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 | Chelsea Girl | Life In A Day |
| 2 | No Cure | Life In A Day |
| 3 | Woman | Real Life |
| 4 | Promised You A Miracle | New Gold Dream |
| 5 | A Brass Band In African Chimes | Visions Of Ibiza |
| 6 | Someone | Life In A Day |
| 7 | Speed Your Love To Me | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 8 | Murder Story | Life In A Day |
| 9 | King Is White And In The Crowd | New Gold Dream |
| 10 | African Skies | Real Life |
| 11 | Somebody Up There Likes You | New Gold Dream |
| 12 | Alive & Kicking | Once Upon A Time |
| 13 | I Wish You Where Here | Once Upon A Time |
| 14 | Big Sleep | New Gold Dream |
| 15 | Let There Be Love | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 16 | Street Hassle | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 17 | Hunter And The Hunted | New Gold Dream |
| 18 | Travelling Man | Real Life |
| 19 | Waterfront (Live) | Greenpeace Rainbow Warriors (Disc 2) |
| 20 | Waterfront | Sparkle In The Rain |