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Simple Minds’ Rejuvenation 2001-2014 – previously released on LP in 2018 – is now available as a 7CD/1-DVD box set, courtesy of Edsel. The set boasts expanded versions of five of the band’s 21st century albums: Neon Lights (2001), Cry (2002), Black and White 050505 (2005), Graffiti Soul (2009) and Big Music (2014). Fans can expect 25 bonus tracks, as well, including the hard-to-find covers set Searching For the Lost Boys, which was previously a bonus disc housed with Graffiti Soul. There’s also the Big Music bonus disc that features the Simple Minds/Stranglers collaboration “(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)” and four Jonson Somerset remixes of Big Music material. The DVD gathers contemporaneous music videos, behind-the scenes footage, EPKs, and interviews. The set is presented in a 12×12″ book with album-by-album liner notes by Jim Kerr and a wealth of photos.
The lavish box set is out today in North America from Edsel. (The U.K. release was last Friday.) You can check out the full track listing and order links below!
Simple Minds, Rejuvenation 2001-2014 (Edsel EDSL0026 — 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
CD 1 – NEON LIGHTS
01. Gloria
02. The Man Who Sold The World
03. Homosapien
04. Dancing Barefoot
05. Neon Lights
06. Hello I Love You
07. Bring On the Dancing Horses
08. The Needle And The Damage Done
09. For Your Pleasure
10. All Tomorrow’s Parties
BONUS TRACKS
11. Being Boiled
12. Love Will Tear Us Apart
13. The Man Who Sold The World [White Spaces Main Mix]
14. Homosapien [Vince Clarke Mix]
CD 2 – CRY
01. Cry
02. Spaceface
03. New Sunshine Morning
04. One Step Closer
05. Face In The Sun
06. Disconnected
07. Lazy Lately
08. Sugar
09. Sleeping Girl
10. Cry Again
11. Slave Nation
12. The Floating World
BONUS TRACKS
13. Lead The Blind
14. For What It’s Worth
15. The Garden
16. New Sunrise
17. Where Is The Max?
CD 3 – BLACK & WHITE 050505
01. Stay Visible
02. Home
03. Stranger
04. Different World (Taormina.me)
05. Underneath The Ice
06. The Jeweller Part 2
07. A Life Shot In Black And White
08. Kiss The Ground
09. Dolphins
BONUS TRACKS
10. Too Much Television
12. Bird On A Wire
13. Mighty Joe Moon
CD 4 – GRAFFITI SOUL
01. Moscow Underground
02. Rockets
03. Stars Will Lead The Way
04. Light Travels
05. Kiss And Fly
06. Graffiti Soul
07. Blood Type O
08. This Is It
BONUS TRACK
09. Shadows And Light
CD 5 – SEARCHING FOR THE LOST BOYS
01. Rockin’ In The Free World
02. A Song From Under The Floorboards
03. Christine
04. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
05. Let The Day Begin
06. Peace, Love And Understanding
07. Teardrop
08. Whiskey In The Jar
09. Sloop John B
BONUS TRACK
10. Children Of The Revolution
CD 6 – BIG MUSIC
01. Blindfolded
02. Midnight Walking
03. Honest Town
04. Big Music
05. Human
06. Blood Diamonds
07. Let The Day Begin
08. Concrete And Cherry Blossom
09. Imagination
10. Kill Or Cure
11. Broken Glass Park
12. Spirited Away
13. Blindfolded [Reprise]
CD 7 – BIG MUSIC BONUS CD
01. Swimming Towards The Sun
02. Bittersweet
03. Liaison
04. Riders On The Storm
05. Dancing Barefoot
BONUS TRACK
06. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) [single version] (with The Stranglers)
THE JOHNSON SOMERSET REMIXES
07. Blindfolded [Johnson Somerset Remix]
08. Midnight Walking [Johnson Somerset Remix]
09. Honest Town [Johnson Somerset Remix]
10. Big Music [Johnson Somerset Remix]
DVD – PROMO VIDEOS
01. Dancing Barefoot
02. Cry
03. Home
04. Rockets
05. Stars Will Lead The Way
06. This Is It [clip]
07. Blindfolded
08. Honest Town
09. Let The Day Begin
10. Midnight Walking
BONUS FEATURES
01. Neon Lights EPK
02. Black And White 050505 EPK
03. Black And White 050505 Interview
04. Graffiti Soul EPK
05. Big Music: Behind The Scenes
06. Big Music: Band interviews
07. Big Music Clip Medley: Human / Let The Day Begin / Midnight Walking
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I’m still waiting for a deluxe treatment of the 1981 double album set, Sons And Fascination/Sisters Feelings Call. Also, from 1980, Empires And Dance. Both releases from the early 1980’s are equal in their innovation, lyrical imagery and first rate musical production. I originally bought both, at the time of their original issue dates, as UK LP imports. Now I own them as single UK disc CD’s. They deserve better than that. There are tracks on Empires And Dance, that would defy anyone who never heard the album before, to believe they were recorded in 1980. Way ahead of it’s time! Regarding the 2 LP set from 1981, the music is luxuriously dense, like a New Wave Wall of Sound. The lyrics are poetic, almost abstract at times. Extraordinary, to think Simple Minds recorded a track called League Of Nations.
Will I ever hear these remarkable albums, as deluxe box set editions? I’m so ready to buy them!
All the b-sides, extended versions, of the tracks from thèse two albums were available in the 5×5 box set… And demos were available in the Silver Box from 2004.
Therefore I really doubt they would issue à boxset for any of these albums (let alone the two first ones).
On the other hand, their albums from the nineties :
Street Fighting Years (1989),
Real Life (1991),
Good News… (1995)
Néapolis (1998)
Our Secrets… (scheduled for 2000)
Would really benefit for at least à global box set à la 5×5 or Rejuvenation… There are a lot of cd-singles tracks that would be interestinh to gather.