Music Life: Simple Minds

9-25-09 Simple Minds – Singles

After jettisoning my Simple Minds collection when CD’s first walked down the pike, I have spent the last 20 years trying to find all of the 7” & 12” singles once again, without disappointing results.

12" ALIVE AND KICKING VIRGIN AUS SMVOZ 01

1985 5 TRKS with pic sleeve – Australian tour EP

12" AMERICAN, THE VIRGIN UK VS 410-12

1981 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" GLITTERING PRIZE VIRGIN UK VS 511-12

1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" I TRAVEL VIRGIN UK VS 578-12

1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" I TRAVEL VIRGIN DE 600.796

1983 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" LOVE SONG VIRGIN UK VS 434-12

1981 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE VIRGIN UK VS 488-12

1982 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" SANCTIFY YOURSELF VIRGIN UK SM 1-12

1986 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" SOMEONE SOMEWHERE (IN SUMMERTIME) VIRGIN UK VS 538-12

1982 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME VIRGIN UK VS 649-12

1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" SWEAT IN BULLET VIRGIN UK VS 451-12

1981 4 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" UP ON THE CATWALK VIRGIN UK VS 661-12

1984 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" WATERFRONT VIRGIN UK VS 636-12

1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" CELEBRATE ARISTA UK ARIST 394

1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" CHELSEA GIRL / GARDEN OF HATE ARISTA UK ZUM 11

1979 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME A&M US AM-2703

1985 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" LIFE IN A DAY / SPECIAL VIEW ZOOM UK ZUM 10

1979 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE / THEME FOR GREAT CITIES VIRGIN UK VS 488

1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" SWEAT IN BULLET (7" x 2) VIRGIN UK VS 451

1981 4 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" WATERFRONT / HUNTER AND THE HUNTED VIRGIN UK VS 636

1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

So, probably only a matter of time until I have all of the Virgin UK 7” singles (up to ’86 or so). Have I missed any other UK 12” singles (’81-’86), Jim-san? No UK 12” for “Don’t You Forget About Me”?