Black And White album
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Sanctuary Records are pleased to announce the worldwide signing
of Simple Minds. The band will release their first album on the
Sanctuary Records label in the UK and rest of Europe on Monday September 12
(US release date - September 13). Entitled
Black & White 050505, the album is being hailed
as a return to form to their classic atmospheric albums - 1982's New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) and 1984's
Sparkle In The Rain. Recorded in Italy and Holland, the album and was mixed in
Los Angeles by the legendary Bob Clearmountain (Roxy Music, Rolling Stones, INXS).
The first single taken from the album,
Home, is released September 5th. To mark the release of
the album, the band are planning a series of intimate concerts around the UK during September
(dates will be announced in the coming weeks). The 2005 line-up includes original founding members,
Jim Kerr (vocals) and
Charlie Burchill (guitar), with longtime drummer
Mel Gaynor, and bass guitarist
Eddie Duffy.
Press release electronically distributed by Noble PR Ltd on the 5th July 2005.
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