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  • Audio CD (June 4, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: June 4, 2002
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Virgin Records Us
  • ASIN: B00005QITR
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,786 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2 CDs featuring 5 top 40 singles and a total of 32 songs covering the band's A&M and Virgin Records careers. Also includes the bonus track 'The Real Life' (Raven Maize) (sampling Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody). 2001.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It is a chronology, May 24, 2004
By Mike Chadwick (Gdynia,Poland) - See all my reviews
"best of simple minds" is an effective double cd collection that covers all of band's most important tracks up to around year 1999. i enjoyed it and it made me get their other albums. i think it is a perfect album for someone who knows only few simple minds songs and wants to know their music better.
from the cold new wave sound up to warm and emotional pop-rock Simple Minds remained a fresh band that has their own recognizable sound. of course they had some weaker spots ("biko" sounds much better in Peter Gabriel's version,and what the heck is the last track?) but who is perfect? even the lack of presence of some tracks doesn't change the fact that it is the best and most ineresting Simple Minds collection avaible.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Something is Missing, January 11, 2007
By Cynthia Hughes "Durannie" (port jefferson, new york United States) - See all my reviews
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I got this complilation for my son. When my son and husband were reading the package they both asked "Where is 'New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)'"

How can a Simple Minds Compilation NOT have that song ?

Otherwise, it is a decent collection and a very good price for a 2 disc set.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't ask for more, January 22, 2003
By Ziad R. Hakim (Beirut Lebanon) - See all my reviews
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This is indeed the best compilation of my all time favorite band Simple Minds. This is a double CD packed with all their hits that you are familiar with in the 80s and 90s.
You could not ask for more! From "Don't you forget about me" to "Mandela Day" each song is a piece of art.
Simple Minds rule!
A Must!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essentially a "Best of CD"
I might have added a couple other tracks to this CD but it is pretty much a "Best of" CD. Some of the songs are a bit repetitive for my tastes but there are half a dozen great... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Beware of edits
If you like the full versions of these songs, avoid this compilation. Several of them suffer from the "edit disease."
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4.0 out of 5 stars could have left off the second disc
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Simple MInds
Just a great 2 CD set, if you are a Simple Minds fan then you will listen to it over and over.
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