Simple Minds – Street Fighting Years

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Label:	Virgin – MINDS1
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold
Country:	Italy
Released:	May 13, 1989
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1		Street Fighting Years Words By, Music By – Simple Minds
A2		Soul Crying Out Words By, Music By – Simple Minds
A3		Wall Of Love Words By, Music By – Simple Minds
A4		This Is Your Land Words By, Music By – Simple Minds
A5		Take A Step Back Words By, Music By – Simple Minds
B1		Kick It In Words By, Music By – Simple Minds
B2		Let It All Come Down Music By – John Giblin Words By – Simple Minds
B3		Mandela Day Words By, Music By – Simple Minds
B4		Belfast Child Arranged By – Simple Minds Lyrics By – Simple Minds Music By – Trad.*
B5		Biko Words By, Music By – Peter Gabriel

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Virgin Dischi S.r.l.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Pressed By – Astro Record
Printed By – Grafica pozzoli S.P.A.
Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Published By – Peter Gabriel Ltd.
Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Charles Burchill*
Artwork [Source Of Graphic: “The Beauty Of Fractals” By] – Richter*
Bass Guitar – Stephen Lipson
Coordinator [Co-ordination] – Jane Ventom
Design – Assorted Images
Drums – Mel Gaynor
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Martin Plant
Engineer [Engineers] – Robin Hancock
Management [Managed At] – “Schoolhouse Management”*
Management [Managed By] – Sandra Dods
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Musician [Additional Musician], Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – John Altman
Musician [Additional Musician], Backing Vocals – Lorna Bannon
Musician [Additional Musician], Bagpipes – Roger Sharp
Musician [Additional Musician], Tin Whistle [Pennywhistle], Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Maureen Kerr
Musician [Additional Musicians], Cello – William Lithgow
Musician [Additional Musicians], Percussion – Sydney Thiam
Other [Logistics] – Paul Kerr
Other [Nourishment] – Ying Ho Au Yeung
Other [Special Thanks To (For Cameo Vocal)] – Lou Reed (tracks: A4)
Other [Special Thanks To “The Rhythmatist”] – Stewart Copeland
Other [Talk & Encouragement] – All Our Many Friends At Virgin And A&M Records (America), Gary Wathen, Gil Friesen, Jon Webster, Simon Draper, Steve Lewis, Steve Ralbovsky, Willie Richardson
Photography By – Nasa/Science Photo Library
Piano, Accordion, Keyboards [Electronic] – Michael MacNeil
Producer – Trevor Horn
Technician [Technical Master] – Dougie Cowan
Violin – Lisa Germano
Vocals – Lou Reed (tracks: A4)

Notes

Mastered at Masterdisk.
All digitally recorded and mixed analogue i.e. “dad”

Made In Scotland March '88 - March '89. Studio Drums provided by Tama.
Source of graphic: The Beauty of Fractals.

'Belfast Child' traditional, lyrics written by Simple Minds. 'Street Fighting Years' song written in memory of Victor Hara.

Made in Great Britain.
Some copies includes a four pages coloured insert.

Semi-glossy cover.
Generic inner sleeve with rounded corners.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 5 012981 555115
Barcode (Scanned): 5012981555115
Rights Society: SIAE
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): (MINDS 1/A)
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): (MINDS 1/B)
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side A): MINDS-1-A - 11-4-89 I △ S.MINDS AS 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side B): MINDS-1-B - 11-4-89 I S.MINDS AS 3

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Street Fighting Years (CD, Album, Nimbus Pressing)	Virgin	MINDSCD1, 259 785-222	Europe	1989
Recently Edited	Street Fighting Years (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Virgin	MINDS1, 209 785-630	UK	1989
Recently Edited	Street Fighting Years (LP, Album)	Virgin	LSVIRG 73292	Yugoslavia	1989
Recently Edited	Street Fighting Years (CD, Album, 2×Cassette, , Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Virgin	SMBX D 1	UK	1989
Recently Edited	Street Fighting Years (CD, Album)	Virgin	CD 3927	US	1989