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SIMPLEMINDS.COM Download CentreThe official site's download centre will soon be offering new material.In the next few days they will send information to all registeredmembers of SIMPLEMINDS.COM (who have a functional email address) to tellthem that the first of the new download bundles will be available from Monday7th January 2008.In addition to this, and as a small thank you for everyone's patience, theywill include a discount code allowing one FREE download bundle for anyexisting bundle purchased (i.e. buy one, get one free).They will also be adding some new items to the Members area, including someexclusive stuff in January but starting with the video of the band's wholeLIVE performance at the Paradiso 17/09/2005.It is their intention to not only have exclusive material in the FREE membersarea but also create a one-stop compilation of the best Simple Mindsfootage, music and info on the web.So, if your e-mail address registered with SIMPLEMINDS.COM is out-of-date, thenyou'll need to change it so you'll receive the mail and your discount code.19th December
Mind2Mode, The Onion, More Remixes, Best Of, Collection For SaleTwo recordings from Mind2Mode's gig on the 11th November at the Limelight Club,Crewe are available for download. The first is their version ofWaterfront andthe second is a wonderful version of Room (based on theMind's arrangement at the Manley Vale Hotel, Sydney - widely regarded by fans as thebest live version of the song.)You can also see videos of Waterfront, Don't You (Forget About Me) andNew Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) on thewww.mind2mode.com site.www.mind2mode.com
www.sampleminds.co.ukWhilst the website The Onion is best known for its satirical articles, there are also several serioussections of that site. One of which is their Albums From The A.V. Club's Hall Of Fame. They recentlyadded Sparkle In The Rain to the list, although many of the comments asked why New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) wasn't considered instead.JohnnyBGood has put together several new remixes:

• Night Music: beats from Coldplay (Fix You , dub mix) and Night Music from the Minds
• New Sunshine Morning: beats from Hed Khandi (Man In The Mirror dub mix) and New Sunshine Morning from the Minds
• Celebrate: drumbeats from Coldplay / Celebrate from the Minds
• Criminal World: drumbeats Armed from Pryda and Criminal World from the Minds
• See the lights: drumbeats of Phunk Steve Angelo's mix from Shinedoe mixed with See The Lights of the Minds
• 7 Deadly Sins: drumbeatloop of Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode) mixed with 7 Deadly Sins of the Minds
• 7 Deadly Sins 19-remix: drumloop of Paul Hardcastle's 19 with 7 Deadly Sins of the Minds

A new Best Of discography has been added toDream Giver Redux.David Johnson (ebay:prescot98) will be selling his huge collection (over 790 items) of Simple Minds items in2008. I've seen a small list of the items he's got for sale and there are some real rarities in there e.g. obscure promos, test pressings, Polish andRussian flexidiscs, signed memorabilia, stuff I've never seen etc.The collection will be auctioned through eBay in batches through the whole of 2008. It's very rare that a collection of this size or qualityis sold, so keep an eye out for it. The first batch will include David's twentiest rarest items.9th November
30th AnniversaryThe 30th anniversary of Simple Minds has been mentioned several times and this month is particularlysignificant.Firstly, it's the 30th anniversary of their first single, the infamous Saints And Sinners.But, if you ask me when the 30th anniversary of Simple Minds is, then I can be prettydefinite... today.On the 9th November, 1977, Johnny And The Self Abusers cut a 7-track demo tape at CaVa Studios, Glasgow. The name given to this band for those sessions was Simple Minds. TheAbusers played their last gigs as Simple Minds. And Jim was on the phone to TedCaroll at Chiswick trying (in vain) to get the name on the 7" changed to Simple Minds.For me, this is the first recording by Simple Minds, the earliest item I have withSimple Minds written on it.Happy 30th Anniversary Simple MindsOf course, there many be earlier items in dusty collections, and Jim has the last word, but November 2007 isa significant milestone. Keep going guys!7th November
