Simple Minds: the box comes out for the 40 years of “Once Upon a time”
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the album of Simple Minds “Once Upon a time”on October 17th a special edition will be released in 5 CDs, a reduced version of the Super Deluxe published in 2016. “Once Upon a time” It was originally published in October 1985 for the production of Jimmy Iovine And Bob Clearmountain and the cover of Anton Corbijn.
“Once Upon a time” It is the most successful album of Simple Mindshaving reached the first place in the sales ranking in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States. He also produced four singles in the top 20.
In the wake of the individual “Don’t you (forget about me)”, “Once Upon a time” It turned out to be the album that pushed i Simple Minds towards the summit of artistic and commercial success. The disc contains the individuals “Alive and Kicking”, “All the Things She Said “, “Sanctify Yourself” And “Ghost Dancing”. To promote the album, i Simple Minds They took their longest tour, which started from the United States in October 1985, saw them perform in Europe, the United States, in Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
The 5 CD edition to be released on October 17 is composed of the original album, bonus track, including the original versions and extensses of “Don’t you (forget about me)”Single Edit, Mix 12 ”, B-Side, Rare Traces and the concert “Live in the City of Light”in addition to a 36 -page booklet with rare photos, interviews with Jim Kerr And Charlie Burchill And a guide to the trace album for trace. The disc will also be available in red vinyl, in a gatefold with the photo of the band of Anton Corbijn taken to Live AID in 1985 and containing the single for the first time “Don’t you (forget about me)”.
The band led by Jim Kerr He will perform shortly in concert in Italy. On July 15 he will be on stage at the Arena in Verona, on July 24 at the Lucca Summer Festival and then, twice, at the Antico Theater in Taormina on 26 and 27 July.
On stage together with the singer Jim Kerr there will be Charlie Burchill (guitars, keyboards), Gordy Goudie (acoustic guitar), GED Grimes (Bass), Erik Ljungern (keyboards), Cherisse Osi (battery) e Sarah Brown (voice).
Tracklist:
CD Clamshell Box:
Disc One: Once Upon a time
Once Upon a time
All the Things She Said
Ghost Dancing
Alive and Kicking
Oh Jungleland
I Wish You Were here
Sanctify Yourself
Like Long Way
Disc Two: B-Sides / Mixes
Don’t You (Forget About Me) – 7 “Single
A Brass Band in African Chimes – 7 “Single
Don’t You (Forget About Me) – 12 “Single
A Brass Band in African Chimes – – Extended Version
Alive and Kicking – Edit
Alive and Kicking – Instrumental
Up on the catwalk – Live (Barrowlands, Ballroom, Glasgow: 5th Janogy 1985
Alive and Kicking – 7 “Remix / Edit
Alive and Kicking – 12 “Remix
Alive and Kicking – Kevorkian 12 “Remix
Sanctify Yourself – Edit
Sanctify Yourself – Instrumental
Sanctify Yourself – Alternative Edit
Disc Three: B-Sides / Extended Mixes
Street Hassle – Live – Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
Love Song -Live – Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
Sanctify Yourself – Extended Mix
Sanctify Yourself – Dub Version
All the Things She Said – Edit
Promised You a Miracle – Us Remix
All the Things She Said – Extended Version
Don’t You (Forget About Me)- Live-Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
Ghost Dancing – 12 “Remix
Ghost Dancing – Instrumental
Oh Jungleland – 12 “Remix
Oh Jungleland – Instrumental
Disc Four: Live in the City of Light – Live from Le Zenith, Paris 1986
Ghost Dancing
Big Sleep
Waterfront
Promised You in Miracle
Someone Somewhere (in Summertime)
Oh Jungleland
Alive and Kicking
Disc Five: Live in the City of Light – Live from Le Zenith, Paris 1986
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Once Upon a time
Book of Brilliant Things
East at Easter
Sanctify Yourself
Love Song / Sun City / Dance to the Music
New Gold Dream
Red Vinyl:
Side one
Once Upon a time
All the Things She Said
Ghost Dancing
Alive and Kicking
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Side Two
Oh Jungleland
I Wish You Were here
Sanctify Yourself
Like Long Way
