Simple Minds – Celebration (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1982

Celebration is an LP by Simple Minds from 1982 released on the Virgin label.

About this album

Celebration is a strong early overview of Simple Minds at the point where post-punk tension was hardening into widescreen new wave. Issued in 1982, the compilation draws on material from the band’s first era, tracing the move from jagged art-rock beginnings to the melodic drive that would soon carry them to mainstream success. Songs such as Life in a Day, I Travel and Celebrate show Jim Kerr and company refining their sound around urgent rhythms, bright keyboards and tightly wound guitar lines. For listeners wanting to hear the foundations of one of Scotland’s most successful bands, it offers an illuminating and energetic snapshot.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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