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SIMPLE MINDS: CELEBRATION [ESP 1982] LP/COMP SIMPLE MINDS: CELEBRATION [ESP 1982] LP/COMP Simple Minds   "Celebration"  LP (Arista)  1982  made in Spain cat. num.   I-204 521 #new wave  #pop rock  #synth pop   Life In A Day   Chelsea Girl   Premonition   Factory   Calling Your Name   I Travel   Changeling   Celebrate   Thirty Frames A Second   Kaleidoscope   Originally released in 1982 by Arista in the U.K. and reissued on CD by the Dutch Disky imprint in 2001,  Celebration  serviceably culls some of the better moments from  Simple Minds ' first three albums: 1979's  Life in a Day  and  Reel to Real Cacophony  and 1980's  Empires and Dance. Given the sadly neglected status of the band's early catalog -- meaning anything that was released prior to 1982's breakthrough  New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)  -- through the early 2000s, it is doubly unfortunate that a compilation like this remained out of print for an extended period of time. And though the studio albums remained in print in the U.K.,  Simple Minds ' early years hardly received the red carpet compilation treatment that their later works did. While nothing here came close to approaching the stadium-pleasing popularity of later smashes like "Don't You (Forget About Me)," "Alive and Kicking," or even "Promised You a Miracle,"  Celebration  might provide a little shock to an initiated someone who snaps up a copy. It's a near-definite that plenty of people who own  New Gold Dream  and/or the  Glittering Prize 81/92 compilation remain oblivious to the fact that  Simple Minds  released five albums that ranged from good to spectacular between 1979 and 1981, before  New Gold Dream  came along with its perfect balance of art and pop to connect with a mass audience. Not only was 1979-1981 a prolific period for the band, but it was a period that witnessed them blossoming from a decent guitar-based post-punk band to a far more rhythmic and experimental entity that gradually shed their influences while ambitiously building on them. And as the few brave souls who have remained devout  Simple Minds  fans from day one might tell you,  Celebration  has stood the test of time better than  Glittering Prize  track-for-track.

SIMPLE MINDS - SIMPLE MINDS 4 LIVE TRACKS 1985 - MAXI VINILO ORIGINAL 1987 EDICION USA AM RECORDS SIMPLE MINDS - SIMPLE MINDS 4 LIVE TRACKS 1985 - MAXI VINILO ORIGINAL 1987 EDICION USA AM RECORDS  Después de esperar el éxito de una forma más palpable, el álbum New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), también del año 1982, con Peter Walsh como productor, logró entrar en las listas comerciales estadounidenses con éxitos como " Promised You A Miracle ", "Someone Somewhere In Summertime" y " Glittering Prize ". Fue una derivación del New Wave al New Romantic. La música es más accesible pero sin perder fuerza ni originalidad. " Promised You A Miracle " is a 1982 song by Simple Minds and was released as the first single from their fifth studio album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84). It is most notable for being the band's first successful chart hit in the UK, reaching #13 in the UK Singles Chart and charting for 11 weeks.[Their previous nine UK singles yielded no Top 40 hits in that country. It was the only song on the album that included Kenny Hyslop as the studio session drummer. Mike Ogletree and Mel Gaynor contributed for the other eight tracks. The song triggered a prolonged period of commercial success for the band, during which they yielded 21 original UK hit singles in a row, up to and including 1998's "Glitterball" from the album Neapolis. It also enabled them to make their debut on the British music television show Top of the Pops. A live version from the album Live in the City of Light was released in 1987. R ecorded live in Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK January 5th, 1985   12"   Promised You A Miracle (Live) Virgin SM 2-12  A1.  Promised You A Miracle [Live]  (4:54)  A2.  Book Of Brilliant Things [Live]  (4:53)  B1.  Glittering Prize [Live]  (4:28)  B2.  Celebrate [Live]  (5:43)  

Simple Minds - Up On The Catwalk (Extended Mix) - 1984 Simple Minds - Up On The Catwalk (Extended Mix) - 1984 VIRGIN - EUROPE - 12" -  601 205 Media:  Good Plus (G+)  Sleeve:  Very Good (VG)    

