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 And Sinners) and played various live shows between February and November 1977 before they changed their name to Simple Minds. Simple Minds initially signed to Arista who recorded and released their first three albums. The musical changes Simple Minds went through in these first three albums shows how diverse their song range is. Tracks to compare would be Chelsea Girl, their first single with hints of Johnny And The Self Abusers, and I Travel an almost disco sounding track. Virgin Records saw the potential in the band and in 1981 signed them up. The first release on Virgin was a double album, but released as two single albums -
Álbumes
| 1 | Waterfront (Live) | Greenpeace Rainbow Warriors (Disc 2) |
| 2 | Let The Children Speak | Real Life |
| 3 | King Is White And In The Crowd | New Gold Dream |
| 4 | Sad Affair | Life In A Day |
| 5 | Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel | New Gold Dream |
| 6 | Life In A Day | Life In A Day |
| 7 | Street Hassle (Live) | Sanctify Yourself CD5 |
| 8 | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | New Gold Dream |
| 9 | Destiny | Life In A Day |
| 10 | Alive & Kicking | Once Upon A Time |
| 11 | See the Lights | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 12 | Glittering Prize | New Gold Dream |
| 13 | Banging On The Door | Real Life |
| 14 | Someone, Somewhere in Summertime | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 15 | Shake Off The Ghosts | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 16 | Love Song | The Marquee - 30 Legendary Years |
| 17 | Hypnotised | Now I |
| 18 | A Brass Band In African Chimes | Visions Of Ibiza |
| 19 | Book Of Brilliant Things | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 20 | Once Upon A Time | Once Upon A Time |