Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82

Themes - Volume 1:
March 79 - April 82

Box set by Simple Minds

Released

24 September 1990

Simple Minds chronology

Street Fighting Years
(1989)

Themes - Volume 1: March 79 - April 82
(1990)

Themes - Volume 2: August 82 - April 85
(1990)

Professional ratings
Whole series
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Mojo	^[2]

Professional ratings
Volume 1
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Melody Maker	(mixed)^[4]
Q	^[5]

Themes - Volume 1: March 79 - April 82 is box set released by Simple Minds. It was released on 24 September 1990 by Virgin Records. It documented the band's developing sound, ideas and ideals through their classic 12″ single releases.^[6]

Track listing

Theme 1 - I Travel
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Travel" (Extended)	6:20
2.	"Celebrate"	5:06
3.	"Film Theme"	2:25

Theme 2 - The American
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The American" (Extended)	6:59
2.	"League of Nations"	5:00
3.	"Sound in 70 Cities"	5:04

Theme 3 - Love Song
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Song"	5:05
2.	"This Earth That You Walk Upon^{[Note 1]}"	5:26
3.	"Life in a Day"	4:00

Theme 4 - Sweat in Bullet
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweat in Bullet" (Extended Remix)	6:59
2.	"20th Century Promised Land"	4:55
3.	"League of Nations^{[Note 2]}"	6:15
4.	"In Trance as Mission^{[Note 2]}"	7:21

Theme 5 - Promised You a Miracle
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Promised You a Miracle" (Extended)	4:49
2.	"Theme for Great Cities"	5:51
3.	"Seeing Out the Angel" (Instrumental Remix)	6:32

Notes

↑ Meant to be the instrumental mix from the 12″ but the album version was included by mistake.
1 2 Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 25 September 1981 by the Manor Mobile.

References

↑ Kellman, Andy. "Simple Minds - Themes, Vols. 1-5". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
↑ Buckley, David (August 2008). "A 25-CD box set. Exhaustive is an understatement". Mojo. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
↑ Kellman, Andy. "Simple Minds: Themes, Vol. 1: March 79-April 82" at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
↑ Reynolds, Simon (September 1990). "Simple Minds - Themes: Volumes 1 & 2 - Review". Melody Maker. IPC Media. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
↑ Thomas, Philip. "Themes (Volumes 1-4)". Q. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
↑ Simple Minds – Themes - Volume 1 : March 79 - April 82 at Discogs

Themes - Volume 1: March 79 - April 82 at The Official Site

Simple Minds

Jim Kerr Charlie Burchill Mel Gaynor Andy Gillespie Ged Grimes Brian McGee Tony Donald Duncan Barnwell Mick MacNeil Derek Forbes Kenny Hyslop Mike Ogletree John Giblin Eddy Duffy

Albums	Life in a Day Real to Real Cacophony Empires and Dance Sons and Fascination Sister Feelings Call New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Sparkle in the Rain Once Upon a Time Street Fighting Years Real Life Good News from the Next World Néapolis Our Secrets Are the Same Neon Lights Cry Black & White 050505 Graffiti Soul Big Music

Live albums	Live in the City of Light Real Live 91 Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2) 5X5 Live Live – Big Music Tour 2015

Compilations	Themes for Great Cities 79/81 Celebration Glittering Prize 81/92 The Promised The Early Years 1977–1978 The Best of Simple Minds Early Gold Silver Box Celebrate: The Greatest Hits

Singles	"Promised You a Miracle" "Glittering Prize" "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)" "Waterfront" "Speed Your Love to Me" "Up on the Catwalk" "Don't You (Forget About Me)" "Alive and Kicking" "Sanctify Yourself" "All the Things She Said" "Ghost Dancing" "Belfast Child" "This Is Your Land" "Kick It In"

Promo singles	"Mandela Day" (US)

Themes series	Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82 Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85 Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87 Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90 Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92

Related articles	Discography Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr

Concert tours	Simple Minds concert tours

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