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SIMPLE MINDS - LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT - DOBLE ALBUM VINILO ORIGINAL PRIMERA EDICION VIRGIN 1987 SIMPLE MINDS - LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT - DOBLE ALBUM VINILO ORIGINAL PRIMERA EDICION VIRGIN 1987 el continuo incremento de su popularidad los lleva a emprender una mastodóntica gira en la primavera de 1986. Quienes vieron a Simple Minds actuar en aquella gira tuvieron la impresión de que la banda estaba cerrando un capítulo importante de su carrera, como si quisiera pasar página. Cuando en la primavera de 1987 se publica el doble álbum en vivo 'In the city of light', grabado en el Zenith de París, el grupo vuelve a acelerar los corazones de sus miles de fans. Sus cuatro caras contienen una hora y media de gran rock, una suma de toda la producción de la banda escocesa. Live In The City Of Light fue un disco en directo, editado en 1987, en donde se plasmaba la extensa gira del grupo por aquel entonces, grabado durante la actuación de 2 noches en París en 1986. El disco tuvo un gran éxito comercial pero no fue capaz de demostrar el gran directo de la banda. Tras la extenuante gira, el grupo decide tomarse un descanso. Después de 10 años sin pausa se necesitaba buscar un poco de calma. La banda estaba colocada entre las más grandes pero la presión llegó a ser terrible por lo que no tuvieron más remedio que parar antes de que el éxito les desbordara y sobrepasara. Durante estos años, Simple Minds fue un gran colaborador y divulgador de Amnistía Internacional. 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". The album was recorded mostly at Le Zénith, Paris in August 1986, with one track recorded in October 1986 in Sydney, Australia. (Although the album was not recorded there, the inside of the gatefold sleeve features a photograph of a concert from the 1986 tour which took place in a square in Locarno, Switzerland). It features the band's 1986 touring lineup, which included second vocalist Robin Clark and percussionist Sue Hadjopoulos. Lisa Germano (at the time, a John Mellencamp band member who would perform on Simple Minds' next studio single, Belfast Child), contributed studio-overdubbed violin on "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" and former Simple Minds member Derek Forbes contributed  bass guitar overdubs. Live In The City Of Light was released as a double vinyl album with the band's logo in gold lettering over black sleeve. The package featured a 12" x 12" attached giant-sized booklet with state-of-the-art photography of the band's performance and outdoor session pictures. This art could not be reproduced faithfully on later CD releases (an original 1st pressing on double-fat jewel case and the USA version packaged in a long box on two separate discs). Track listing: All tracks recorded live on 12/13 August 1986 at Le Zénith, Paris, France except "Someone, Somewhere In Summertime" recorded live on October (24 or 30) 1986 at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. Side one 1. "Ghost Dancing"   7:22 2. "Big Sleep"   4:27 3. "Waterfront"   5:21 4. "Promised You a Miracle"   4:38 Side two 5. "Someone Somewhere In Summertime"   5:59 6. "Oh Jungleland"   6:35 7. "Alive and Kicking"   6:27 Side three 8. "Don't You (Forget About Me)"   6:37 9. "Once Upon a Time"   6:06 10. "Book of Brilliant Things"   4:53 11. "East at Easter"   4:20 Side four 12. "Sanctify Yourself"   7:06 13. "Love Song" - "Sun City" - "Dance to the Music""   7:02 14. "New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)"   5:31