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Simply Red – Picture Book

Simply Red - Picture Book album cover

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Label:

Elektra – EKT 27, Elektra – 960 452-1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop

Style:

Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Ballad

Tracklist

A1Come To My Aid
Congas – Francis Foster
Music By – McIntyre*
4:04
A2Sad Old Red4:32
A3Look At You Now
Congas – Francis Foster
3:02
A4Heaven
Written-By – David Byrne, Jerry Harrison
4:33
A5Jericho6:04
B1Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
4:14
B2Holding Back The Years
Music By – Moss*
4:28
B3Red Box
Guitar, Vocals – David Fryman
3:55
B4No Direction
Music By – Fryman*
3:40
B5Picture Book
Music By – McIntyre*
5:48
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Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Warner Communications
  • Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
  • Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
  • Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Published By – CBS Songs Ltd.
  • Published By – So What Ltd.
  • Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Published By – Songs For Today Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Soundpush Studios
  • Recorded At – RAK Studios
  • Produced For – Ultra Delta Ltd.
  • Mixed At – Air Studios
  • Mastered At – Master Room
  • Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Credits

  • Arranged By – Simply Red
  • Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Ross (tracks: A2, A4, A5)
  • Bass – Tony Bowers
  • Design [Sleeve] – Peter Barrett (3)
  • Drums, Percussion – Chris Joyce
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Dickie
  • Engineer, Mixed By – Femi J*
  • Guitar – Sylvan*
  • Keyboards, Vocals – Fritz McIntyre
  • Lyrics By, Music By – Hucknall* (tracks: A1, B2, B4, B5)
  • Management [Agent, At Wasted Talent] – Steve Todd (5)
  • Management [Assisted By] – Andy Dodd (3), Clive Heylin
  • Management [At So What Ltd.] – Elliot Rashman
  • Mastered By [Originally Mastered By] – Arun Chakraverty
  • Photography By [Back Cover] – Malcolm Heywood
  • Photography By [Front Cover] – Simon Fowler (2)
  • Producer – Stewart Levine
  • Tenor Saxophone – Ian Dickson (2) (tracks: A2, A4, A5)
  • Trumpet – Tim Kellett
  • Vocals – Mick Hucknall
  • Written-By – Hucknall* (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B3)

Notes

Inner sleeve:
Recorded at Soundpush Studios, Blaricum, Holland and Rak Studios, London, England
Mixed at Air Studios, London, England
Originally mastered at The Master Room, London

Labels:
All songs CBS Songs Ltd./So What Ltd. except A4 by Warner Bros. Music Ltd and B1 by Songs For Today Ltd.
℗ 1985 WEA International, Inc. [W logo] a Warner Communications Company

Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH [W logo] a Warner Communications Company

Title B1 is shortened to "Money's Too Tight" on the back cover.

Back cover:
℗ 1985 WEA International, Inc. © 1985 Elektra/Asylum Records
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf [W logo] a Warner Communications Company

This album comes with printed inner sleeve and some can have an insert with lyrics of the songs.

Runouts:
R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A and R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B are stamped, the rest is etched