Mind2ModeThis weekend, Sample Minds (the Simple MindsTribute band) diversify to perform the music of not only Simple Minds, but that of U2 andDepeche Mode. Introducing MIND2MODE - Three stadium legends - one show! We have been in pre production on this project for a year and we're now finally going to make our live debut. The set features approx 25 songs - including all the hits and fan favourites. We are equally as nervous as we are excited about this project. We have 3 major agencies representingus and hope to play some high profile gigs in 2008. We will be performing in Germany in December and will still be doing our Sample Mindstribute parallel to the new MIND2MODE show. Hope to catch a few of you 'on the road'! SATURDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2007 - SO LUXE, LINCOLN, UK
SUNDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2007 - THE LIMELIGHT CLUB, CREWE, UK German gigs coming in December:SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER 2007 - HOPPEGARDEN, HAMM, GERMANY
SATURDAY 22nd DECEMBER 2007 - MAXIMILLIAN PARK, HAMM, GERMANYwww.mind2mode.com
www.sampleminds.co.ukSTADIUM Rock Legends - The Tribute Show!U2, Depeche Mode and Simple Minds on onestage! Experience this dream festival line-up live in one single show. Introducing MIND2MODE.Including musicians from England and Germany the band have celebrated numerous achievements inthe last years under the name of Sample Minds - among others a televised FIFAWorld Cup 2006 gig in front of 10,000 fans broadcast live from the Fan Mile at Roncalliplatzin Cologne, and many festivals in Great Britain, Germany, Holland and Belgium.They have even performed on stage with musicians from the legendary Simple Minds: Simple Minds'front man Jim Kerr said of the band: "Too good for their own good, they are starting to make life difficult...watch it you guys!"Now the band will present a new Tribute Show concept, never been seen before. The greatest hits from all three Rock Legends.From stadium anthems Don't You (Forget About Me), Alive And Kicking,Pride (in the Name of Love), Sunday Bloody Sunday and Personal Jesus,through to the electro-pop dance grooves of Discotheque, Enjoy the Silence and Just Can't Get Enough, this show delivers on every level.The Mega-Tribute-Party - a musically authentic and exciting show - in short an event for the ear and for theeye! A tribute to three of the greatest Stadium Legends in one fantastic show!Three bands from one music genre, with millions of fans worldwide.Stadium Rock Legends - THE Tribute Show with MIND2MODE!4th November
Night Of The Proms 2008, Gift Pack, Items For SaleSimple Minds have been announced as one of the artists appearing at next years Night Of The Promsconcert in Charleroi, Belgium on the 19th April.They'll be appearing alongside other Proms veterans Alan Parsons andJohn Miles, having appeared at these orchestral events several times over the past ten years(Night Of The Proms '97, Grand Prix Night Of The Proms '01 andNight Of The Proms '02).In the past, they've played versions of Alive And Kicking,Don't You (Forget About Me),Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) andBelfast Child, backed by the full orchestra.Full details are given on the flyer below.Gift Pack has now been released. Whilstthe version in the DVD case has yet to appear, the limited edition CD-sized box set is beingdistributed.Gift Pack is a packaging ofBest Of andSeen The Lights: Live In Verona and wouldbe of interest to any Simple Minds fan who hasn't got Best Of orSeen The Lights: Live In Verona. Which ispractically no-one.To make it even more worthless, this package doesn't even feature any new artwork either.With copies of (the now out-of-date) Best Ofand Seen The Lights: Live In Verona still inthe shops, it's difficult to see who this package is aimed at. Hopefully Virgin will pull up their socks andgive Simple Minds back catalogue the thorough reappraisal it so rightfully deserves: there are some realopportunities to release compilations and retrospectives which will make the fans happy and put money into the record company'scoffers. Unfortunately insipid releases like Gift Pack isn'tone of them.Christian Sinn has some Simple Minds goodies for sale. Contact him if you'reinterested in his list.29th October
