Simple Minds Glittering Prize

This super deluxe edition boasts an abundance of material. Disc one features a 2016 remaster (by Andrew Walter at Abbey Road) approved by Charlie Burchill and the second disc gathers 12-inch remixes and instrumentals of the singles, a few of which enjoy their CD debut. Various edits and B-sides can be found on the third CD in the set while disc four features previously unreleased BBC John Peel and Kid Jensen radio sessions, recorded in February and August 1982. All ten tracks on disc five are previously unreleased; made up of alternative mixes and demos.
One of Scotland's finest exports, Simple Minds deliver a strong synth-reared release on New Gold Dream. This album harks the darker side of the band's musicianship, and such material alludes to their forthcoming pop-stadium sound which hurled them into rock mainstream during the latter part of the '80s…

Universal Music will issue 40: The Best of 1979-2019 a new Simple Minds compilation that celebrates four decades of music from the Scottish band. This will be issued as a three-CD set, a 2LP vinyl package and as a single CD, with all three featuring a new track For One Night Only. “Compiled and sequenced by Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill” the triple-CD set features 40 tracks, in total, while the vinyl offers 18. Audio has been remastered at Abbey Road.

The second box dedicated to compiling Simple Minds' Themes series – i.e., dolled-up reissues of the group's original 12" singles – covers August of 1982 through April of 1985, which means that the A-sides originate from the New Gold Dream and Sparkle in the Rain albums…

Simple Minds - Live In The City Of Angels (2019) {4CD Set, Deluxe Edition Hardback Book, BMG 538528490}
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Rock / Pop Rock / Adult Alternative

The album captures the band on their most recent North American tour where they took in 31 cities on a coast-to-coast excursion. The career spanning set it features songs from the band’s Empires and Dance album through to last year’s Walk Between Worlds. In total, 40 tracks are presented on 4CD deluxe edition (in hardcover book).

Simple Minds bring us their superb performance at Scotland’s stunning Paisley Abbey with the release of the live album New Gold Dream (Live From Paisley Abbey). Originally released in 1982, their fifth studio album marked a turning point for the band as they gained critical and commercial success in the Uk and Europe, taking them from the revered cult status s to the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 80's. Featuring the hits ‘Promised You A Miracle’, ‘Glittering Prize’ and ‘Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime)’,it turned the band into a major force, spending a full year on the UK album chart. The band's performance at Paisley Abbey is electric and dynamic.