release date: Feb. 1, 1982
format: cd (1989 reissue)
[album rate: 3 / 5]
producer: John Leckie
label: Virgin Records - nationality: Scotland, UK
Compilation album promoted as the best of Simple Minds originally released by Arista just after the band had signed with Virgin, hence the profitable idea to select songs from the band's first three albums and release it as their best songs. It contains ten compositions, two from Life in a Day, three from Real to Real Cacophony and three from Empires and Dance plus a B-side single track.
The album really shows how little the band was a singles band at the early stage. The album is almost remarkable for the lack of great compositions that could promote the sales. A sticker on the vinyl album read 'The Very Best of Simple Minds - includes "I Travel", "Chelsea Girl", "Life in a Day",' songs that in retrospect aren't among their very best.