Gift Pack, Mel Gaynor, Simply Minds, RemixesThe Virgin compilation Gift Pack isreleased today. Available on two formats (either DVD-case or CD-case) the compilation is a simple pairing ofBest Of andSeen The Lights: Live In Verona.Mel Gaynor has released a cover of Play That Funky Music. The original track, and severalremixes, are available for download via his site. New tribute band Simply Minds will be playing their first gig in the Old Oak Bar,Cork City, Ireland on November 4th 2007. As seen in the press release (below), this is the first of aplanned nationwide tour.Simply MindsPress releaseFormed in 1977 Simple Minds a small band from Scotland, started out like most. Playing pubs,clubs and universities. The punk era was rampant and you can hear this influence in the early material.Virgin Records signed the band early 1981 after seeing a worldwide market for their style ofmusic. The album New Gold Dream is still regarded as one of the all time greats. A string ofhits through the 80s which included the first stadium anthem Waterfront and Promised You A Miracleled to the break in the U.S.A. when Dont You (Forget About Me) reached number one. Their performance atLIVE AID in 85 was up there with U2 and Bowie. After 30 years they are stillpumping the hits out. Though there are many tribute bands to other artists, Simple Mindswere always very hard to replicate, UNTIL NOW !!!SIMPLY MINDS were formed early 2007 by five musicians who all love the original band.It has been lead vocalist, John McGuires dream to put this project together. With hisbrother Paul (bass), Tim (drums), Lawerence (keyboards), andMick (guitar) all the way from Dundee in Scotland. Their goal is not to look picture perfectlike most tribute bands, but to get as near Sound Perfect for their audience. At present the bandare planning a nationwide tour that kicks off in November in Cork city.SIMPLY MINDS LIVE AND KICKIN TOUR 2007
Bookings (0876641611)Loads more remixes from JohnnyBgood:

• Someone Somewhere Killer Remix
• Hypnotised Killer Remix
• Seeing Out The Angel Killer Remix
• Sleeping Girl Killer Remix
• Saturday Girl Killer Remix

17th October
Neon Lights, RemixesI've now updated Dream Giver Redux with full information aboutNeon Lights andthe Dancing Barefoot andHomosapien singles.JohnnyBgood has released some more new remixes:

• Don't You (Forget About Me) Killer Remix
• Alive And Kicking Killer Remix
• Real To Real Killer Remix (featuringLeave In Silence (Leavin Beats Remix) of Depeche Mode) and
• Lemon Cry Killer Remix (featuringLemon (Trance In The Perfecto Mix) by U2 with Cry (Charlie Fath 80's Mix).

5th October
Sons Of Dan, Don't You (Forget About Me)The Sons Of Dan (who are Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes and Brian McGee) have now releasedtheir first track, a wonderful new version of the classic Pleasantly Disturbed.It's available for immediate download via MixRecords(goto Downloads -> Rock -> Singles). You'll also find an instrumental version of Premonitionthere as well (which was originally available via Mick's site a while back and iscalled Sons Of Dan Preview in the download section).Check out the MixRecords Newsletter formore information.This new remix of Don't You (Forget About Me) (which is probably a bootleg) will be of interest to those who collect all the various remixes. Unfortunately, other than a catalogue number, this 12" white-label remainscompletely anonymous. There's also only one track on the 12", which features a retro hard-house reworking of theoriginal.Sufficient numbers have been pressed to ensure that copies are still available from various specialist DJ outlets.It's also now been entered into the discograpy.23rd September
Saints And Sinners, Love Song VideoThe October issue of Spin Magazine features The 20 Best Singles Of '77 (By Bands That Had Not Yet Released Albums).Author Bryan Swirksy adds Johnny And The Self Abusersto the list alongside Buzzcocks and Generation X:"The lone single by one of Scotland's first punk bands - a snotty, buzz-driven,under-two-minute elergy to a pub - was issued right after three of the members splitto form Simple Minds."The 'mirrored' version of the Love Song video can now befound on YouTube. This copy seemed to originatefrom the Australian All The Rage show. It's worth watching just to see how meaningless the whole videobecomes after this odd video post-processing.Why was this done? I can only guess that it was done to censor Derek spiking drinks. Also, this videoaccommpanies the full album version of the song, so there's lots of repeated, slowed scenes to fill the whole thing out.21st September
sample MINDS and FourGoodMen, Gift Pack, Sanctuary Records, Don't You (Forget About Me)I've now added photographs to the write-up of the Celebrate gig (see the entry for the 27th August). Manythanks to Dan Millard for the pictures.FourGoodMen are playing a couple of other gigs this year:24th November 2007: Glasgow Hilton, Glasgow, Scotland (tickets by invite only).27th December 2007: Classic Grande, 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow, ScotlandSee FourGoodMen's website for further information.