SIMPLE MINDS - LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT - DOBLE ALBUM VINILO ORIGINAL PRIMERA EDICION VIRGIN 1987 SIMPLE MINDS - LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT - DOBLE ALBUM VINILO ORIGINAL PRIMERA EDICION VIRGIN 1987 el continuo incremento de su popularidad los lleva a emprender una mastodóntica gira en la primavera de 1986. Quienes vieron a Simple Minds actuar en aquella gira tuvieron la impresión de que la banda estaba cerrando un capítulo importante de su carrera, como si quisiera pasar página. Cuando en la primavera de 1987 se publica el doble álbum en vivo 'In the city of light', grabado en el Zenith de París, el grupo vuelve a acelerar los corazones de sus miles de fans. Sus cuatro caras contienen una hora y media de gran rock, una suma de toda la producción de la banda escocesa. Live In The City Of Light fue un disco en directo, editado en 1987, en donde se plasmaba la extensa gira del grupo por aquel entonces, grabado durante la actuación de 2 noches en París en 1986. El disco tuvo un gran éxito comercial pero no fue capaz de demostrar el gran directo de la banda. Tras la extenuante gira, el grupo decide tomarse un descanso. Después de 10 años sin pausa se necesitaba buscar un poco de calma. La banda estaba colocada entre las más grandes pero la presión llegó a ser terrible por lo que no tuvieron más remedio que parar antes de que el éxito les desbordara y sobrepasara. Durante estos años, Simple Minds fue un gran colaborador y divulgador de Amnistía Internacional. Live In The City Of Light is the first (double LP / CD) live album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released in May 1987 to document their successful worldwide Once Upon a Time tour, and charted at No. 1 in the UK. The album spawned one chart single release, a live version of "Promised You a Miracle". The album was recorded mostly at Le Zénith, Paris in August 1986, with one track recorded in October 1986 in Sydney, Australia. (Although the album was not recorded there, the inside of the gatefold sleeve features a photograph of a concert from the 1986 tour which took place in a square in Locarno, Switzerland). It features the band's 1986 touring lineup, which included second vocalist Robin Clark and percussionist Sue Hadjopoulos. Lisa Germano (at the time, a John Mellencamp band member who would perform on Simple Minds' next studio single, Belfast Child), contributed studio-overdubbed violin on "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" and former Simple Minds member Derek Forbes contributed  bass guitar overdubs. Live In The City Of Light was released as a double vinyl album with the band's logo in gold lettering over black sleeve. The package featured a 12" x 12" attached giant-sized booklet with state-of-the-art photography of the band's performance and outdoor session pictures. This art could not be reproduced faithfully on later CD releases (an original 1st pressing on double-fat jewel case and the USA version packaged in a long box on two separate discs). Track listing: All tracks recorded live on 12/13 August 1986 at Le Zénith, Paris, France except "Someone, Somewhere In Summertime" recorded live on October (24 or 30) 1986 at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. Side one 1. "Ghost Dancing"   7:22 2. "Big Sleep"   4:27 3. "Waterfront"   5:21 4. "Promised You a Miracle"   4:38 Side two 5. "Someone Somewhere In Summertime"   5:59 6. "Oh Jungleland"   6:35 7. "Alive and Kicking"   6:27 Side three 8. "Don't You (Forget About Me)"   6:37 9. "Once Upon a Time"   6:06 10. "Book of Brilliant Things"   4:53 11. "East at Easter"   4:20 Side four 12. "Sanctify Yourself"   7:06 13. "Love Song" - "Sun City" - "Dance to the Music""   7:02 14. "New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)"   5:31

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SIMPLE MINDS - STAND BY LOVE - LIMITED EDITION (Nº 03533) VINILO ORIGINAL 1991 VIRGIN UK SIMPLE MINDS - STAND BY LOVE - LIMITED EDITION (Nº 03533) VINILO ORIGINAL 1991 VIRGIN UK SIMPLE MINDS - STAND BY LOVE LIMITED EDITION (No 03533) 12" WITH BOOKLET ON VIRGIN RECORDS Con el siguiente álbum Real life en 1991, bajan el tono político y publican un disco menos intenso que el anterior y comercialmente más atractivo. De este disco sale el tema Let There Be Love que de inmediato se adueña de los primeros lugares en las listas inglesas. Sacan tres singles, entre ellos este fantastico " Stand By Love ". " Stand By Love " is a 1991 song by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was the third single to be taken from their ninth studio album Real Life. The song was written by bandmembers Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr and was produced by Stephen Lipson. The single peaked at #13 in the UK. 12"   1."Stand By Love" – 4:09 2."King Is White & In The Crowd" [Live, Los Angeles, 19.06.91] - 4:21 3."Let There Be Love" [Live, Los Angeles, 19.06.91] - 5:22

Simple Minds – Love song – Etiqueta blanca – Test pressing Simple Minds – Love song – Etiqueta blanca – Test pressing Simple Minds – Love song Etiqueta blanca – Test pressing Formato: Vinilo 12” 45 rpm Maxi-single Fecha: 1988 Género: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Rock & Roll Pistas A1             Love song                  B5             Alive and kicking Estado de conservación: vinilo VG+, carpeta VG++

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SIMPLE MINDS - REJUVENATION 2001-2014 VINYL B SIMPLE MINDS - REJUVENATION 2001-2014 VINYL B Limited six colored vinyl LP pressing. After leaving the Virgin label, and a one-off album with Chrysalis, Simple Minds took stock and decided to make records for themselves. An album of cover versions of songs dear to Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, Neon Lights, was released in 2001, followed by Cry in 2002, an album of new compositions recorded in Glasgow and Sicily. The recordings for Black and White 050505 were completed on the 5th May 2005, hence the title. This album and Neon Lights and Cry make their first appearances on vinyl in this box set, with specially-created outer and inner sleeves, and include some exclusive bonus tracks from the CD releases. Graffiti Soul continued the band's return to the top, charting at # 10 in May 2009. Big Music was released in October 2014, charting at #12. All the albums are pressed on different coloured 180 gram vinyl, and the rigid slipcase features a brand new note by Jim Kerr.

SIMPLE MINDS - GRAFITTI SOUL SIMPLE MINDS - GRAFITTI SOUL Discográfica:   Demon Records Limited 180gm red vinyl LP pressing. In 2005, Simple Minds announced that Graffiti Soul had been written on location in Rome, Sicily, Antwerp and Glasgow. The band then returned for the first time in almost three decades to Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Wales, where the group had originally recorded their earlier albums Real to Real Cacophony, Empires And Dance and New Gold Dream. On it's release in May 2009, the album reached #10 in the UK albums chart. The two bonus tracks include the band's version of Neil Young's Rockin' In The Free World.

SIMPLE MINDS - CRY SIMPLE MINDS - CRY Discográfica:   Demon Records Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. After leaving the Virgin label, and a one-off album with Chrysalis, Simple Minds took stock and decided to make records for themselves. After an album of cover versions of songs dear to Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, Neon Lights, was released in October 2001, the band went straight back into the studio to record an album of new compositions. Cry was released in April 2002, and was recorded in Glasgow, with further recordings made in Sicily with Italian musicians. It features the hit single Cry as well as Spaceface, New Sunshine Morning and One Step Closer.

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