Kirsty MacColl – Tropical Brainstorm (CD, 2001, Instinct Records INS557-2, Enhanced)

Why This CD Matters
Tropical Brainstorm combines Kirsty MacColl’s songwriting with musical influences she absorbed during extensive travel in Cuba and Brazil. The album includes “In These Shoes?,” “Mambo De La Luna,” and “England 2 Colombia 0,” with MacColl, Pete Glenister, and Dave Ruffy handling production. This US edition expands the album with three bonus tracks and an enhanced video track for “Mambo De La Luna.”

Collector Note
This 2001 US Instinct Records edition carries catalog number INS557-2 and is an enhanced CD with 16 audio tracks plus a “Mambo De La Luna” video track. The supplied matrix is TROPICAL BRAINSTORM **1/1DCE8208, with mirrored L805 mastering SID code and IFPI F702 mould SID code.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
CD: VG+
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+

Technical Details
Format: CD, Album, Enhanced
Label: Instinct Records – INS557-2
Country: US
Released: April 24, 2001
Genre: Rock, Latin
Style: Salsa, Pop Rock, Rumba, Mambo

Matrix / Runout
TROPICAL BRAINSTORM **1/1DCE8208

Tracklist
Mambo De La Luna – 4:38
In These Shoes? – 3:39
Treachery – 3:51
Here Comes That Man Again – 4:49
Autumngirlsoup – 3:54
Celestine – 3:35
England 2 Colombia 0 – 3:45
Nao Esperando – 4:04
Alegria – 2:01
Us Amazonians – 4:09
Wrong Again – 4:16
Designer Life – 2:35
Head – 3:56
Golden Heart – 3:24
Things Happen – 2:58
Good For Me – 4:09
Mambo De La Luna – Video Track

Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.

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