Thompson Twins - Here's to Future Days (1985) [SEALED] Vinyl LP • Lay Your Hands

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HYPE-STICKER on front. Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, and in excellent condition. Slight corner wear. Label design can't be confirmed because it's sealed. (Notch in bottom-right.)

Tracks:

1. Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
2. Lay Your Hands On Me
3. Future Days
4. Roll Over
5. Revolution
6. King For A Day
7. Love Is The Law
8. Emperor's Clothes (Part 1)
9. Tokyo
10. You Killed The Clown

About The Record:

Here's to Future Days, by the British pop group Thompson Twins, was the third and final release for the band as a trio, it reached no. 5 in the UK, and no. 20 in the US. Following the band's highly successful album, Into the Gap, the writing and recording of Here's to Future Days, began in late 1984. In March 1985, with the album nearing completion, the band enlisted Nile Rodgers to take over production and rework the material they had already recorded. The direction of the new recordings featured a more guitar-oriented side to it. Before the album's release, the Thompson Twins performed at Live Aid in July 1985, where they revealed their new material by playing a rock oriented version of The Beatles' track Revolution. The band were also joined onstage for this number by Rodgers himself, Madonna, and guitarist Steve Stevens. The new Nile Rodgers-produced version of Lay Your Hands on Me (now with a more distinct gospel sound) reached no. 6 in the United States, while the next UK single Don't Mess With Doctor Dream reached no. 15. King for a Day followed in both markets, peaking at no. 8 in the US and becoming their third and final Top 10 hit there, but only reaching no. 22 in the UK.