Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82

Themes – Volume 1:
March 79 – April 82
Box set by
Released8 October 1990[1]
GenreRock
LabelVirgin
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
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[3]
Professional ratings
Volume 1
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Melody Maker(mixed)[5]
Q[6]

Themes – Volume 1: March 79 – April 82 is box set released by Simple Minds. It was released on 8 October 1990 by Virgin Records. It documented the band's developing sound, ideas and ideals through their classic 12″ single releases.[7]

Track listing

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Theme 1 – I Travel
No.TitleLength
1."I Travel" (Extended)6:20
2."Celebrate"5:06
3."Film Theme"2:25
Theme 2 – The American
No.TitleLength
1."The American" (Extended)6:59
2."League of Nations"5:00
3."Sound in 70 Cities"5:04
Theme 3 – Love Song
No.TitleLength
1."Love Song"5:05
2."This Earth That You Walk Upon[a]"5:26
3."Life in a Day"4:00
Theme 4 – Sweat in Bullet
No.TitleLength
1."Sweat in Bullet" (Extended Remix)6:59
2."20th Century Promised Land"4:55
3."League of Nations[b]"6:15
4."In Trance as Mission[b]"7:21
Theme 5 – Promised You a Miracle
No.TitleLength
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

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

References

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  1. ^ "New Albums". Music Week. 6 October 1990. p. 38.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Simple Minds - Themes, Vols. 1-5". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ Buckley, David (August 2008). "A 25-CD box set. Exhaustive is an understatement". Mojo. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Simple Minds: Themes, Vol. 1: March 79-April 82" at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Simon (September 1990). "Simple Minds - Themes: Volumes 1 & 2 - Review". Melody Maker. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  6. ^ Thomas, Philip. "Themes (Volumes 1-4)". Q. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. ^ Simple Minds – Themes - Volume 1 : March 79 - April 82 at Discogs