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 | Chelsea Girl | Life In A Day |
| 2 | Book Of Brilliant Things | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 3 | King Is White And In The Crowd | New Gold Dream |
| 4 | All For You | Life In A Day |
| 5 | Travelling Man | Real Life |
| 6 | Sanctify Yourself | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81/92 |
| 7 | Up On The Catwalk | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 8 | Waterfront | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 9 | Belfast Child | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 10 | Banging On The Door | Real Life |
| 11 | Shake Off The Ghosts | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 12 | Someone, Somewhere in Summertime | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 13 | Ghostrider | Real Life |
| 14 | See The Lights | Real Life |
| 15 | See the Lights | Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 81,92 |
| 16 | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | New Gold Dream |
| 17 | Banging On The Door Intro | Real Life |
| 18 | Street Hassle | Sparkle In The Rain |
| 19 | Murder Story | Life In A Day |
| 20 | The Kick Inside Of Me | Sparkle In The Rain |