Simple Minds. X5 Limited. 6CD Boxset.

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Collecting together Simple Minds’ first five, hugely influential albums, remastered with very rare bonus material in mini vinyl sleeves, in a limited edition box “If you’ve got five decades of great music to choose from you’re not going to fucking base your whole new record on Simple Minds. But on the other hand, it probably does sound a bit like Simple Minds.” The Horrors To coincide with Simple Minds’ forthcoming, unique intimate 16-date 5 X 5 European tour, EMI will release a limited edition box set. X5 features the bands first five albums - Life In A Day, Real To Real Cacophony, Empires and Dance, Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call and New Gold Dream (81-82- 83-84), which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year – plus very rare bonus material. “Barely a week goes by when I don’t listen to one of the first 4 or 5 Simple Minds albums.” Moby “U2 had been listening to New Gold Dream as a point of reference [for Unforgettable Fire], a record they liked. The panorama of the ambiance appealed to them.” Daniel Lanois The X5 box set includes each of these albums plus additional bonus material (all remastered), including rare and previously unavailable b-sides and remixes, making this special collection great value for fans and newcomers alike. Simple Minds’ 5 X 5 landmark tour – where they’ll exclusively play five songs from each of these albums - will begin in Portugal on 14th February, with the first UK shows taking place at Birmingham Academy and in the band’s hometown of Glasgow, at Barrowland, on 24th and 25th February respectively, and the final two shows at London’s Roundhouse (3rd March) and the Manchester Ritz the following evening. The band’s hometown show and London Roundhouse both sold out in an hour! “This is the set that so many who appreciate Simple Minds have been begging us to play and finally this is that one-off chance to see it.” Jim Kerr.

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Pre-Order X5 Box Set from the following retailers Amazon: amzn.to Play: bit.ly HMV: bit.ly To coincide with Simple Minds' forthcoming, unique intimate 16-date 5 X 5 European tour, EMI will release a limited edition box set. X5 features the bands first five albums - Life In A Day, Real To Real Cacophony, Empires and Dance, Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call and New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year -- plus very rare bonus material. Simple Minds - named after a lyric from David Bowie's 'Jean Genie' -- were formed in Glasgow in 1977 from the ashes of short-lived punk band Johnny and The Self Abusers. By 1979 the band had built an incredible live following and, after signing to Arista, released their debut album Life In A Day, which was produced by the legendary John Leckie (as would be their next two albums). A predominately post-punk album - though with the band's glam influences shining through, especially Roxy Music - it never the less hinted at Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill's future songwriting prowess, particularly in the brilliant life-affirming title track and the songs 'Someone' and 'Chelsea Girl'.

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Track Listing

Disc 1

Someone (2002 - Remaster)
Life In A Day (2002 - Remaster)
Sad Affair (2002 - Remaster)
All For You (2002 - Remaster)
Pleasantly Disturbed (2002 - Remaster)
No Cure (2002 - Remaster)
Chelsea Girl (2002 - Remaster)
Wasteland (2002 - Remaster)
Destiny (2002 - Remaster)
Murder Story (2002 - Remaster)
Special View (2012 - Remaster)
Garden Of Hate (2012 - Remaster)

Disc 2

Reel To Real (2002 - Remaster)
Naked Eye (2002 - Remaster)
Citizen (Dance Of Youth) (2002 - Remaster)
Carnival (Shelter In A Suitcase) (2002 - Remaster)
Factory (2002 - Remaster)
Cacophony (2002 - Remaster)
Veldt (2002 - Remaster)
Premonition (2002 - Remaster)
Changeling (2002 - Remaster)
Film Theme (2002 - Remaster)
Calling Your Name (2002 - Remaster)
Scar (2002 - Remaster)
Kaleidoscope (2012 - Remaster)
Film Theme Dub (2012 - Remaster)
Premonition (Live at Hurrah's Club New York 24/10/79) (2012 - Remaster)

Disc 3

I Travel (2002 - Remaster)
Today I Died Again (2002 - Remaster)
Celebrate (2002 - Remaster)
This Fear Of Gods (2002 - Remaster)
Capital City (2002 - Remaster)
Constantinople Line (2002 - Remaster)
Twist/Run/Repulsion (2002 - Remaster)
Thirty Frames A Second (2002 - Remaster)
Kant Kino (2002 - Remaster)
Room (2002 - Remaster)
New Warm Skin (2012 - Remaster)
I Travel (Extended Mix) (2012 - Remaster)
Celebrate (Extended Mix) (2012 - Remaster)

Disc 4

In Trance As Mission (2002 - Remaster)
Sweat In Bullet (2002 - Remaster)
70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall (2002 - Remaster)
Boys From Brazil (2002 - Remaster)
Love Song (2002 - Remaster)
This Earth That You Walk Upon (2002 - Remaster)
Sons And Fascination (2002 - Remaster)
Seeing Out The Angel (2002 - Remaster)
Sweat In Bullet (Extended Remix) (2012 - Remaster)
In Trance As Mission (Live at Hammersmith Odeon London 25/9/81) (2012 - Remaster)
This Earth That You Walk Upon (Instrumental) (2012 - Remaster)

Disc 5

Theme For Great Cities (2002 - Remaster)
The American (2002 - Remaster)
20th Century Promised Land (2002 - Remaster)
Wonderful In Young Life (2002 - Remaster)
League Of Nations (2002 - Remaster)
Careful In Career (2002 - Remaster)
Sound In 70 Cities (2002 - Remaster)
The American (Extended Mix) (2012 - Remaster)
League Of Nations (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London) (2012 - Remaster)

Disc 6

Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (2002 - Remaster)
Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel (2002 - Remaster)
Promised You A Miracle (2002 - Remaster)
Big Sleep (2002 - Remaster)
Somebody Up There Likes You (2002 - Remaster)
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) (2002 - Remaster)
Glittering Prize (2002 - Remaster)
Hunter And The Hunted (2002 - Remaster)
King Is White And In The Crowd (2002 - Remaster)
Promised You A Miracle (Extended Version) (2012 - Remaster)
Glittering Prize (Club Mix) (2012 - Remaster)
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (Extended Mix) (2012 - Remaster)
Soundtrack For Every Heaven (2012 - Remaster)
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) (German 12'' Remix) (2012 - Remaster)
In Every Heaven (2012 - Remaster)