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Simple Minds
A detailed catalogue profile for Simple Minds.
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1 album / credit record(s) · New Wave/Synth-Pop
Produced by 20-year-old Peter Walsh (fresh off Heaven 17's Penthouse and Pavement) after he saw the band play a small gig in Liege, Belgium, Simple Minds' fifth album was written at Rockfield Studios and recorded at The Townhouse in London; its brighter, more cinematic synth-and-guitar sound and Jim Kerr's newly optimistic lyrics broke the band into the UK top 3 and directly influenced U2's The Unforgettable Fire.
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