SIMPLE MINDS
Simple Minds - A BOX of Simple Minds [11979-2022] (27 x CDs)
Simple Minds began in Glasgow in the late seventies, formed by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill after years of playing together in earlier school bands. Their early work grew out of the city’s post‑punk scene, shaped by small clubs, cheap rehearsal rooms, and a desire to push beyond the usual guitar lines of the period. What followed was a long and restless career that moved through art‑rock, synth‑driven pop, widescreen anthems, and later a return to more reflective songwriting. Across decades, the constant thread has been their instinct for atmosphere and scale, and the way Kerr’s voice and Burchill’s guitar could shift from intimate to expansive without losing their centre.
This box set gathers that full journey. Beginning with Life in a Day and Real to Real Cacophony, you hear a band testing ideas, leaning into sharp rhythms and cold electronics. Empires and Dance and the twin releases Sons and Fascination and Sister Feelings Call show them finding a distinctive pulse, where repetition and texture carry as much weight as melody. By the time New Gold Dream arrives, the group has stepped into a brighter world, building songs that feel both precise and dreamlike.
The middle period brings the widescreen ambition of Once Upon a Time, the political reach of Street Fighting Years, and the polished confidence of Good News from the Next World. Later albums such as Neapolis, Cry, and Graffiti Soul reveal a band comfortable with reinvention, drawing on electronic elements, acoustic settings, and more reflective writing. The recent records, from Big Music through Walk Between Worlds and Direction of the Heart, show a group still committed to craft, still chasing new shapes within their sound.
The set becomes a long portrait of persistence and curiosity. It traces a band that kept moving, kept adjusting its colours, and kept finding new ways to sound like itself. (B)
Included in this set are the following Albums.
Life in A Day [1979]
Real to Real Cacophony [1979]
Empires and Dance [1980]
Sons and Fascinatio [1981]
Sister Feelings Call [1981]
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) [1982]
Sparkle in The Rain [2012]
Street Fighting Years [1989]
Real Life [2003]
VA - Good News From The Next World [1995]
Neapolis [1998]
Neon Lights (Deluxe Edition) [2001]
Black & White (Deluxe Edition) [2009]
Our Secrets Are The Same [1999]
Cry (Deluxe Edition) [2002]
Graffiti Soul [2009]
Big Music CD1 [2014]
Big Music CD2 [2014]
Acoustic in Concert [2017]
Walk Between Worlds [2018]
Direction of the Heart [2022]
Once Upon A Time CD1 [1985]
Once Upon A Time CD2 [1985]
Once Upon A Time CD3 [1985]
Once Upon A Time CD4 [1985]
Once Upon A Time CD5 [1985]
Glittering Prize 81-92 [1992]
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Track lists
Life in A Day [1979]
01 Simple Minds - Someone 3:41
02 Simple Minds - Life in A Day 4:06
03 Simple Minds - Sad Affair 2:46
04 Simple Minds - All for You 2:51
05 Simple Minds - Pleasantly Disturbed 7:59
06 Simple Minds - No Cure 3:34
07 Simple Minds - Chelsea Girl 4:34
08 Simple Minds - Wasteland 3:45
09 Simple Minds - Destiny 3:37
10 Simple Minds - Murder Story 6:19
Real to Real Cacophony [1979]
01 Simple Minds - Real to Real 2:50
02 Simple Minds - Naked Eye 2:22
03 Simple Minds - Citizen (Dance of Youth) 2:53
04 Simple Minds - Carnival (Shelter in A Suitcase) 2:51
05 Simple Minds - Factory 4:14
06 Simple Minds - Cacophony 1:41
07 Simple Minds - Veldt 3:35
08 Simple Minds - Premonition 5:29
09 Simple Minds - Changeling 4:11
10 Simple Minds - Film Theme 2:26
11 Simple Minds - Calling Your Name 5:06
12 Simple Minds - Scar 3:33
Empires and Dance [1980]
01 Simple Minds - I Travel 4:04
02 Simple Minds - Today I Died Again 4:39
03 Simple Minds - Celebrate 5:09
04 Simple Minds - This Fear of Gods 7:00
05 Simple Minds - Capital City 6:17
06 Simple Minds - Constantinople Line 4:44
07 Simple Minds - Twist/Run/Repulsion 4:39
08 Simple Minds - Thirty Frames a Second 5:04
09 Simple Minds - Kant-Kino 1:53
10 Simple Minds - Room 2:29
Sons and Fascination [1981]
01 Simple Minds - In Trance as Mission 6:50
02 Simple Minds - Sweat in Bullet 4:30
