Kerrsday Thursday – Rarities – Sparkle Era Bhoy In Magazine
Pictures from an interview with Jim in one of the music magazines – not sure which one, sorry. From round late 1983/early 1984. Photos by Paul Slattery
Pictures from an interview with Jim in one of the music magazines – not sure which one, sorry. From round late 1983/early 1984. Photos by Paul Slattery
Lyric of the day Song: Up On The Catwalk Album: Sparkle In The Rain Year of release: 1984 Written by: Simple Minds (album credits)
Lyric of the day Song: Book Of Brilliant Things Album: Sparkle In The Rain Year of release: 1984 Written by: Simple Minds (album credits)
Currently available at £14.99 on U Discover Music… Really is an offer too good to pass up. So much so, I finally took the plunge after waiting MONTHS to buy it. Merry Christmas, Prip! :-)) Sparkle In The Rain: Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
Sparkle In The Rain era reviews in Smash Hits magazine through 1984. Waterfront achieved the high praise of “single of the fortnight”. Ooh!!
Day 2 of #vinyl day. White vinyl Sparkle In The Rain #SimpleMinds
Colour photo of Sparkle promo shots out on the ferry. From left to right: Mick MacNeil, Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, Derek Forbes.
Another “Sparkle” era promo shot of Jim Kerr. This suit is the same he wears on the cover of Smash Hits magazine in Dec, 1983 and the suit he’s wearing in the Waterfront video.
Pictures of Simple Minds from the Sparkle In The Rain tour program – on tour and on vacation in India.
Simple Minds article in Smash Hits magazine from December, 1983.
