A return to form ? Released in 1995 and using the shuffle beat of the 90’s. It has great arrangement and was produced with Keith Forsey and mixed by Tom Lord Alge.
From the album “Good News From The Next World.”
Tim Simenon (Bomb The Bass) drenches it with strings and keeps you waiting before the drums kick in, driving sequenced bass gives it a power.
The Malfunction Mix is the pick of the mixes, sounding like something from Mode’s “Ultra” (Simenon was involved in that too) Bass and drums and phased vocals segments, yup it’s a Dub!
The last track is an instrumental, piano version of the main track, maybe a demo ?
https://www.sendspace.com/file/vzeol8
Virgin – VSCDT1534
| 1 | Hypnotised (TLA Edit) | 4:34 |
| 2 | Hypnotised (Extended Remix) | 6:19 |
| 3 | Hypnotised (Malfunction Mix) | 5:45 |
| 4 | #4 | 4:30 |
Tracks 2, 3 & 4 recorded live at the Spreckles Theatre, San Diego, California in February 1995. Good performances, nice to hear “Up On The Catwalk” belted out. A couple album tracks are featured live, the muscular rock of “And The Band Played On” and “She’s A River” which was also a single.
They did play Glastonbury that Summer !
Virgin – VSCDT1534
| 1 | Hypnotised | 5:35 |
| 2 | Up On The Catwalk (Live) | 5:25 |
| 3 | And The Band Played On (Live) | 5:19 |
| 4 | She’s A River (Live) | 6:06 |
For Completists the US Promo 12” is here, sent over about 3 and a half years ago. Time flies……..
https://myvinyldreams.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/simple-minds-hypnotised/
Looks like the CD train is still going strong on here, trucking on down the track, Choo Choo (HaHa!)
Vinyl on the 90s was rarer than vinyl now, Mike 😃
I’ll have to re-up that now !