May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It was an Instagram story on Graeme Thomson’s account that first made me aware of the existence of Orwell. He had been sent a vinyl copy of Simple Minded, with its wonderfully stylised artwork – a subtle but very obvious homage to the Sons and Fascination album cover. I was impressed by its look and…
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Released 39 years ago this week (anniversary coming up on March 12th) is the second single from Sparkle In The Rain, Up On The Catwalk. After Waterfront, this was one of the first Simple Minds songs that I truly took any notice of. I think it was the video that captured me more than anything….
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A few more recent acquisitions…. The Mecano one is already up on display. Oh, I do like to live vicariously!
In celebration of the arrival of our furbabies today, there was only one choice I could make for MMM – but…I had to throw in a curveball. Enjoy!
It’s not even Monday…can’t segue it in to Kerrsday Thursday, either…but I just HAD to share it. I was NOT expecting this to be this good to be honest. WELL glad I clicked “play”!
Just over 12 months from their previous appearance on The Tube, Simple Minds return. It’s not the best quality footage…but it expresses the dynamism of the band. My favourite part is when Jim’s mic is obviously starting to give him problems. Instead of stopping proceedings like a lot of other performers would, he just throws…
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New acquisition today 🙂 Canadian white vinyl 12″ of Up On The Catwalk. Nice!
Lyric of the day Song: Up On The Catwalk Album: Sparkle In The Rain Year of release: 1984 Written by: Simple Minds (album credits)