
Title: Live In The City Of Light
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1987
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Rating: 4.2/5
Format: MP3 FLAC XM MPC MIDI MP2 FLAC MP4 DXD
FLAC size: 1758 mb | MP3 size: 1668 mb | WMA size: 1813 mb
Live In The City Of Light is the first (double LP, CD) live album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released in May 1987 to document their successful worldwide Once Upon a Time tour, and charted at No. 1 in the UK. The album spawned one chart single release, a live version of "Promised You a Miracle"
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In 1987 Simple Minds released a double live album that was originally recorded at Le Zenith in Paris on August 12, 1986. Entitled Live in the City of Light the album was released to document their successful worldwide Once Upon A Time tour. The only song that wasn’t recorded live in Paris was Someone, Somewhere in Summertime, that was recorded live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Australia, October 1986. The album was produced by Bruce Lampcov.
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Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 | Ghost Dancing | 7:20 |
A2 | Big Sleep | 4:28 |
A3 | Waterfront | 5:12 |
A4 | Promised You A Miracle | 4:52 |
B1 | Someone Somewhere In Summertime | 6:08 |
B2 | Oh Jungleland | 6:35 |
B3 | Alive And Kicking | 6:27 |
C1 | Don't You Forget About MeComposed By – K. Forsey*, S. Schiff* |
6:38 |
C2 | Once Upon A Time | 6:04 |
C3 | Book Of Brilliant Things | 4:53 |
C4 | East At Easter | 4:35 |
D1 | Sanctify Yourself | 7:07 |
Medley | 7:05 | |
D2.1 | Love Song | |
D2.2 | Sun CityComposed By – Steve Van Zandt |
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D2.3 | Dance To The MusicComposed By – Sylvester Stewart |
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D3 | New Gold Dream | 5:27 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Le Zénith De Paris
- Recorded At – Sydney Entertainment Centre
- Record Company – Virgin France S.A.
- Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 356257
- Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 356258
- Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 356259
- Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 356260
- Mixed At – Castlesound Studios
- Mixed At – Bearsville Studios
- Designed At – Assorted Images
Credits
- Artwork By – Malcolm Garrett
- Backing Vocals – Robin Clark
- Bass – John Giblin
- Composed By – Simple Minds
- Coordinator – Albert Lawrence, Jules Frutos, Paul Kerr, Stephan Metawier
- Drums, Vocals – Mel Gaynor
- Engineer – Steve Riddle
- Guitar – Charlie Burchill
- Keyboards, Piano – Michael MacNeil
- Management – Bruce Findlay
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Mixed By [Assistance] – Callum Malcolm*, Tom Cadley*
- Mixed By, Producer – Bruce Lampcov
- Percussion – Sue Hadjopoulos
- Photography By – Guido Harari
- Violin – Lisa Germano
- Vocals – Jim Kerr
Notes
Recorded live at Le Zenith, Paris in Aug 1986 except 'Someone Somewhere In Summertime', recorded live at Sydney Entertainment Centre, Australia.Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
Direct Metal Mastering
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 012981 242916
- Other (Price Code): PM 525
- Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
- Matrix / Runout (LP1 Labels): 124291
- Matrix / Runout (LP2 Labels): 124292
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A): 124291 A 21 M9 356257 2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B): 124291 B 21 M9 356258 2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C): 124292 A 21 M9 356259 2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D): 124292 B 21 M9 356260 2
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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CDSM 1 | Simple Minds | Live In The City Of Light (2xCD, Album) | Virgin | CDSM 1 | UK & Europe | 1987 |
CDSM 1 | Simple Minds | Live In The City Of Light (2xCD, Album) | Virgin | CDSM 1 | UK | 1987 |
166 427027 1 | Simple Minds | Live In The City Of Light (2xLP, Album) | Virgin | 166 427027 1 | Brazil | 1987 |
SMDCX 1 | Simple Minds | Live In The City Of Light (Cass, Album, Bla) | Virgin | SMDCX 1 | UK | 1987 |
303 067-420 | Simple Minds | Live In The City Of Light (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Virgin | 303 067-420 | Europe | 1987 |