Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

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Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Simple Minds References

The reference sources are from major music trade publications and newspapers worldwide. You can sort the list by the article title or the publication date.

Reference Title	Date Sort descending
Yet More Ch-ch-ch-Changes. Melody Maker, 57:3.	1982-5-8
Tourists In Heaven. A. Sweeting. Melody Maker, 57:15-16.	1982-3-27
Jim Kerr's Glittering Dream. Dave Rimmer. Smash Hits.	1982
Simple Minds (Sydney, Australia). Variety, 309:78.	1982-12-19
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 57:29.	1982-12-4
Wrecked On the Highway. A. Sweeting. Melody Maker, 57:14-15.	1982-11-27
New Gold Dream. Paul Morley. NME.	1982-9
Albums: New Gold Dream. Melody Maker, 57:18.	1982-9-18
A Look At Ultravox-Skids-Simple Minds, etc. P. Frame. Trouser Press, 9:29-31.	1982-7
Themes For Great Cities (record reviews). People Weekly, 17:18.	1982-5-17
Taking Kerr of Business. Don Watson. NME.	1983-9
It's Alive. Melody Maker, 58:22.	1983-12-24
Mind Games. A. Sweeting. Melody Maker, 58:11.	1983-12-3
Phoenix Park, Dublin. Jack Barron. Sounds.	1983-8
Faces: A Thin Silver Style. J. D. Consadine. Musician, 58:28.	1983-8
On the Waterfront. A. Sweeting. Melody Maker, 58:8.	1983-8-20
Talk Talk. Melody Maker, 58:6.	1983-7-7
Riffs: Good As Gold. M. Ginsberg. Village Voice, 28:78.	1983-5-31
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (record reviews). Rolling Stone, 393:73.	1983-4-14
Reviews: Synthesizers On. S. Isler. Trouser Press, 10:37.	1983-3
Caught In the Act. Melody Maker, 58:25.	1983-1-1
Themes For Great Cities (record reviews). Wilson Library Bulletin, 67:612.	1983-2
Reviews: New Gold Dream (SP 4928). Billboard, 80.	1983-1-29
Glittering Minds: Call Them Simple But Not Simple! R. Payes. Trouser Press, 10:25-27.	1983-6
It's Alive. Melody Maker, 59:18.	1984-4-21
Sparkle In the Rain (record reviews). Rolling Stone, 112.	1984-12-20
Talent In Action. Kathy Gillis. Billboard, 96:52.	1984-6-9
Simple Minds (Beacon Theater, New York). Variety, 315:88.	1984-5-30
It's Alive. Melody Maker, 59:21.	1984-5-19
Simple Minds Prove That There's Power In Positive Thinking. James Henke. Rolling Stone, 47.	1984-5-10
Speed Your Love to Me (2629) review. Billboard, 66.	1984-5-5
Sparkle In the Rain (record reviews). Rolling Stone, 419:54.	1984-4-12
Video Tours of Rock Clubs Seen As New Promo Avenue; Can Support Live Concerts. Ken Terry. Variety, 314:91.	1984-4-11
A&M Act On Tour Via Video. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 96:4.	1984-4-7
It's Alive. Melody Maker, 59:19.	1984-3-3
Albums: Sparkle in the Rain. Melody Maker, 59:21.	1984-2-11
Reviews: Sparkle in the Rain (SP 4981). Billboard, 70.	1984-2-11
Simple Minds: Jim Kerr Ghostdances Through a Stormy Landscape. F. Schruers. Musician, 86:42-46.	1985-12
Records: Once Upon a Time. Rolling Stone, 461:93-94.	1985-11-21
Concert Reviews. Variety, 321:102.	1985-11-20
Albums: Once Upon a Time. Melody Maker, 61:51.	1985-10-26
Once Upon a Time (SP 5092). Billboard, 97:78.	1985-10-26
