Two classic albums on limited SDE blu-ray
Simple Minds‘ sublime 1982 album New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) and its follow up, 1984’s chart-topping Sparkle in the Rain, will be reissued simultaneously as SDE exclusive blu-rays early next year.
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) is considered a true classic of the era described by Jim Kerr as the band’s “holy grail”. Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, the album spawned the three top 40 UK singles ‘Promised You A Miracle’, ‘Glittering Prize’ and ‘Someone Somewhere in the Summertime’.
The blu-ray features a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix of New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by legendary mixer Bob Clearmountain, in addition to new 5. 1 mixes, new stereo mixes and instrumental mixes, also by Clearmountain.
This release represents the first time an entirely instrumental version of New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) has been released.
It’s worth highlighting that the 2005 mix 5.1 mix is lossless on the blu-ray and features unique longer versions of many of the songs. It also exclusively includes a bonus track: ‘In Every Heaven’. Note: The original 5.1 mix features up-mixes of ‘Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel’ and ‘Promised You A Miracle’ because the multi-track tapes could not be found (they have since been located for the 2024 mixes).
Sparkle in the Rain was Simple Minds’ sixth studio album and was produced by Steve Lillywhite. It built on the success of New Gold Dream and features the iconic single ‘Waterfront’ as well other classic hits ‘Up On The Catwalk’ and ‘Speed Your Love To Me’.
The SDE blu-ray features a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix of Sparkle in the Rain by Bob Clearmountain, as well as new 5. 1 mixes, new stereo mixes and instrumental mixes, also by Clearmountain.
Additionally, Steven Wilson’s 5.1 and stereo mixes from 2014 have been remastered by Steven Wilson himself for inclusion on this blu-ray and Wilson’s unreleased instrumental mixes from 2014 are included as a bonus. The original stereo mix of the album completes a massively comprehensive offering.
The SDE exclusive blu-ray features an incredible EIGHT different versions of the album
Again, this is the first time an entirely instrumental version of Sparkle in the Rain has been album has been available.
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New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) and Sparkle in the Rain are numbers 32 and 33 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series
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9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting
10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells
11 Suede
12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love
13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre
13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe
14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern
15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos
17 Paul Young / No Parlez
18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River
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20 Wham! / Make It Big
21 Keane / Hopes and Fears
22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much
23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs
24 Ultravox / Lament
25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines
26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent
27 Thin Lizzy / 1976: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox
28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet
29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap
30 The Who / Who’s Next
31 Elton John / Diamonds
32 New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
33 Sparkle in the Rain
