim Kerr are the only original members of the band still performing. Equipment Burchill has been playing a Gretsch White Falcon si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Compilation Albums
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Syndicat National De L'Édition Phonographique
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies. SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for ''Billboard''s "Hits of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Morley
Paul Robert Morley (born 26 March 1957) is a British music journalist. He wrote for the ''New Musical Express'' from 1977 to 1983, and has since written for a wide range of publications and written his own books. He was a co-founder of the record label ZTT Records and was a member of the synthpop group Art of Noise. He has also been a band manager, promoter, and television presenter. Early life Paul Robert Morley was born on 26 March 1957 in Farnham, Surrey, and moved with his family to Reddish, Lancashire, before starting school. He was educated at Stockport Grammar School, at the time a direct grant grammar school. In his later teenage years, he would travel to London "in search of music, and new experience". Career Morley wrote for three Manchester area magazines in the late 1970s, ''Penetration'', ''Out There'', and ''Girl Trouble''. He then went on to write for ''NME'', where he and colleagues such as Ian Penman developed an innovative style of music criticism that dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McGee (drummer)
Brian McGee (born 8 March 1959) is a Scottish drummer who played in different bands like Simple Minds and Endgames. His brother Owen, under the name Owen Paul, had a hit single with a cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "You're My Favorite Waste of Time". McGee met future Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr at Holyrood R.C. Secondary School, and joined him and other friends (guitarist Charlie Burchill and bassist Tony Donald) from the same school in the band Biba-Rom! around the mid-1970s, while still at school. In 1977, they formed the punk band Johnny and the Self Abusers, whose name changed to Simple Minds. He was present on the albums '' Life in a Day'', '' Real to Real Cacophony'', '' Empires and Dance'' and '' Sons and Fascination''. In September 1981, he left Simple Minds after having tired of constant touring and life with the band. After working in his parents' pub, he joined Endgames, replacing David Wilde who left to tour with another Glasgow based band, Altered Images. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick MacNeil
Michael Joseph MacNeil (born 20 July 1958) is a Scottish songwriter and keyboardist. He is best known as a former member of the group Simple Minds. Early life One of seven siblings, MacNeil grew up in a musical family listening to traditional scottish folk music, and was trained as a folk music accordionist between the ages of seven and sixteen."Simply Said - Simple Minds" article by Tony Bacon in ''Making Music'' (archived at ''mu:zines Music Magazine Archive'') At 16 he formed a band called the Barnets with his drum-playing brother, playing s at local cabaret clubs, weddings and social clubs and once appearing on the television programme [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Forbes
Derek Forbes (born 22 June 1956) is a Scottish musician. He is mostly associated with the Scottish band Simple Minds, having joined in time to record their early demos in 1978 and stayed with the band during their rise to mainstream success and their first six albums, until leaving shortly after their 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (subsequently rejoining in a reduced role from 1995 to 1998). He has also played with Big Country, Propaganda, Oblivion Dust, Spear of Destiny, 10:51 and The Alarm, as well as leading his own projects. Career A former member of the Scottish punk band Subs, Forbes replaced Tony Donald as bassist for Simple Minds in 1978, remaining in the band for seven years and six albums before being ousted in 1985. Despite this, he remained closely associated with Simple Minds and has described them as "the band I never left." He contributed overdubs to their post-Forbes live album ''Live in the City of Light'' and, having turned down a chance to rejoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empires And Dance
''Empires and Dance'' is the third studio album by the Scottish new wave band Simple Minds. It was released on 12 September 1980 through Arista Records. Background The album was influenced by the band's experience of travelling in Europe on their previous tour. Prior to the album the band demoed several of their new songs, including "Capital City" and "I Travel" that had appeared on that tour. "Room" was first recorded as a John Peel session in December 1979 together with three songs from '' Real to Real Cacophony''. (These recordings were all later released as part of the 2004 box set '' Silver Box''). Music and lyrics Associated with the British postpunk-scene at the time along with bands such as Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen, on ''Empires and Dance'' Simple Minds also took influence from disco and electronic music by artists such as Donna Summer, Kraftwerk and Grace Jones they heard in German nightclubs. The album includes lengthier, structured songs such as "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real To Real Cacophony
''Real to Real Cacophony'' (sometimes incorrectly referred as ''Reel to Real Cacophony'') is the second studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released on 23 November 1979 through record labels Zoom and Arista. Recording ''Real to Real Cacophony'' was recorded and mixed in five weeks at Rockfield Studios. According to producer John Leckie, the band had only four songs ("Premonition", "Factory", "Calling Your Name" and "Changeling"), the rest of the album was written in the studio. Dissatisfied with their first album '' Life in a Day'', the band this time went for a completely different approach to find a sound of their own, working more spontaneously and incorporating the opportunities, potential and atmosphere of the studio in the compositional procedure. German Krautrock was a major influence on the album, with the band adopting a more experimental, electronic sound drawing influences from the motorik, repetitive grooves of bands such as Neu!, Kraftwerk an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In A Day (Simple Minds Album)
Life in a Day may refer to: *Life in a Day (album), ''Life in a Day'' (album), a 1979 song and album by Simple Minds *Life in a Day (song), "Life in a Day" (song), a 2003 single by I Am Kloot *Life in a Day (1999 film), ''Life in a Day'' (1999 film), a science-fiction film *Life in a Day (2011 film), ''Life in a Day'' (2011 film), a documentary film * Life in a Day (2020 film), ''Life in a Day'' (2020 film), a documentary film {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Kerr
James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish musician and lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds. Commercially successful singles released by Simple Minds include " Don't You (Forget About Me)", " Glittering Prize" (1982), " Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), " Waterfront" (1983) and " Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single " Belfast Child" (1989). With Kerr as their lead singer, Simple Minds have achieved five UK Albums chart number one albums, '' Sparkle in the Rain'' (1984), '' Once Upon a Time'' (1985), '' Live in the City of Light'' (1987), '' Street Fighting Years'' (1989) and '' Glittering Prize 81/92'' (1992); they have sold more than 60 million albums. They were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s. Simple Minds have also achieved considerable chart success in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and New Zealand. He released his first solo album, '' Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr'', on 27 May 2010. Kerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
