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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…
You’re Not Scottish Enough! Richard Jobson on Simple Minds
Jim Kerr on the notion of being a Scottish stereotype.
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”
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!