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 75596 04521 6
  • Barcode (Scanned): 075596045216
  • Label Code: LC 0192
  • Other (Embossed stamp on rear cover bottom right): [Warner "W" logo]
  • Price Code (Rear sleeve, France): WE 381
  • Price Code (Rear sleeve): Ⓤ
  • Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA/BIEM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 AXXX UK
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A S <T>
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 Bxxx S <T>
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A4x D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXX 13
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A5X
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 AXX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): R / S Alsdorf 960452-1 Ax 41
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): R / S Alsdorf 960452-1 B „D” 43
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 Axxx 49 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 Bx 35
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A xxx 55 D 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B xxx
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A X ̶D̶ ̶U̶K̶ ̶D̶ UK
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B 47
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A5x 82 S'
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B 67
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 AXX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A 4X 44
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B 111 "UK"
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 14): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A 4X 22
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 14): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B X3 „D”
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 15): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A ̶B̶ E DK
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 15): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 16): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 AD
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 16): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 17): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 Axxx UK
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 17): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 Bx
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 18): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A5X 80
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 18): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXXX BE 29
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 19): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 AXXX
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 19): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXX UK 10
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 20): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A4x
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 20): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 Bx 67 B̶E̶ S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 21): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A5X D 129
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 21): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXX 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 22): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A <T> GB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 22): R/S Alsdorf 960 452-1 B xxx <T> GB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 23): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 AXX 55
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 23): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXX 20 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 24): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A5X 108
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 24): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B 75
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 25): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A 23
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 25): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B UK
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 26): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A 28
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 26): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 BXXX F̶ -BE- 85 N̶
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 27): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A 4x 53
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 27): R/S Alsdorf 960552-1 B BE
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 28): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A5X
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 28): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 Bx U̶K̶
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 29): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 A4x 61
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 29): R/S Alsdorf 960452-1 B - F - 128

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Picture Book (CD, Album)Elektra960 452-2Germany1985
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Picture Book (LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing)Elektra, Elektra9 60452-1, 60452-1US1985
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Picture Book (Cassette, Album, SR, Dolby HX Pro)Elektra, Elektra9 60452-4, 60452-4US1985
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Picture Book (Cassette, Album, HX-pro)Elektra, ElektraEKT27C, 960 452-4Europe1985
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Picture Book (LP, Album)Elektra96 0452-1Italy1985

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Reviews

  • vincentmouton's avatar
    vincentmouton
    As a 10 year old, absolutely hated this kind of music when it came out at that time. Now, the album has a lot of lows imho, but the highs are just so so good. I’ve evolved.
    • Akilles2010's avatar
      Akilles2010
      This record was one of the records when a few friends made a trip through Europe back in 1985.The song Holding back the years still makes me shiver when I think of all the good times we had for 3 and half month.I guess this will never be repeated with all this SHIT going on in the world right now.Anyway a VERY good album indeed.
      • echauhan1's avatar
        echauhan1
        Excellent sound quality! Not digital or flat, but warm, clear and full range sound. Aside from the hit 'Holding Back..', the rest of the album is also quite enjoyable and has great tunes.
        • juergenrheinberger19's avatar
          juergenrheinberger19
          2020 remaster: good sound quality without clicks and pops. nice bass, nice highs and clear sound, high quality pressing. but I don't think this pressing sounds dull or lifeless. It is a good sounding and cheap pressing.

          The rating of "geofpiano" is absolutely correct, I bought this pressing and this pressing is much better with more punch in the bass and treble.

          I found another remastered pressing from 1992 (mastered by Bernie Grundman) and I think this pressing sounds even better and has more punch and detail in all areas than the originals.

          https://www.discogs.com/de/release/3505869-Simply-Red-Picture-Book
          • geoffpiano's avatar
            geoffpiano
            I’ve just bought the 2020 remaster of this album, and - in comparison to THIS pressing - it’s awful… dull and lifeless. Avoid the 2020 at all costs and get the best possible copy of this one. It truly is far superior
            • KillCrimson's avatar
              KillCrimson
              the sound on this pressing is amazing, the record is also very quiet with no pops or cracks
              • simonBURROWS's avatar
                simonBURROWS
                Yep I agree with @Ajmoore2201this is one of the best masterings I have heard. I didn't realise it sounded this good till I upgraded my system
                • 79devo's avatar
                  79devo
                  Your best year in life is aged 22 (apparently). I was 22 in 1985 . . .
                  • RSPievaitis's avatar
                    RSPievaitis
                    Got this variant 1. Needs a intensive wet clean tomorrow then we'll have a proper listen and see if what you guys are saying is true then hey ??
                    • clairety68's avatar
                      clairety68
                      Used to fall asleep to this when I was 18!

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