Album Club, October 2016: Simple Minds - 'New Gold Dream'

[Album Club]

The Album Club choice for October comes courtesy of Alan (Audio Al) with Simple Minds - 'New Gold Dream'.

As always, please listen to the album in its entirety before you reply and vote.




Simple Minds - 'New Gold Dream'

OK Here goes , this has been a Boot Sale find in the past, I now have 3 copies: 2 Booty finds and an Abbey Road half-speed master 180 gram In my opinion one of Simple Minds best ever albums.



Simple Minds are:
Jim Kerr - lead vocals
Charlie Burchill - guitars and effects
Michael MacNeil - keyboards and effects
Derek Forbes - bass guitar

New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) is the fifth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. The album was released in summer 1982 by record label Virgin, and was a turning point for the band as they gained critical and commercial success in the UK and Europe. Released in September 1982, the album made No. 3 in the UK Albums Chart. In the US, A&M issued some limited edition translucent gold with maroon colored marble vinyl pressings of the album.

The record generated a handful of singles: "Promised You a Miracle" (released in April 1982), "Glittering Prize" (August 1982) and "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (November 1982).

Stand out tracks for me are

Someone somewhere in summertime.
Promised you a miracle
Big Sleep
Somebody up there likes you ( Instrumental )
New Gold dream ( Has a banging beat )
Glittering prize
Hunter and the hunted
King is white and in the clouds

and remember generous volume when listening



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36b...9eaSbKzvyrEO8S

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do, its a regular on my play list.