SO FAR, SO DISTANT AND SO LONG AGO : SIMPLE MINDS IN BERLIN 1980 Japan The 36-page photozine features rare

The 36-page photozine features rare images of Japan taken by Justin Thomas and capture the band during the pinnacle of great creative activity that came following the transitional success of their third album 'Quiet Life' (December 1979) through 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' (October 1980) and on to the seminal 'Tin Drum' album of 1981

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during the writing and rehearsing of what would eventually become the "A Night At The Opera" album at Ridge Farm in 1975

The book features rare and previously unseen photographs of the Duran Duran taken as they rose to international stardom during 1981-1983 by Justin Thomas

SO FAR, SO DISTANT AND SO LONG AGO : SIMPLE MINDS IN BERLIN 1980 Japan The 36-page photozine features rareSECOND PRINTING OF 250 COPIES NOW AVAILABLE. Hanging Around Books' first release "So Far, So Distant and So Long Ago" features photographs of Simple Minds taken in September 1980 by Ronnie Gurr in the then East and West Berlin and by the Berlin Wall on the band's day off supporting Peter Gabriel on his European tour. With foreword written by Simple Minds' frontman Jim Kerr. A Second edition of 250 copies (HA001X). Photography by Ronnie Gurr 2017