Simple Minds – Once Upon A Time Deluxe Edition

Description

Release Date 17th October 2025

Red Colour Vinyl LP

Originally released in October 1985, ‘Once Upon a Time’ is the era-defining #1 album from Simple Minds, containing classic hit singles ‘Alive and Kicking’ and ‘Sanctify Yourself’.

To celebrate 40 years, the album is now available as a ruby red vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, which includes ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ on the tracklist for the first time ever. The gatefold spread features Anton Corbijn’s famous photo of the band taken at Live Aid in 1985.

Originally released in October 1985, ‘Once Upon a Time’ is the era-defining #1 album from Simple Minds. Containing classic hit singles ‘Alive and Kicking’ and ‘Sanctify Yourself,’ it now comes as part of this incredible 5CD box set.

Bonus discs include original and extended versions of ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me),’ single edits, 12” mixes, B-sides, unreleased tracks, and the ‘Live in The City of Light’ concert, as well a 36-page booklet with rare photos, interviews, and a track-by-track guide.

5CD Tracklist:

DISC ONE: Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

All The Things She Said

Ghost Dancing

Alive And Kicking

Oh Jungleland

I Wish You Were Here

Sanctify Yourself

Come A Long Way

DISC TWO: B-Sides / Mixes

Don’t You (Forget About Me) –
7″ Single

A Brass Band in African Chimes –
7″ Single

Don’t You (Forget About Me) –
12″ Single

A Brass Band in African Chimes – –
Extended Version

Alive And Kicking –
Edit

Alive And Kicking –
Instrumental

Up On the Catwalk –
Live (Barrowlands, Ballroom, Glasgow: 5th January 1985

Alive And Kicking –
7″ Remix / Edit

Alive And Kicking –
12″ Remix

Alive And Kicking
– Kevorkian 12″ Remix

Sanctify Yourself –
Edit

Sanctify Yourself –
Instrumental

Sanctify Yourself –
Alternative Edit

DISC THREE: B-Sides / Extended Mixes

Street Hassle –
Live – Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985

Love Song –
Live – Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985

Sanctify Yourself –
Extended Mix

Sanctify Yourself –
Dub Version

All The Things She Said –
Edit

Promised You a Miracle –
US Remix

All The Things She Said –
Extended Version

Don’t You (Forget About Me) –
Live- Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985

Ghost Dancing –
12″ Remix

Ghost Dancing –
Instrumental

Oh Jungleland –
12″ Remix

Oh Jungleland –
Instrumental

DISC FOUR: Live In the City of Light – Live From Le Zenith, Paris 1986

Ghost Dancing

Big Sleep

Waterfront

Promised You a Miracle

Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)

Oh Jungleland

Alive And Kicking

DISC FIVE: Live In the City of Light – Live From Le Zenith, Paris 1986

Don’t You (Forget About Me)

Once Upon a Time

Book Of Brilliant Things

East At Easter

Sanctify Yourself

Love Song / Sun City / Dance to The Music

New Gold Dream