STING "MERCURY FALLING" - RARE UK PRESS with EVERY INSERT ***MINT/UNPLAYED***

STING "MERCURY FALLING" RARE UK PRESS with ALL INSERTS

***MINT/UNPLAYED 10/10***

Falling somewhere between the pop sensibilities of Ten Summoner's Tales and the searching ambition of The Soul Cages, Mercury Falling is one of Sting's tighter records, even if it fails to compel as much as his previous solo albums. Though he doesn't flaunt his jazz aspirations as he did in the mid-'80s, Mercury Falling feels more serious than The Dream of the Blue Turtles, primarily because of its reserved, high-class production and execution. Building from surprisingly simple, memorable melodies, Sting creates multi-layered, vaguely soul-influenced arrangements that carry all of the hallmarks of someone who has studied music, not lived it. Of course, there are many pleasures in the record -- for all of his pretensions, Sting remains an engaging melodicist, as well as a clever lyricist. There just happens to be a distinct lack of energy, stemming from the suffocating layers of synthesizers. Mercury Falling is a record of modest pleasures; it's just not an infectious, compulsive listen. (AMDB)

Sting ‎– Mercury Falling
Label: A&M Records ‎– 540 486-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: 1996

Track List:
A1 The Hounds Of Winter
A2 I Hung My Head
A3 Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
A4 I Was Brought To My Senses
A5 You Still Touch Me
B1 I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
B2 All Four Seasons
B3 Twenty Five To Midnight
B4 La Belle Dame Sans Regrets
B5 Valparaiso
B6 Lithium Sunset

Credits:
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Engineer – Hugh Padgham, Simon Osborne
Guitar – Dominic Miller
Keyboards – Kenny Kirkland
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Hugh Padgham
Producer – Hugh Padgham, Sting
Vocals, Bass – Sting

Notes:
Printed in England.
Came with printed cardboard lyric inner sleeve and a postcard for Sting Information Service.

Side A total time: 26:23
Side B total time: 25:53

Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 7 31454 04861 3
Label Code: 0485
Matrix / Runout (Side 1): 540 486-1 A-1 NEIL - MASTERPIECE
Matrix / Runout (Side 2): NEIL - MASTERPIECE 540 486- 1- B-1

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