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Street Fighting Years is the eighth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in May 1989 by record label Virgin Records worldwide apart from the US, where it was released by A&M. Produced by Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson, the album reached the top of the UK Albums Chart.
In 1989-08 Sticks Stewart Copeland mentions that Simple Minds asked Stewart for his rhythmic input. He told them to get Mel Gaynor back, which they eventually did. Stewart Copeland only performed some ethno-overdubs.
Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician and composer. He is best known for his work as the drummer of the English rock band the Police from 1977 to 1986, and again from 2007 to 2008. Before playing with the Police, he played drums with English rock band Curved Air from 1975 to 1976.
Street Fighting Years is the eighth album by Simple Minds, released in 1989. Produced by Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson, it includes the No1 single ‘Belfast Child’. Release Date: 8th May 1989.
Jan 16, 2020 · Simple Minds will release a brand new deluxe version of the remastered album ‘Street Fighting Years’ as a box set, includes B-sides, edits & 12" remixes
Includes "Street Fighting Years" CD, BBC Radio 1 Special Interview Cassettes & 64 Page Songbook. Special thanks to: Stewart Copeland - "The Rhythmatist", Lou Reed for cameo vocal on "This Is Your Land" (courtesy of Sire/WEA Records)
Feb 26, 2020 · With the super deluxe reissue imminent, SDE spoke to Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr about the band’s 1989 album Street Fighting Years. “We sort of disappeared up our own arses, to tell you the truth…” he tells SDE editor, Paul Sinclair.