Brian, Mick and Derek before the gigVirgin are releasing Gift Pack on the 29th October. It combines2002s Best Of with 2004sSeen The Lights: Live In Verona.Details are still sketchy, but there appears to be two versions: one packaged as a digipak (which contains one CD and one DVD) and one packaged as a DVD (which features two CDs and a DVD).AsEarly Goldsold better than The Best Of,and interest in the early years continues to grow, a package of Simple Minds early single releases wouldve been far more welcome, and probably far more profitable, than an out-of-date incomplete best-of coupled with the third reissue of a live DVD. If Virgin intelligentlyreappraised Simple Minds back catalogue, then theyd find far better opportunities to turn profit, and make the fans happy, than these tired bundled compilations.Universal, the new owners of Sanctuary Records, are to close the UK recorded music division,home to artists such as Marc Almond, The Charlatans and Simple Minds.Universal will be consulting the label's artists and hope to minimise redundancies.So, it looks like Simple Minds will either be negotiating to jump ship to the parent label or will bewithout a record label again.A new remix of Don't You (Forget About Me) was released last week. Released as Simple Minds,(although probably a bootleg) this one-track promo white-label 12" only features one house remix of the title track.Searching on its catalogue number (WINX010) reveals many on-line DJ outlets with copies.27th August
sample MINDS and FourGoodMen, Another New Megamixsample MINDS
When line-up changes of sample MINDS are reported in The Sunyou know theyve become something very special. And theyve become seasoned performershaving played to thousands across Europe. And they know Simple Minds back catalogue backwards,so youre always going to be in for a surprise.They did not disappoint. And, perhaps nerves were a little higher than usual, because they were being watched by their heroes as Derek Forbes, Mick MacNeil andBrian McGee calmly watched proceedings from the back of the room.Their set-list was partly constrained by the forthcoming band, but sample MINDS were playing to the hardcorecrowd, so could dip into Simple Minds back catalogue with confidence. Old favouritessuch as Promised You A Miracle and Up On The Catwalk breezily rubbed shoulderswith Home and Stay Visible; the rush of Oh Junglelandwas calmed with the atmospheric Street Fighting Years; and the old standards, such asThe American, were waved with gusto.
They are also becoming experts with the songs, wrong footing the audience several times with their musical dexterity: Waterfront gave way to Celebrate before veering back on course; thewonderful early 1980s version of Room transmutated into Book Of Brilliant Things before bouncing back through Rock And Roll.It was wonderful to hear these old songs performed with the energy and the arrangements of the old bootlegs.Shut your eyes and it was Simple Minds.Reason to be there: the moment a suited Derek Forbes climbed on stage, calmly plugged in, and proceeded to let rip the frenzied bass underpinnings of a momentous performance of New Gold Dream. Audience lose it.Book Of Brilliant Things
Promised You A Miracle
Home
Up On The Catwalk
Hunter And The Hunted
Mandela Day
Ghostdancing
Stay Visible
Shes A River
Oh Jungleland
Street Fighting Years
Waterfront (with Celebrate)
The American
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) (guest staring Derek Forbes)
One (by U2)
Room (with Book Of Brilliant Things and Rock And Roll)


Mick, Derek and Brian
Brians appearance at the event was a total surprise, and it was wonderful to see thesethree founder members of Simple Minds getting up on stage, and just letting rip for twoacoustic numbers. We knew something every special was about to happen when a new, pre-recorded versionof Pleasantly Disturbed announced the band, the female vocalist giving the song a new beguiling edge.
