Derek and Charlie Sparkle In The Rain Promotional Photos 1984
Derek Forbes and Charlie Burchill panini stickers, circa 1984.
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Simple Minds – Circa 1981 – Edinburgh Castle
The boys all suited and booted, circa 1981. Love Jim’s slim tie 😉 From L to R: Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Michael MacNeil, Jim Kerr.
Gif: Derek Makes Jim Laugh – Glitterball Videoshoot 1998
More SM larking about. Seeing Jim laugh is always lovely 🙂
Big Dan Yer Man Bounce – Derek Forbes Signature Move Gif
Derek Forbes signature “bass bounce” 🙂
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…
Simple Minds – A Visual Documentary by Mike Wrenn
So, this arrived today. Sssooo many lovely photos! Some I’ve not seen before… Here are some examples…
The New Barclay James Harvest? Tommy Udo’s Scathing Gig Review of SM at Tiffany’s 1981
Ouch!! Wow! What a scathing gig review. Tommy Udo obviously knows *nothing* about what fantastic music is! How he ever got to be a music journalist escapes me! Still, he does admit to being in a minority of one because – as he puts it – “the audience went apeshit throughout the set”. Damn right…
Simple Minds Circa 1982 – Jim With Tambourine
I love the pictures from this photoshoot. Not many of them out on the ‘net are very clear – and in some of them Jim looks very dour (not that I’m complaining – Jim is *hawt* when he’s moody!) – but this period around 1982, I think he is just the most beautiful man on…
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Simple Minds Backstage at TOTP 1982
The young boys – Jim Kerr, Derek Forbes, Charlie Burchill, Michael MacNeil, Mike Ogletree.
Gig Review from 1984 of Tour Du Monde in Music Press
Gig review of the Tour Du Monde (Sparkle In The Rain) from Dec 1983.