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We proceed in listing the many singles in many territories that Simple Minds issued like dandelion seeds in the 21st century.
Part 4
Simple Minds
Home CD#1
EUROPE CD5 | Sanctuary Records – SANXS388 | 2005
- Home [edit] 4:03
- Bird On A Wire 3:50
Finally a real single with a B-side to keep us interested! Too bad it’s a cut that didn’t make “Our Secrets Are The Same.” Not memorable, and not even the Leonard Cohen classic [which would have been better].
Simple Minds
Home CD#2
EUROPE CD5 | Sanctuary Records – SANXD388 | 2005
- Home 4:25
- Mighty Joe Moon 3:43
- Home (Trixton Porteño Mix) 5:40
- Home
The second CD had a leftover Grant Lee Phillips tracks probably from the “Neon Lights” sessions. The video was included as a bonus as well as the extended remix of the A-side, not a dance-oriented DJ mix this time.
Simple Minds
Stranger
EUROPE CD5 | Sanctuary Records – SANXD415 | 2006
- Stranger (London Mix) 4:06
- Bird On A Wire 3:54
- Too Much Television 4:19
- Stranger 4:09
This was a better choice for a single from the “Black + White 050505” album than the tepid “Home” was. Another Euro-only single with an extra non-LP B-side that only appeared here. This is hard to track down, so I have not heard “Too Much Television.”
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Different World
ITALY 12″ | Absolutely Records – ABR 102 | 2006
- Different World (The Scumfrog Remix) 8:00
- Different World (Benny & P. Ursin DJs vs Phunk Investigation Rmx) 6:47
- Different World (DJ Moussa Clarke) 6:54
- Different World (Phunk Investigation Magma Rmx) 7:44
Another, better single choice in a quartet of DJ mixes.
Simple Minds
Different World
ITALY 12″ | Absolutely Records – ABR 106 | 2007
- Different World (So Phat! Club Mix) 8:36
- Different World (So Phat!s Sonicblast Merged) 7:53
2007 brought another Italian remix of “Different World.”
Simple Minds
Rockets
UK DL | Sanctuary Records | 2009
- Rockets (radio edit) 3:27
- Rockets (Gesamtkunstwerk Mix) 3:17
By 2008 the download-only single reared its ugly head. The Gesamtkunstwerk mix of this tune was obtainable only if your lived in the UK. Grrrrrr.
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Bird On A Wire is sort of a low point for me – Kevin Hunter – enough said…Too Much Television is overwrought and falls back on the shuffle beat again, Sean Kelly has much to answer for. I will give that Jim’s processed spoken words sort of save the track. It’s well known to you Monk, that I am a big supporter of Black and White 050505. Stranger is a gorgeous song. I am frustrated that I haven’t ever heard the London Mix though.
Different World is a great track, but again stay away from the remixes IMO.
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