Simple Minds – Once Upon A Time

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Label:	Virgin – 207 350, Virgin – 207 350-630
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 21, 1985
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	New Wave, Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Once Upon A Time	5:44
A2	All The Things She Said Percussion [Extra] – Sue Hadjopoulos	4:16
A3	Ghost Dancing	4:46
A4	Alive And Kicking	5:24
B1	Oh Jungleland	5:12
B2	I Wish You Were Here	4:42
B3	Sanctify Yourself	5:00
B4	Come A Long Way	5:08

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – The Town House
Mixed At – Bearsville Studios
Mixed At – Right Track Recording
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed By – Topac
Pressed By – Sonopress

Credits

Artwork [Art By] – Mick Haggerty
Backing Vocals – Carlos Alomar, Michael Been, The Simms Brothers
Band, Bass Guitar [Bass Guitars] – John Giblin
Band, Drums, Vocals – Mel Gaynor
Band, Guitar [Guitars] – Charles Burchill*
Band, Lead Vocals – Jim Kerr
Band, Piano, Synthesizer [SYnthesizers] – Michael MacNeil
Coordinator [Coordination] – Debbi Caponetta*, Gemma Corfield
Engineer [Assisted By] – Martin White (2)
Engineer [Engineered By] – Mark McKenna, Moira Marquis
Lead Vocals [Additional Lead Singer] – Robin Clark (2)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Other [Nourishment] – Albert Grossman*, Dora Carllyn, Randy Michaels
Photography By – Anton Corbijn
Producer [Produced By] – Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Iovine
Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Simple Minds
Technician [Studio Crew] – Dougie Cowan, Paul Kerr
Technician [Technical Assistance] – Bob Schwall, Bob Tis, Judy Reeves

Notes

[Insert]
Recorded at Townhouse Studios, London
Mixed at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Right Track Studios, New York City
Summer '85
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City

All songs published by EMI Music (Publishing) Ltd.
℗ 1985 Virgin Records Ltd © 1985 Virgin Records Ltd

[Labels]
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
℗ 1985 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1985 Virgin Records Ltd

[Sleeve]
℗ 1985 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1985 Virgin Records Ltd

Printed in Western Germany by TOPAC, Gesellschaft für Tonträger-Verpackung mbH, Imprimé en République Fédérale d'Allemagne

Runouts are stamped.

Catalog# on back cover is 207 350-630, on the spine and vinyl label it is 207 350, and on the inner sleeve it is 207 350-8.

With different cover art and cat# found here: Once Upon A Time

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: LC 3098
Rights Society: GEMA · STEMRA · BIEM
Price Code: -630
Pressing Plant ID (Center label side B, embossed): Bass clef
Other (Cat# inner sleeve): 207 350-8
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): DM 207350 A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): DM 207350 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): DM 207350 A-1/85 S 1 III
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): DM 207350 B-1/85 S 1 II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): DM 207350 A-1/85 S I II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): DM 207350 B-3/85 S II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): DM 207350 A-3/85 S II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): DM 207350 B-1/85 S I II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): DM 207350 A-1/85S I III
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): DM 207350 B-2/85S1 I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): DM 207350 A-2/85S I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): DM 207350 B-1/85S1 I III
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): DM 207350 A-1/85 S I III
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): DM 207350 B-3/85 S II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): DM 207350 A-1/85S I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): DM 207350 B-2/85SI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): DM 207350 A-2/85S I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): DM 207350 B-1/85S I
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): DM 207350 A-3/85 S II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): DM 207350 B-2/85SI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): DM 207350 A-3/85 S II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): DM 207350 B-1/85S1 III

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Once Upon A Time (CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2364, 610 623	UK	1985
Recently Edited	Once Upon A Time (CD, Album, W. Germany Polygram Press)	A&M Records	CD 5092	US	1985
	Once Upon A Time (LP, Album, Stereo)	Virgin, Virgin, Virgin	207 360, 207 360-630, 207 360-8	Europe	1985
Recently Edited	Once Upon A Time (LP, Album)	Virgin	V2364	UK	1985
Recently Edited	Once Upon A Time (LP, Album, Carrollton Press)	A&M Records	SP 5092	US	1985

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Reviews

Dzubox Feb 26, 2023
This is a nice mid 80's album by Simple Minds and production is time correct, but nothing new. The sound and pressing are good too, probablly all digital, but not bad sounding.
WilJ1966 Jul 3, 2022
Love this album, the energy & lyrics are fantastic... Maybe to much leaving the New Wave, but this is forgiven
vegasbiss Jun 13, 2022
This album was the beginning of the end of a promising UK New Wave Band. As a die hard Simple Minds fan until that day of release I was shocked by the pathetic attitude the band decided to go for. I remember me listening to it in the record shop totally disapointed. They were like a beautiful girl returning from a style consultancy totally ugly