07 Dec, 2018 Rejuvenation 2001-2014
Available to order now, Rejuvenation 2001-2014 is a 6 LP Coloured Vinyl Box Set containing the albums Neon Lights (2001), Cry (2002), Black & White 050505 (2005), Graffiti Soul (2009) and Big Music (2014).
**This is also available separately as a 7CD+DVD Book Set – Jump to Book Set Details
After leaving the Virgin label, and a one-off album with Chrysalis, Simple Minds took stock and decided to make records for themselves. An album of cover versions of songs dear to Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, “Neon Lights“, was released in 2001, followed by “Cry” in 2002, an album of new compositions recorded in Glasgow and Sicily.
The recordings for “Black and White 050505” were completed on the 5th May 2005, hence the title. This album along with “Neon Lights” and “Cry” make their first appearances on vinyl in this box set, with specially-created outer and inner sleeves, and include some exclusive bonus tracks from the CD releases.
“Graffiti Soul” continued the band’s return to the top, charting at # 10 in May 2009. “Big Music” [2 LP] was released in October 2014, charting at # 12. All of the albums are pressed on different coloured 180 gram vinyl, and the rigid slipcase features a brand new note by Jim Kerr.
Rejuvenation 2001-2014 Vinyl Box Set
LP ONE – NEON LIGHTS
SIDE A
1. Gloria
2. The Man Who Sold The World
3. Homosapien
4. Dancing Barefoot
5. Neon Lights
6. Hello I Love You
SIDE B
1. Bring On the Dancing Horses
2. The Needle And The Damage Done
3. For Your Pleasure
4. All Tomorrow’s Parties
5. Being Boiled
6. Love Will Tear Us Apart
LP TWO – CRY
SIDE A
1. Cry
2. Spaceface
3. New Sunshine Morning
4. One Step Closer
5. Face In The Sun
6. Disconnected
SIDE B
1. Lazy Lately
2. Sugar
3. Sleeping Girl
4. Cry Again
5. Slave Nation
6. The Floating World
LP THREE – BLACK & WHITE 050505
SIDE A
1. Stay Visible
2. Home
3. Stranger
4. Different World (Taormina.me)
5. Underneath The Ice
SIDE B
1. The Jeweller Part 2
2. A Life Shot In Black And White
3. Kiss The Ground
4. Dolphins
5. Too Much Television
LP FOUR – GRAFFITI SOUL
SIDE A
1. Moscow Underground
2. Rockets
3. Stars Will Lead The Way
4. Light Travels
5. Kiss And Fly
SIDE B
1. Graffiti Soul
2. Blood Type O
3. This Is It
4. Shadows And Light
5. Rockin’ In The Free World
LP FIVE – BIG MUSIC
SIDE A
1. Blindfolded
2. Midnight Walking
3. Honest Town
SIDE B
1. Big Music
2. Human
3. Blood Diamonds
SIDE C
1. Let The Day Begin
2. Concrete And Cherry Blossom
3. Imagination
SIDE D
1. Kill Or Cure
2. Broken Glass Park
3. Spirited Away
CAT NO: DEMRECBOX30
RELEASE DATE: 7th December 2018
FORMAT: 6 x coloured 180 gram vinyl in single and widespine sleeves, with inner sleeves, in rigid slipcase
CATEGORY: Rock
Rejuvenation 2001-2014 – 7CD+DVD Book Set
Available to order now, #SimpleMinds Rejuvenation 2001-2014 – 7CD+DVD book set is released on the 29th March 2019. Includes the albums Neon Lights (2001), Cry (2002), Black & White 050505 (2005), Graffiti Soul (2009) and Big Music (2014), plus twenty four bonus tracks. The DVD features the 10 rare single promo videos from these albums. Housed in a handsome 12 x 12 book, the book features photos and newly written album-by-album notes by Jim himself.
After leaving the Virgin Records in the mid-nineties, following a one-off album with Chrysalis, Simple Minds took stock and decided to make their own albums. An album of cover versions of songs dear to front man Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill, Neon Lights, was released in 2001, followed by Cry in 2002, an album of new compositions recorded in Glasgow and Sicily.
The recordings for Black and White 050505 were completed on the 5th May 2005, hence the title. Graffiti Soul continued the band’s return to the top, charting at # 10 in May 2009.
Following the successful X5 box set and 5X5 tour in 2012 – for which the Simple Minds’ legacy was rightly reappraised, the band entered the studio to work on what would become Big Music. Released in October 2014, charting at #12, the album received rave reviews, being awarded four-stars in MOJO, Q Magazine and The Times.
This 7 CD + DVD 12 x 12 book set features the five albums plus twenty-four bonus tracks – non-album B-sides and originally limited bonus CD tracks, including the rare album of covers Searching For The Lost Boys (now including a cover of T. Rex’s Children Of The Revolution), and the Big Music Bonus CD (now including the Simple Minds/Stranglers collaboration). The remixes include the four acclaimed Johnson Somerset remixes of the singles from Big Music.
The DVD features the 10 rare single promo videos from these albums, along with the even rarer EPKs made for the albums’ promotion.
Housed in a handsome 12 x 12 book, the booklet features photos and newly written extensive and revealing album-by-album notes by Jim Kerr himself.
Rejuvenation 2001-2014 – 7CD+DVD book set
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
CAT NO: EDSL0026
BARCODE: 740155722630
RELEASE DATE: 29th March 2019
FORMAT: 7 CD + DVD in 12 x 12 book, with booklet
CATEGORY: Rock