03 Simple Minds - 70 Cities as Love Brings the Fall 4:49
04 Simple Minds - Boys From Brazil 5:30
05 Simple Minds - Love Song 5:03
06 Simple Minds - This Earth That You Walk Upon 5:27
07 Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination 5:23
08 Simple Minds - Seeing Out the Angel 6:11
Sister Feelings Call [1981]
01 Simple Minds - Theme for Great Cities 5:51
02 Simple Minds - The American 3:51
03 Simple Minds - 20th Century Promised Land 4:55
04 Simple Minds - Wonderful in Young Life 5:20
05 Simple Minds - League of Nations 4:56
06 Simple Minds - Careful in Career 5:08
07 Simple Minds - Sound in 70 Cities 5:04
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) [1982]
01 Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere in Summertime 4:38
02 Simple Minds - Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel 3:49
03 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle 4:27
04 Simple Minds - Big Sleep 5:03
05 Simple Minds - Somebody Up There Likes You 5:02
06 Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) 5:38
07 Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 4:33
08 Simple Minds - Hunter and The Hunted 5:55
09 Simple Minds - King is White and in The Crowd 7:00
Sparkle in The Rain [2012]
01 Simple Minds - Up on The Catwalk 4:47
02 Simple Minds - Book of Brilliant Things 4:23
03 Simple Minds - Speed Your Love to Me 4:25
04 Simple Minds - Waterfront 4:49
05 Simple Minds - East at Easter 3:33
06 Simple Minds - Street Hassle 5:15
07 Simple Minds - White Hot Day 4:34
08 Simple Minds - 'C' Moon Cry Like A Baby 4:20
09 Simple Minds - The Kick Inside of Me 4:50
10 Simple Minds - Shake Off The Ghosts 3:59
Street Fighting Years [1989]
01 Simple Minds - Street Fighting Years 6:25
02 Simple Minds - Soul Crying Out 6:07
03 Simple Minds - Wall of Love 5:20
04 Simple Minds - This is Your Land 6:22
05 Simple Minds - Take A Step Back 4:22
06 Simple Minds - Kick it In 6:10
07 Simple Minds - Let it All Come Down 4:53
08 Simple Minds - Mandela Day 5:42
09 Simple Minds - Belfast Child 6:41
10 Simple Minds - Biko 7:33
11 Simple Minds - When Spirits Rise 2:00
Real Life [2003]
01 Simple Minds - Real Life 4:55
02 Simple Minds - See The Lights 4:21
03 Simple Minds - Let There Be Love 5:09
04 Simple Minds - Woman 4:41
05 Simple Minds - Stand By Love 4:03
06 Simple Minds - African Skies 4:17
07 Simple Minds - Let The Children Speak 4:54
08 Simple Minds - Ghostrider 3:21
09 Simple Minds - Bang on The Door 5:39
10 Simple Minds - Travelling Man 3:34
11 Simple Minds - Rivers of Ice 3:30
12 Simple Minds - When Two Worlds Collide 4:06
Good News From The Next World [1995]
01 Simple Minds - She's A River 5:32
02 Simple Minds - Night Music 5:23
03 Simple Minds - Hypnotised 5:53
04 Simple Minds - Great Leap Forward 5:35
05 Simple Minds - 7 Deadly Sins 5:09
06 Simple Minds - And The Band Played On 5:32
07 Simple Minds - My Life 5:15
08 Simple Minds - Criminal World 5:02
09 Simple Minds - Shadows and Light 2:48
09 Simple Minds - This Time 4:58
10 Simple Minds - Rockin' in The Free World 4:17
Neapolis [1998]
01 Simple Minds - Song for The Tribes 5:37
02 Simple Minds - Glitterball 4:55
03 Simple Minds - War Babies 5:03
04 Simple Minds - Tears of A Guy 4:47
05 Simple Minds - Superman V Supersoul 4:49
06 Simple Minds - Lightning 5:37
07 Simple Minds - If I Had Wings 4:43
08 Simple Minds - Killing Andy Warhol 5:15
09 Simple Minds - Androgyny 5:06
Neon Lights (Deluxe Edition) [2001]
01 Simple Minds - Gloria 3:44
02 Simple Minds - The Man Who Sold the World 4:07
03 Simple Minds - Homosapien 4:20
04 Simple Minds - Dancing Barefoot 3:48
05 Simple Minds - Neon Lights 4:16
06 Simple Minds - Hello I Love You 3:32
07 Simple Minds - Bring on the Dancing Horses 5:51
08 Simple Minds - The Needle & The Damage Done 4:15
09 Simple Minds - For Your Pleasure 4:08
10 Simple Minds - All Tomorrow's Parties 3:35
11 Simple Minds - Being Boiled (Bonus Track) 3:51
12 Simple Minds - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Bonus Track) 4:48
13 Simple Minds - The Man Who Sold the World (White Spaces Main Mix) [Bonus Track] 5:20
14 Simple Minds - Homosapien (Vince Clarke Mix) [Bonus Track] 3:55
Black & White (Deluxe Edition) [2009]
01 Simple Minds - Stay Visible 5:19
