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 | Promised You A Miracle | New Gold Dream |
| 2 | Banging On The Door Intro | Real Life |
| 3 | Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel | New Gold Dream |
| 4 | See the Lights | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 5 | The Kick Inside Of Me | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 6 | Speed Your Love To Me | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 7 | Ghostrider | Real Life |
| 8 | Pleasantly Disturbed | Life In A Day |
| 9 | Don't You (Forget About Me) | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81/92 |
| 10 | Hypnotised | Now I |
| 11 | Banging On The Door | Real Life |
| 12 | Street Hassle | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 13 | Somebody Up There Likes You | New Gold Dream |
| 14 | Big Sleep | New Gold Dream |
| 15 | Destiny | Life In A Day |
| 16 | All The Things She Said | Once Upon A Time |
| 17 | Once Upon A Time | Once Upon A Time |
| 18 | Let The Children Speak | Real Life |
| 19 | Hunter And The Hunted | New Gold Dream |
| 20 | No Cure | Life In A Day |