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Gig Review 17 March 1984 – Record Mirror: Simple Minds – Barrowland Ballroom – 2nd March

Gig Review 17 March 1984 – Record Mirror: Simple Minds – Barrowland Ballroom – 2nd March

As the new CD boxset (and other various formats of release) of Sparkle In The Rain is now imminent, I thought it apt to share a wonderful, positive gig review of the period (no date on the piece, but with the help of the Dream Giver Redux site, I’m guessing it was 2nd March, 1984).After…

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You’re Not Scottish Enough! Richard Jobson on Simple Minds

You’re Not Scottish Enough! Richard Jobson on Simple Minds

Jim Kerr on the notion of being a Scottish stereotype.

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Jim The Binman?

Jim The Binman?

Jim – the bin man! What a waste that would have been?! Though…there would have been one sexy old “garbo” collecting bins around the streets of Glasgow! 😉 – From “Simple Minds – A Visual Documentary”

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The Narara Festival T-shirt

The Narara Festival T-shirt

I always wanted to know what the t-shirt Jim wears in this photo said/was…and now I know! It’s an Australian music festival. Simple Minds played there in 1984. The logo is very May Gibbs/Gumnut babies inspired (Google it if you don’t know what I’m on about). So cute!

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