Formed in 1977 by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds (hailing from Glasgow, Scotland) were previously known as Johnny And The Self Abusers. Under that name they released one single (Saints And Sinners) and played various live shows between February and November 1977 before they changed their name to Simple Minds. Simple Minds initially signed to Arista who recorded and released their first three albums. The musical changes Simple Minds went through in these first three albums shows how diverse their song range is. Tracks to compare would be Chelsea Girl, their first single with hints of Johnny And The Self Abusers, and I Travel an almost disco sounding track. Virgin Records saw the potential in the band and in 1981 signed them up. The first release on Virgin was a double album, but released as two single albums -
Álbumes
1 | Waterfront (Live) | Greenpeace Rainbow Warriors (Disc 2) |
2 | Banging On The Door Intro | Real Life |
3 | Murder Story | Life In A Day |
4 | Once Upon A Time | Once Upon A Time |
5 | All The Things She Said | Once Upon A Time |
6 | Sad Affair | Life In A Day |
7 | A Brass Band In African Chimes | Visions Of Ibiza |
8 | Stand By Love | Real Life |
9 | King Is White And In The Crowd | New Gold Dream |
10 | Love Song | The Marquee - 30 Legendary Years |
11 | I Wish You Where Here | Once Upon A Time |
12 | Glittering Prize | New Gold Dream |
13 | I Wish You Were Here | Once Upon A Time |
14 | Destiny | Life In A Day |
15 | East At Easter | Sparkle In The Rain |
16 | Banging On The Door | Real Life |
17 | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | New Gold Dream |
18 | Rivers Of Ice | Real Life |
19 | Book Of Brilliant Things | Sparkle In The Rain |
20 | Someone Somewhere In Summertime | New Gold Dream |