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The Dream Academy – The Dream Academy (VG+/VG+)
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The Dream Academy is an LP by The Dream Academy from 1985 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.
About this album
The Dream Academy’s debut stands as one of the most distinctive British pop records of the 1980s, pairing jangling folk textures with sleek synth-pop. Released in 1985, the album turned the trio’s refined songwriting and air of pastoral melancholy into something commercially memorable, led by the enduring hit Life in a Northern Town. With production that balances acoustic detail, layered keyboards and precise studio finish, it helped define a more literary, understated strain of pop-rock. The result is a striking introduction to a band that could sound both wistful and radio-ready at once.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: The Dream AcademyLabel: Warner Bros. Records – 9 25265-1Format: LP, Album, StereoUnits: 1Country: USReleased: 1985Genre: Pop & RockA1 Life In A Northern Town
A2 The Edge Of Forever
A3 (Johnny) New Light
A4 In Places On The Run
A5 This World
B1 Bound To Be
B2 Moving On
B3 The Love Parade
B4 The Party
B5 One Dream