Once Upon a Time (SP 5092). Cash Box, 10.	1985-10-26
Rock On: Of One Mind. M. Mehler. Record, 4:11.	1985-6
The Family That Plays Together. J. Robbins. Musician, 79:14.	1985-5
Forget Us Nots (Kerr, Friesen photo). Billboard.	1985-4-13
New On the Charts: Hit Makes Singer Sick. M. Ginsberg. Rolling Stone, 444:27.	1985-3-28
Import Ban. Music Week, 4.	1985-2-23
It's Alive. Melody Maker, 60:19.	1985-1-12
Alive and Kicking (2783). Billboard, 97:77.	1985-10-12
Records: Once Upon a Time. Creem, 17:25.	1986-3
Return Of the Conquering Heroes. B. McIlheney. Melody Maker, 61:26-27.	1986-6-14
Live! Melody Maker, 61:16.	1986-6-7
Talent In Action. Ethlie Ann Vare. Billboard, 98:22.	1986-5-17
The Not So Simple Mind Of Michael MacNeil. D. Frederick. Keyboard Magazine, 12:78-80.	1986-4
Jim Kerr: Simply Speaking. T. deLisle. Creem, 17:12-15.	1986-4
No Post-Production for Simple Minds. Jim Bessman. Billboard, 57.	1986-4-26
Simple Minds Tour For Human Rights. Ethlie Ann Vare. Billboard, 98:26.	1986-4-12
Reviews: All the Things She Said (2828). Billboard, 71.	1986-4-5
Once Upon a Time (SP 5092) review. Mark Peel. Stereo Review, 61:92.	1986-3
Live! Melody Maker, 61:18.	1986-3-8
Once Upon a Time. A. Sweeting. Melody Maker, 61:10-12.	1986-2-15
Spotlight: Once Upon a Time. Record, 5:51.	1986-1
Riffs & Licks: Not Cricket. J. Hunter. Village Voice, 31:77.	1986-1-28
Alive and Succeeding (photo with Moss, Harris, Friesen, Michael Leon). Billboard.	1986-1-18
Reviews: Sanctify Yourself (2810). Billboard, 59.	1986-1-18
Fan Mail Frees Prisoner. Chris Morris. Billboard, 8.	1987-4-25
We Have...Simple Minds! C. Lee. Creem, 19:8-10.	1987-11
The Laird. Adam Sweeting. Q.	1987-8
Local Heroes. J. Truman. Spin, 3:36-41.	1987-8
The Son Of Fascination. H. Demuir. Melody Maker, 63:28-29.	1987-8-1
Reviews: Live in the City of Light (SP 6850). Billboard, 64.	1987-7-11
Reviews: Promised You a Miracle. Billboard, 81.	1987-6-27
Albums: Live in the City of Light. Melody Maker, 62:43.	1987-5-30
Simple Minds See Double. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 99:23.	1987-7-25
Keepers of the Flame; Scotland's Simple Minds Still Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll. Mark Coleman. Rolling Stone, 476:27.	1988-6-19
Simple Minds (compact disc reviews). High Fidelity, 39:88.	1988-10
Reviews: Street Fighting Years (SP 3927). Billboard, 75.	1989-5-13
Palais de Sports. Tim Southwell. Record Mirror, 10.	1989-6
Do Not Disturb. Mat Snow. Q.	1989-6
Simple Minds In Pursuit Of Pop Perfection. S. Paynes. Guitar Player, 25:50-54.	1991-11
World View: Peter-John Vettese--Simplicity Sells With Simple Minds. R. L. Doerschuk. Keyboard Magazine, 17:24-25.	1991-8
Live! Melody Maker, 67:22.	1991-8-17
Ich Bin Kein Diktator. M. Scholz. Stereoplay, 7:154-156.	1991-7
Recordings: Real Life. Rolling Stone, 606:107.	1991-6-13
Simple Minds' Real Life. C. Rosen. Billboard, 103:26.	1991-5-25
Reviews: Real Life. Billboard, 76.	1991-5-4
Simple Minds: Back To Reality. H. Kunzler. Melody Maker, 67:48-49.	1991-4-20
Albums: Real Life. Melody Maker, 67:37.	1991-4-13
Agents Angry AT Promoter Avram, Claim Simple Minds Manager Cut Out. H. Shannon. Billboard, 103:69-70.	1991-4-6