02 Simple Minds - Home 4:23
03 Simple Minds - Stranger 4:08
04 Simple Minds - Different World (Taormina.Me) 4:37
05 Simple Minds - Underneath the Ice 4:45
06 Simple Minds - The Jeweller Pt. 2 4:18
07 Simple Minds - A Life Shot in Black & White 3:35
08 Simple Minds - Kiss the Ground 4:06
09 Simple Minds - Dolphins 5:56
10 Simple Minds - Too Much Television (Bonus Track) 4:20
11 Simple Minds - Bird on a Wire (Bonus Track) 3:54
12 Simple Minds - Mighty Joe Moon (Bonus Track) 3:42
Our Secrets Are The Same [1999]
01 Simple Minds - Swimming Towards The Sun 4:32
02 Simple Minds - Jeweller to The Stars 3:27
03 Simple Minds - Space 4:15
04 Simple Minds - Death By Chocolate 3:35
05 Simple Minds - Waiting at The End of The World 3:25
06 Simple Minds - Neon Cowboys 3:51
07 Simple Minds - She Knows 4:07
08 Simple Minds - Hello 3:23
09 Simple Minds - Happy is The Man 4:23
10 Simple Minds - Sleeping 4:32
Cry (Deluxe Edition) [2002]
01 Simple Minds - Cry 3:55
02 Simple Minds - Spaceface 3:53
03 Simple Minds - New Sunshine Morning 3:36
04 Simple Minds - One Step Closer 6:06
05 Simple Minds - Face in the Sun 3:57
06 Simple Minds - Disconnected 3:38
07 Simple Minds - Lazy Lately 4:02
08 Simple Minds - Sugar 3:13
09 Simple Minds - Sleeping Girl 4:11
10 Simple Minds - Cry Again 3:35
11 Simple Minds - Slave Nation 3:02
12 Simple Minds - The Floating World 4:24
13 Simple Minds - Lead the Blind (Bonus Track) 3:58
14 Simple Minds - For What It's Worth (Bonus Track) 3:43
15 Simple Minds - The Garden (Bonus Track) 3:15
16 Simple Minds - New Sunrise (Bonus Track) 4:17
17 Simple Minds - Where is the Max (Bonus Track) 4:40
Graffiti Soul [2009]
01 Simple Minds - Moskow Underground 5:01
02 Simple Minds - Rockets 4:35
03 Simple Minds - Stars Will Lead The Way 3:25
04 Simple Minds - Light Travels 4:12
05 Simple Minds - Kiss and Fly 5:01
06 Simple Minds - Graffiti Soul 4:48
07 Simple Minds - Blood Type O 3:47
08 Simple Minds - This is It 4:52
Big Music CD1 [2014]
01 Simple Minds - Blindfolded 5:23
02 Simple Minds - Midnight Walking 3:54
03 Simple Minds - Honest Town 4:46
04 Simple Minds - Big Music 4:12
05 Simple Minds - Human 3:42
06 Simple Minds - Blood Diamonds 4:21
07 Simple Minds - Let The Day Begin 5:10
08 Simple Minds - Concrete and Cherry Blossom 3:33
09 Simple Minds - Imagination 3:42
10 Simple Minds - Kill Or Cure 4:12
11 Simple Minds - Broken Glass Park 4:41
12 Simple Minds - Spirited Away 4:08
Big Music CD2 [2014]
01 Simple Minds - Swimming Towards The Sun 5:16
02 Simple Minds - Bittersweet 3:58
03 Simple Minds - Liaison 4:37
04 Simple Minds - Riders on The Storm 3:46
05 Simple Minds - Dancing Barefoot 4:02
06 Simple Minds - Blindfolded (Reprise) 4:23
Acoustic in Concert [2017]
01 Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) 7:05
02 Simple Minds - See The Lights 4:52
03 Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 4:14
04 Simple Minds - Stand By Love 4:26
05 Simple Minds - Waterfront 5:47
06 Simple Minds - Andy Warhol 3:26
07 Simple Minds - Chelsea Girl 4:23
08 Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere in Summertime 5:30
09 Simple Minds - Dancing Barefoot 4:02
10 Simple Minds - Speed Your Love to Me 3:47
11 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle 4:49
12 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) 5:57
13 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself 5:49
14 Simple Minds - Long Black Train 3:19
15 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking 6:36
16 Simple Minds - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) 4:59
Walk Between Worlds [2018]
01 Simple Minds - Magic 4:35
02 Simple Minds - Summer 4:57
03 Simple Minds - Utopia 4:14
04 Simple Minds - The Signal and The Noise 5:18
05 Simple Minds - In Dreams 4:15
06 Simple Minds - Barrowland Star 6:25
07 Simple Minds - Walk Between Worlds 5:12
08 Simple Minds - Sense of Discovery 6:26
09 Simple Minds - Silent Kiss 4:57
10 Simple Minds - Angel Underneath My Skin 3:43
11 Simple Minds - Dirty Old Town (Live) 4:53
Direction of the Heart [2022]
01 Simple Minds - Vision Thing 4:39
02 Simple Minds - First You Jump 4:23
03 Simple Minds - Human Traffic 4:17
04 Simple Minds - Who Killed Truth? 3:58
05 Simple Minds - Solstice Kiss 5:23
