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sons and fascination: limited edition twinned lp

tracks
A1. In Trance As Mission(6:50)
A2. Sweat In Bullet(4:30)
A3. 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall(4:48)
A4. Boys From Brazil(5:30)
B1. Love Song(5:03)
B2. This Earth That You Walk Upon(5:26)
B3. Sons And Fascination(5:23)
B4. Seeing Out The Angel(6:11)


catalogue
Virgin V 2207
V 2207 A 1 COURAGE OF DREAMS//V 2207 B 1



format
LP with colour labels in a full colour picture sleeve.


release date
August 1981


credits
Guitars - Charlie Burchill
Basses - Derek Forbes
Drums - Brian McGee
Keyboards - Michael MacNeil
Voice - Jim Kerr
"Next" Chorus - Ken Lockie, Jacqui
Producer - Steve Hillage
Engineer (At Farmyard Studios) - Hugh Jones
Engineer (At Regent Park Studios) - Alan Jakoby
Design & Direction - M Garrat - Assorted iMaGes
Polaroid Photography - Sheila Rock
(Cars Supplied By - Auto iMaGes)
© 1981 Virgin Records Ltd.

Live Sound - Billy Worton; Douglas Cowan
Management - Bruce Findlay; Robert White
School House - Suite 2, Castle Cliff,
25 Johnstone Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2NH
Special Thanks To - Brian McGee, Peter Gabriel, Gail Coulson, Ross, David Henderson, Ian, Rusty Egan, Bruthanz Sisters


additional information
The twinned editions had a small sticker and were shrinkwrapped with Sister Feelings Call. Apart from that, there's no difference between this and the standard issue.

Some copies included Merchandise flyers whilst others included Information sheets.

The packaging was fairly minimal with no inner sleeve.

Virgin kept to the minimal packaging when issuing the album as a budget release in April 1990 (OVED 292).






sons and fascination: lp

tracks
A1. In Trance As Mission(6:50)
A2. Sweat In Bullet(4:30)
A3. 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall(4:48)
A4. Boys From Brazil(5:30)
B1. Love Song(5:03)
B2. This Earth That You Walk Upon(5:26)
B3. Sons And Fascination(5:23)
B4. Seeing Out The Angel(6:11)


catalogue
Virgin V 2207
V 2207 A 1 COURAGE OF DREAMS//V 2207 B 1



format
LP with colour labels in a full colour picture sleeve.


release date
August 1981


credits
Guitars - Charlie Burchill
Basses - Derek Forbes
Drums - Brian McGee
Keyboards - Michael MacNeil
Voice - Jim Kerr
"Next" Chorus - Ken Lockie, Jacqui
Producer - Steve Hillage
Engineer (At Farmyard Studios) - Hugh Jones
Engineer (At Regent Park Studios) - Alan Jakoby
Design & Direction - M Garrat - Assorted iMaGes
Polaroid Photography - Sheila Rock
(Cars Supplied By - Auto iMaGes)
© 1981 Virgin Records Ltd.

Live Sound - Billy Worton; Douglas Cowan
Management - Bruce Findlay; Robert White
School House - Suite 2, Castle Cliff,
25 Johnstone Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2NH
Special Thanks To - Brian McGee, Peter Gabriel, Gail Coulson, Ross, David Henderson, Ian, Rusty Egan, Bruthanz Sisters


additional information
After a month in the shops, the twinned pack was separated, the sticker was removed, and Sons And Fascination became a single album.

Some copies included Merchandise flyers whilst others included Information sheets.

The packaging was fairly minimal with no inner sleeve.

Virgin kept to the minimal packaging when issuing the album as a budget release in April 1990 (OVED 292).






sons and fascination: mc

tracks
1-1. In Trance As Mission(6:50)
1-2. Sweat In Bullet(4:30)
1-3. 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall(4:48)
1-4. Boys From Brazil(5:30)
1-5. Theme For Great Cities(5:50)
1-6. The American(3:49)
1-7. 20th Century Promised Land(4:53)
2-1. Love Song(5:03)
2-2. This Earth That You Walk Upon(5:26)
2-3. Sons And Fascination(5:23)
2-4. Seeing Out The Angel(6:11)
2-5. Wonderful In Young Life(5:20)
2-6. League Of Nations(4:55)
2-7. Careful In Career(5:08)
2-8. Sound In 70 Cities(5:01)




catalogue
Virgin TCV 2207


format
Cassette with black and white labels with colour sleeve.


release date
August 1981


credits
All titles by Simple Minds

Guitars - Charlie Burchill
Basses - Derek Forbes
Drums - Brian McGee
Keyboards - Michael MacNeil
Voice - Jim Kerr
"Next" Chorus - Ken Lockie, Jacqui
Producer - Steve Hillage
Engineer (At Farmyard Studios) - Hugh Jones
Engineer (At Regent Park Studios) - Alan Jakoby


additional information
Whilst the seven extra tracks proudly boasted on the sleeve seemed to be a bargin, in reality it was simple Sister Feelings Call with the A and B sides of each album shoehorned onto each side of this long play cassette.

The cassette was reissued as a budget release in April 1990 (OVEDC 292).






sons and fascination: cd

tracks
1. In Trance As Mission(6:50)
2. Sweat In Bullet(4:30)
3. 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall(4:48)
4. Boys From Brazil(5:30)
5. Love Song(5:03)
6. This Earth That You Walk Upon(5:26)
7. Sons And Fascination(5:23)
8. Seeing Out The Angel(6:11)
9. Theme For Great Cities(5:50)
10. The American(3:49)
11. 20th Century Promised Land(4:53)
12. Wonderful In Young Life(5:20)
13. Careful In Career(5:08)




catalogue
Virgin CDV 2207
SONOPRESS B-2495/CDV 2207 A



format
CD in jewel case with 4 page booklet.


release date
April 1986


credits
Guitars - Charlie Burchill
Basses - Derek Forbes
Drums - Brian McGee
Keyboards - Michael MacNeil
Voice - Jim Kerr
"Next" Chorus - Ken Lockie, Jacqui
Producer - Steve Hillage
Engineer (At Farmyard Studios) - Hugh Jones
Engineer (At Regent Park Studios) - Alan Jakoby


additional information
When the CD eventually arrived in 1986, it was another of Virgin's basic rush jobs with minimal artwork and credits.

The sleeve artwork was changed slightly to add "Includes Sister Feelings Call". This was slightly inaccurate as League Of Nations and Sound In 70 Cities couldn't be included due to lack of space.