With an intro from Trans Europe Express, they launched into In Trance As Mission.Brian McGee, lean and mean, showed absolutely no mercy as he pounded through the track toDereks propulsive bass whilst Mick gave the song a whole new edge byplaying the accordion. Mick returned to the synth for Theme For Great Cities,the balearic anthem which they made their own again.
Reason to be there: Thats Mick, Derek and Brian, on stage, playing Simple Minds. Does it get any better than that?Pleasantly Disturbed [Intro]
In Trance As Mission (with Trans Europe Express)
Theme For Great Cities


FourGoodMenYou know youre going to be treated to something very different, and possibly unique, when two girls introducethe band with a Bagpipe solo over a hypnotic drum beat. Which continues as the rest of the band take to stage, and the familiar intro to Waterfront takes over.
I dont know how they got everyone on stage. The five piece sample Minds were cramped,but FourGoodMen packed all the available space with two bagpipe players, drummer,bass, keyboards, guitar, vocalist and backing vocals. Somehow they all managed to get around each other.It was FourGoodMens night, and so we were treated to their growing repertoire from the groovy grind of Kiss Cool to the ballad of Heart Of Wonder. Simple Minds'songs were there in quantity and Ian Donaldson took repeated requests of "Let me see your hands" in good humour. We were also treated to Ians own Dream To Sleep, the female vocalist taking centre stage for Dont Get Me Wrong,and an absolutely kicking version of Bowies Boys Keep Swinging.One stand out track was In A Big Country which closed the main part of the set, with the twogirl bagpipe players standing either side of the stage belting out the melody. Definintely a huge crowdpleaser.
Belfast Child stood out particularly with Mick back on accordion and the song gaining afolky instrumental central section. And the night at Rotherham ended with Dont You (Forget About Me): as it echoed to a close, Ian turned to the mike, said "Let us hear you" and the whole thingstarting up once again.Reason to be there: Derek and Mick show just how it should be done.Bagpipe Intro
Waterfront
Kiss Cool (by FourGoodMen)
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
Falling (by FourGoodMen)
Dream To Sleep (by H20)
Glittering Prize
Boys Keep Swinging (by David Bowie)
Dont Get Me Wrong (by The Pretenders)
Stars Will Fall (by FourGoodMen)
Love Song
Alive And Kicking
Heart Of Wonder (by FourGoodMen)
In A Big Country (by Big Country)
Belfast Child
Dont You (Forget About Me)

Some photos will be coming soon.Many thanks to FourGoodMen, Brian McGee, sample Minds,Dan Millard and the staff of Rotherham United football club.DJ JohnnyBGood has put together another Simple Minds megamix. TheIn Trance As Missionmix features the following:Cry [Charlie Fath 80's Remix],Cry [Phunk Investigation Club Remix],Different World [Phunk Investigation Oddesey Remix],Kick It In [Unauthorised Mix],Alive And Kicking [Unreleased Acetate Remix],Alive And Kicking [Partenope Remix],Alive And Kicking Kelvin,Enjoy The Silence [Spartaque Private Remix] Depeche Mode,Gold Dreamer [DJ Club Mix],I Travel [Utah Saints Remix],Spaceface [Hardact Remix],Nyana DJ TiestoDifferent World [Tali Freaks Remix],Enjoy The Silence [Phunk Investigation Dub Mix] Depeche Mode,Different World [Phunk Investigation Magma Remix],Alive And Kicking [Unreleased Acetate Remix],Glittering Prize,Big Sleep [DJ Fookmeister Remix],Where The Streets Have No Name [Techno Remix] U2,Belfast Trance [John OO' Fleming Remix],Carte Blanche Veracocha,Alive And Kicking East Side Beat,Alive And Kicking [Partenope Club Mix],One Step Closer [Phunk Investigation Inda Mix],Different World [So Phat! Club Mix],Different World [Tali Freaks Remix],Different World29th July