06 Simple Minds - Act of Love 4:00
07 Simple Minds - Natural 3:26
08 Simple Minds - Planet Zero 4:10
09 Simple Minds - The Walls Came Down 3:54
10 Simple Minds - Direction of the Heart (Taormina 2022) 4:55
11 Simple Minds - Wondertimes 4:55
Once Upon A Time [1985] CD1
01 Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time 5:45
02 Simple Minds - All The Things She Said 4:15
03 Simple Minds - Ghost Dancing 4:45
04 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking 5:26
05 Simple Minds - Oh Jungleland 5:13
06 Simple Minds - I Wish You Were Here 4:42
07 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself 4:57
08 Simple Minds - Come A Long Way 5:08
Once Upon A Time [1985] CD2
01 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:23
02 Simple Minds - A Brass Band in Africa 5:11
03 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (Extended) 6:36
04 Simple Minds - A Brass Band in African Chimes 9:23
05 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking (Edit) 4:49
06 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking (Instrumental) 6:11
07 Simple Minds - Up on The Catwalk (Live) 5:54
08 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking (7' Remix) 4:49
09 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking (12' Remix) 6:22
10 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking (Kevorkian 12'' Remix) 6:38
11 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (Edit) 3:54
12 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (Instrumental) 4:00
13 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (Alternative Edit) 4:00
Once Upon A Time [1985] CD3
01 Simple Minds - Street Hassle (Live) 7:29
02 Simple Minds - Love Song (Live) 5:43
03 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (Extended) 7:13
04 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (Dub) 6:14
05 Simple Minds - All The Things She Said (Edit) 4:00
06 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle (US Remix) 6:04
07 Simple Minds - All The Things She Said (Extended) 5:12
08 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (Live) 9:05
09 Simple Minds - Ghost Dancing (Special Extended 12'' Remix) 7:20
10 Simple Minds - Ghost Dancing (Instrumental) 4:52
11 Simple Minds - Oh Jungleland (Special Extended 12'' Remix) 7:23
12 Simple Minds - Oh Jungleland (Instrumental) 6:05
Once Upon A Time [1985] CD4
01 Simple Minds - Ghostdancing (Live Paris '86) 7:22
02 Simple Minds - Big Sleep (Live Paris '86) 4:27
03 Simple Minds - Waterfront (Live Paris '86) 5:21
04 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle (Live Paris '86) 4:38
05 Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere in Summertime (Live Paris '86) 5:59
06 Simple Minds - Oh Jungleland (Live Paris '86) 6:35
07 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking (Live Paris '86) 6:25
Once Upon A Time [1985] CD5
01 Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me (Live Paris '86) 6:37
02 Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (Live Paris '86) 6:06
03 Simple Minds - Book of Brilliant Things (Live Paris '86) 4:53
04 Simple Minds - East at Easter (Live Paris '86) 4:20
05 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (Live Paris '86) 7:06
06 Simple Minds - Love Song / Sun City / Dance to The Music (Live Paris '86) 7:02
07 Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (Live Paris '86) 5:29
Glittering Prize 81-92 [1992]
01 Simple Minds - Waterfront 4:50
02 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:20
03 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking 4:47
04 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself 3:57
05 Simple Minds - Love Song 3:51
06 Simple Minds - Someone, Somewhere in Summertime 4:36
07 Simple Minds - See The Lights 4:23
08 Simple Minds - Belfast Child 6:41
09 Simple Minds - The American 3:33
10 Simple Minds - All The Things She Said 4:17
11 Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle 4:00
12 Simple Minds - Ghostdancing 4:45
13 Simple Minds - Speed Your Love to Me 4:25
14 Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 4:00
15 Simple Minds - Let There Be Love 4:43
16 Simple Minds - Mandela Day 5:41
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