That Simple Minds were in flux on New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) is clear. What’s less obvious is whether this box adds to the story. The tracks heard in their radio session versions are less polished ...

Veteran Scottish rock act Simple Minds is to mark its 30th anniversary with six U.K. performances of the critically-lauded 1982 album "New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)." By Andre Paine Veteran Scottish ...

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 ...

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There was a common trajectory for the great new wave artists of the '80s. With many of them having come out of punk in the '70s, their beginnings were often more avant-garde than they might be given ...