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simple minds #16



From left: Charlie and Pete.



line-up:
vocals: Jim Kerr
guitar: Charlie Burchill
drums: Mel Gaynor
bass: Malcolm Foster
keyboards: Peter Vettese



background:
As the work on Real Life continued, session keyboard player Pete Vettese joined the band.

This new line-up also appeared live at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Concert and a short German tour (held to celebrate the reunification of the country).

Pete can be heard on keyboards for the Real Life album, but he left the band when the tour started.




recording/releases:
Let There Be Love single See The Lights single Real Life Stand By Love single Real Life single


longevity:
December 1989 - April 1991


live legacy:
Nelson Mandela Freedom Concert
Germany 1990


break-up:
With Pete's departure, the band recruited Mark Taylor to play keyboards on the Real Life tour.






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