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 | Life In A Day | Life In A Day |
| 2 | Murder Story | Life In A Day |
| 3 | Someone Somewhere In Summertime | New Gold Dream |
| 4 | Speed Your Love To Me | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 5 | I Wish You Where Here | Once Upon A Time |
| 6 | All The Things She Said | Once Upon A Time |
| 7 | Travelling Man | Real Life |
| 8 | She's a River | She's a River CD5 |
| 9 | Ghost Dancing | Once Upon A Time |
| 10 | Once Upon A Time | Once Upon A Time |
| 11 | I Wish You Were Here | Once Upon A Time |
| 12 | Stand by Love | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 13 | Don't You (Forget About Me) | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81/92 |
| 14 | Alive and Kicking | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81/92 |
| 15 | Real Life | Real Life |
| 16 | White Hot Day | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 17 | Oh Jungleland | Once Upon A Time |
| 18 | Big Sleep | New Gold Dream |
| 19 | A Brass Band In African Chimes | Visions Of Ibiza |
| 20 | Love Song (Live) | Sanctify Yourself CD5 |