Some interesting snippets from copies of Smash Hits magazine from 1979. First page shows news of SM having music from Real To Real used in a documentary. The other page shows a keen fan writing in and somewhat getting the wrong end of the stick as to what was happening. Love these kind of bits…
Galleries
Simple Minds gig review in Mojo magazine, April 2015
Smash Hits Reviews of New Gold Dream (album), PYAM and SSIS – 1982
New Gold Dream era Smash Hits reviews. Singles: Promised You A Miracle (reviewed by Neil Tennant, no less!) and Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) reviewed, plus Album: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) reviewed by David Hepworth, receiving 8/10.
Photoset from Werchter Festival 1983 – Part 2
More photos of Simple Minds performing at the Werchter Festival, 1983.
Photoset from Werchter Festival 1983 – Part 1
Colour photoset of Simple Minds performing at Werchter Festival in 1983.
Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) Interview – Smash Hits Magazine 16-29 September 1982
Interview with Jim Kerr in Smash Hits magazine, Sept 16-29, 1982.
The Tavistock Terrors
Fun in the park with the autumn leaves. Photos taken at Tavistock Square in London by the Gandhi statue. Think they date from 1980. That last photo of Jim is absolutely beautiful! Well, Jim is beautiful. Any photos of him with tousled hair just makes me melt! *sigh*
Young Punks
Baby Jim and baby Charlie! Aaww! So young. So innocent! (although I bet even ALL those years ago, they weren’t THAT innocent! Lol) I think these are circa 1979. Let’s give them a pretend pinch on the cheek (and then maybe a quick snog!). Lol.
Good News from the Next World – Promo photos – Part 2
Part two of Good News From The Next World tour program photo scans. I’m not sure what look it is that Jim is going for at this time. Worried he’s hit his first mid-life crisis! That bare midriff tank top/high cut vest is not the best look! Lol. Complete with dirty tramp trousers – Hmmm,…
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Good News from the Next World – Promo photos – Part 1
Photos from the Good News From The Next World tour program – nice to see that even official merchandise can get information wrong! (Charlie’s birthday is printed as 27 September, 1959 – when it is NOVEMBER 27) Part one of photos. More to follow.