May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
One part of the year is over, now the summer is dedicated to me working on getting Simple Minds: Song by Song completed. I did allow myself a couple of days downtime over the past several days. One day off involved heading to Milngavie for a classic car show that was happening in the town….
There is a path that leads me here to this post. A path that was an unexpected but wonderful stroll. The stroll continues, still. I’m not sure how much of this I can explain. Best to keep it a bit cryptic and vague. We love ambiguity – ain’t that right, Jim? Suffice it to say…
Released in May, 1981 – while the band are still busily recording the Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call albums, the first of the singles of the album is rushed out. But as “rush jobs” go, it has been a mainstay in the Simple Minds live set…well, since even BEFORE it was recorded in the studio…
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Ever wondered about those two blurred beauties photographed in action on the covers of Love Song and Sons And Fascination (and no, I don’t mean Jim and Charlie. Lol)? Well, I can tell you they are two 1960s American classic cars. One is a red 1969 Plymouth Sport Fury and the other is a black…
This morning I was taking photos of Sultan as she was sitting by the little light box thing which has “pure dead braw” on it. ASAP jumped up on the table a minute or two later and sat beside Sultan. I kept snapping away. Then Sultan yawned and as the camera snapped I thought “Oh…
The latest Long Live Vinyl magazine has a feature and interview with Malcolm Garrett. I actually let outa little squeal of delight when I saw his name on the cover. I’m still reading through it. I just took a short break to post the article here. Of course he talks about SM and New Gold…
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As he shares a photo of the ilk of the blurred imagery of the Sons And Fascination cover art, I am reminded of a beautiful blend of imagery I made for Someone Somewhere In Summertime. I’d share it there…but he would no doubt get pissed off…but it is one I am still particularly proud of….
I saw this face in a charity shop in Harpenden. It was £6.50. I thought it looked very like the statue face on the Someone Somewhere In Summertime cover…and…oh, I grappled about buying it, but decided not to. Wish I had now….
Two new vinyl albums – strictly in the “collectors” category. The one on the left (Themes For Great Cities) is a compilation made for the American market and released on Stiff Records, no less. The one on the right is a Mexican pressing of Sons And Fascination. In all honesty, I bought both partly due…