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Sparkle in the Rain (40th Anniversary Boxset)

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Released: 22nd November 2024. Long regarded as one of the jewels in the band's catalogue, 1983's 'Sparkle in the Rain' kicked off a run of three consecutive Number 1 albums in the UK for Simple Minds and delivered the classic hit singles 'Waterfront', 'Up on the Catwalk' and 'Speed Your Love to Me'. This 4-CD Box Set version comprises a host of bonus material including; B-sides and extended mixes; BBC sessions; a previously unreleased Glasgow Barrowlands concert; a booklet containing sleeve notes and interviews plus track-by-track annotation. It was extensively re-mastered originally in 2014 at Abbey Studios, London.

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  • Details

    Released:
    22nd November 2024
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Box Set
    Barcode:
    602465273922
  • Description

    Long regarded as one of the jewels in the band's catalogue, 1983's 'Sparkle in the Rain' kicked off a run of three consecutive Number 1 albums in the UK for Simple Minds and delivered the classic hit singles 'Waterfront', 'Up on the Catwalk' and 'Speed Your Love to Me'. This 4-CD Box Set version comprises a host of bonus material including; B-sides and extended mixes; BBC sessions; a previously unreleased Glasgow Barrowlands concert; a booklet containing sleeve notes and interviews plus track-by-track annotation. It was extensively re-mastered originally in 2014 at Abbey Studios, London.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Up On the Catwalk
    Simple Minds
    2.Book of Brilliant Things
    Simple Minds
    3.Speed Your Love to Me
    Simple Minds
    4.Waterfront
    Simple Minds
    5.East at Easter
    Simple Minds
    6.Street Hassle
    Simple Minds
    7.White Hot Day
    Simple Minds
    8.'C' Moon Cry Like a Baby
    Simple Minds
    9.The Kick Inside of Me
    Simple Minds
    10.Shake Off the Ghosts
    Simple Minds

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Waterfront (Edit)
    Simple Minds
    2.Hunter and the Hunted (Live B-side)
    Simple Minds
    3.Waterfront - Remix (Extended)
    Simple Minds
    4.Speed Your Love to Me (Edit)
    Simple Minds
    5.Bass Line (B-side)
    Simple Minds
    6.Speed Your Love to Me (Extended)
    Simple Minds
    7.Up On the Catwalk (Edit)
    Simple Minds
    8.A Brass Band in Africa (B-side)
    Simple Minds
    9.Up On the Catwalk (Extended)
    Simple Minds
    10.A Brass Band in African Chimes (B-side)
    Simple Minds
    11.Waterfront (Single Version)
    Simple Minds

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Shake Off the Ghosts (Intro) [live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984]
    Simple Minds
    2.Waterfront (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    3.Up On the Catwalk (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    4.The Book of Brilliant Things (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    5.Glittering Prize (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    6.The American (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    7.King Is White And, in the Crowd (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    8.Speed Your Love to Me (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    9.Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) [live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984]
    Simple Minds

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Promised You a Miracle (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    2.Big Sleep (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    3.New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) [live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984]
    Simple Minds
    4.Love Song (Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1984)
    Simple Minds
    5.Waterfront (Radio One Session, London 1983)
    Simple Minds
    6.The Kick Inside of Me (Radio One Session, London 1983)
    Simple Minds
    7.New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) [Radio One Session, London 1983]
    Simple Minds
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