Crime & The City Solution – Shine
(Mute Records 1988 STUMM59)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and sticker discolouration mark top right
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Crime & the City Solution are an Australian rock band formed in late 1977 by singer-songwriter and mainstay Simon Bonney. They disbanded in 1979 leaving only bootleg recordings and demos. In late 1983, Bonney moved to London and in 1985 he formed a new version of the group which included members of the recently disbanded The Birthday Party. They eventually settled in West-Berlin and issued four albums – Room of Lights (1986), Shine (1988), The Bride Ship (1989) and Paradise Discotheque (1990) – before disbanding again in 1991. In 2012, Bonney reformed the band in Detroit with two veterans of its Berlin era and a handful of new members.
Shine is the second studio album by Crime & the City Solution, released on April 25, 1988 through Mute Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “All Must Be Love” | Bonney | Adams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey, Stern | 5:18 |
| 2. | “Fray So Slow” | Adams | Adams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey | 4:53 |
| 3. | “Angel” | Adams, Bonney | Adams, Bonney, Haas, Hacke, Harvey | 6:01 |
| 4. | “On Every Train (Grain Will Bear Grain)” | Bonney | Adams, Bonney, Haas, Hacke, Harvey | 5:23 |
| 5. | “Hunter” | Adams | Adams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey, Stern | 4:48 |
| 6. | “Steal to the Sea” | Bonney | Adams, Bonney, Haas, Hacke, Harvey | 10:17 |
| 7. | “Home Is Far From Here” | Adams | Adams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey, Stern | 3:19 |
Personnel
- Crime & the City Solution
- Bronwyn Adams – violin
- Simon Bonney – vocals
- Chrislo Haas – guitar, keyboards
- Alexander Hacke – guitar
- Mick Harvey – drums, piano
- Thomas Stern – bass guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Tony Cohen – engineering
- Peter Gruchot – photography
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