Simple Mind’s 2014 Album Big Music is the sound of a group in retrospection to their artistic heyday, drawing upon irresistible, hook-laden synth-pop and riotous glam rock.
Their first release for five years, Big Music signaled a triumphant return to form and referenced the group’s core influences through covers of The Doors, Patti Smith & The Stranglers.
Originally released in October 2014, Big Music was the sixteenth studio album by the Scottish rock-ensemble and debuted at number 12 on the UK albums chart, selling 10,207 copies in its first week. Expect throwback synth-pomp with an elegant commercial sheen, from a release that would go on to become the band’s 17th top 75 album.
Features fan favorite tracks “Blindfolded” and “Midnight Walking”, and the lead single “Honest Town”.
This 10th Anniversary NAD edition splits the 12 album tracks across two LPs in a faithful reproduction of the original vinyl release, pressed for the first time on opaque orange vinyl and sleeved in a gatefold jacket.
Includes newly remastered audio from Phil Kinrade at AIR Studios and a four-page booklet with photography and lyrics.
A deluxe packaged double CD version of this release is also available (EDSL0220) including bonus tracks, Johnson Somerset Remixes and a liner note from frontman Jim Kerr, housed in a seven-inch gatefold sleeve (limited to 1000 copies).
2LP
Blindfolded
Midnight Walking
Honest Town
Big Music
Human
Blood Diamonds
Let The Day Begin
Concrete and Cherry Blossom
Imagination
Kill or Cure
Broken Glass Park
Spirited Away
2CD
DISC ONE
Blindfolded
Midnight Walking
Honest Town
Big Music
Human
Blood Diamonds
Let The Day Begin
Concrete and Cherry Blossom
Imagination
Kill or Cure
Broken Glass Park
Spirited Away
DISC TWO
Swimming Towards The Sun
Bittersweet
Liaison
Riders On The Storm
Dancing Barefoot
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) (With The Stranglers)
Blindfolded (Johnson Somerset Remix)
Midnight Walking (Johnson Somerset Remix)
Honest Town (Johnson Somerset Remix)
Big Music (Johnson Somerset Remix)
