Real to Real Cacophony

Real to Real Cacophony
Studio album by Simple Minds
Released	November 1979
Recorded	September 1979 at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales
Genre	Post-punk[1] art rock[2]
Length	40:46
Label	Zoom, Arista
Producer	John Leckie
Simple Minds chronology
Life in a Day (1979) Real to Real Cacophony (1979) Empires and Dance (1980)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Life in a Day (1979) Real to Real Cacophony (1979) Empires and Dance (1980)
Singles from Real to Real Cacophony
"Changeling" Released: November 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CMJ New Music Monthly	favourable[3]
Smash Hits	8/10[4]
Sounds	favourable[5]

Real to Real Cacophony (sometimes incorrectly rendered as Reel to Real Cacophony) is the second studio album by Scottish post-punk band Simple Minds. It was released in November 1979, through record labels Zoom and Arista.

Release

Real to Real Cacophony did not chart, nor did its only single, "Changeling".

Critical reception

Real to Real Cacophony has been generally well-received by critics. AllMusic praised the album, describing it as "where Simple Minds ventured beyond the ability to mimic their influences and began to manipulate them, mercilessly pushing them around and shaping them into funny objects the way a child transforms a chunk of Play-Doh from an indefinable chunk of nothing into a definable chunk of something", calling it "an achievement that's on a plane with other 1979 post-punk landmarks like Metal Box, 154, Entertainment! and Unknown Pleasures".^[1]

Re-issues

The 2002/2003 re-issues by Virgin Records incorrectly render the album's title as Reel to Real Cacophony, and the opening track as "Reel to Real". The new spelling also appears in the discography section of all the inlays in the 2002/2003 Simple Minds remastered edition series. Subsequent editions render the title of both the album and track correctly.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jim Kerr, all music composed by Simple Minds (Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee, Mick MacNeil).

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Real to Real"	2:47
2.	"Naked Eye"	2:21
3.	"Citizen (Dance of Youth)"	2:53
4.	"Carnival (Shelter in a Suitcase)"	2:49
5.	"Factory"	4:13
6.	"Cacophony"	1:40
7.	"Veldt"	3:20

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Premonition"	5:29
2.	"Changeling"	4:11
3.	"Film Theme"	2:27
4.	"Calling Your Name"	5:05
5.	"Scar"	3:31

Personnel

Simple Minds Jim Kerr – vocals Charles Burchill – guitar, violin, saxophone Derek Forbes – bass guitar Brian McGee – drums, percussion Michael MacNeil – keyboards

Technical John Leckie – arrangements, recording, mixing Graphyk – sleeve graphics Sheila Rock – sleeve photography Trevor Rodgers – sleeve photography Paul Henry – sleeve packaging Mariella Sometimes – tape operation

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Real to Real Cacophony – Simple Minds : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
2. Huey, Steve. "Simple Minds". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
3. "Simple Minds 'Real to Real Cacophony' Articles & Reviews". simpleminds.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
4. Starr, Red (13–26 December 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits: 29.
5. Gill, John (1 December 1979). "[Real to Real Cacophony review]". Sounds. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

External links

• Real to Real Cacophony at Discogs (list of releases)