Sparkle In the Rain (Deluxe Version)

Sparkle In the Rain (Deluxe Version)

For their sixth album (released in 1982), Simple Minds brought in producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Psychedelic Furs) to help contain their high-drama sound. Lillywhite also helped singer Jim Kerr with his breathy croon and big-lunged howls. The efforts paid off, as this is the band's signature release. It heaves with stadium-sized anthems (“Waterfront,” “Up on the Catwalk”) and unwinds on slightly hushed, ambient passages (“Book of Brilliant Things,” “East at Easter”). This expanded deluxe version adds single edits, great B-sides, and extended mixes, as well as 13 songs performed live in Glasgow in 1984 and three BBC Radio One sessions from 1983.

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