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 | Hunter And The Hunted | New Gold Dream |
| 3 | Glittering Prize | New Gold Dream |
| 4 | Big Sleep | New Gold Dream |
| 5 | Waterfront (Live) | Greenpeace Rainbow Warriors (Disc 2) |
| 6 | She's a River | She's a River CD5 |
| 7 | I Wish You Where Here | Once Upon A Time |
| 8 | African Skies | Real Life |
| 9 | East At Easter | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 10 | I Wish You Were Here | Once Upon A Time |
| 11 | When Two Worlds Collide | Real Life |
| 12 | Banging On The Door Intro | Real Life |
| 13 | Ghost Dancing | Once Upon A Time |
| 14 | Book Of Brilliant Things | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 15 | Once Upon A Time | Once Upon A Time |
| 16 | Speed Your Love To Me | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 17 | Woman | Real Life |
| 18 | Someone | Life In A Day |
| 19 | Come A Long Way | Once Upon A Time |
| 20 | Real Life | Real Life |