Dougie Cowan, New MegamixIn his latest journal, Jim wrote about attending the funeral of Dougie Cowan. Forthose who took interest in the credits written on Simple Minds' record covers, his name was immediatelyfamiliar, although his role seemed to change from album to album.Therefore he was definintely one of the people I wanted to interview for Who's Doing The Dreaming Now?.In the end, Shaun Tranter and Paul Halfacre found him in France, as Simple Minds prepared to play the last concert of the Neapolis tour. The interview waspublished in Who's Doing The Dreaming Now? issue 8.Obviously Dougie was far more important to the band than this interview hints at, but it givesa glimpse of his work with them.If you're in the habit of reading the credits on the album sleeves, the name Dougie Cowan should befamiliar. His name appears on Once Upon A Time onwards; with credit ranging from "Studio Crew", "Computer Work"and "Technical Master".His association with the band far predates Once Upon A Time; he was working with them in the Johnny And The Self Abusers days.Shaun Tranter and Paul Halfacre tracked him down at Lyon, the last gig of the 1998festival tour.ST: Full name?
DC: Dougie CowanST: Job description?
DC: Well, on this one I'm the guitar technician, or whatever they call it these days. It looks betteron the bank loan application form.ST: Do you put Simple Minds by the side of it?
DC: Yeah! You have to. If the bank manager hasn't heard of them, his dad has!ST: How long have you been Charlie's roadie?
DC: I don't normally do Charlie's guitar. I've worked with the band off and on since about1979, since they first started. I usually look after their studio and things. But they've just sold that a little whileago. So obviously since then there's no need for anybody to look after their studio! So I came out and did this instead.This and the Proms concerts was the first time I looked after his guitar.ST: So what does your job actually involve?
DC: Today? It's essentially just looking after the guitars and making sure there's some electricity for therest of the band to plug into. I'm here if anything goes wrong as well. So I fix most things.ST: So, yesterday was Toulon and obviously everything had to be shipped from Toulon up tohere. Did you work all through the night?
DC: Not all night. We're last on the stage and usually first off it. So it normally takes us an hour or so after the bandto finish. And then we're packed up. The gear travels by truck and we travel in the bus. The bus has a lot of bunks on it,so we sleep on the way here so you wake up when you get here.ST: Do you usually sleep on the bus or do they put you up in hotels?
DC: If we have a day off inbetween then we would stay in a hotel. But normally it would be pretty pointless to stayin a hotel. In a hotel in Toulon, we'd have to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning.ST: Will you be watching the show today, or will you be catching up on your sleep?
DC: No. When they're playing I'll be at the side of the stage tuning up Charlie's guitar.PH: How many guitars does he have?
DC: Two that he plays, one that's a spare. One of them has different tuning on it and it's got a tremelobar and what-not on it. He uses different ones for different songs.ST: What's the good and bad points of the job?
DC: [Laughs] Sitting here in the sun is probably one of the better points. Back home the weather's nottoo hot at the moment.ST: What would you say is the highlight? Getting around to see the world?
DC: On a tour like this, you get to see a little bit of the countryside because we did have a fewdays of here and there. Largely because there are such large distances to travel between some of the venues thatthere was no alternative than to have a day off somewhere. The people who drive the buses and trucks can only drivefor so many hours a day, so they have to stop as well.
DC: So, definintely, at this time of year and in this part of the country, the swanning about in the sunis one of the highlights. The boring bits are the same thing. Sitting on the bus for twelve hours for a stretch as youget a thousand miles from Hamburg to Milan or something like that.ST: Does everybody help out, or do you have your own jobs?
DC: During the show, we pretty much only do our own job, although obviously if something goes wrong with anyone else's, there's usually somebody who's done your job before so they would know how to do something, ifsomething calamitous happened and we all had to move around - but it wouldn't be the end of the world. But then at the endof th