Themes, Vols. 1-5
06/17/2008
Lyrics from Themes, Vols. 1-5
All Music Guide Review
This cube-sized doorstop is a 25-disc box set, an elaborate and expanded reissue of expanded reissues. In 1990, Virgin released four Simple Minds Themes sets. Each Themes volume contained five CD singles -- reissues of the band's singles from 1979 through 1990, essentially, with occasional bonus content in the form of live material and just what every Simple Minds fanatic needs: album tracks. And now, these Themes, which were like box sets, have been boxed, with a fifth Themes box added to the mix that extends the set's scope through 1992. These five Themes are packaged in elaborate foldout digipacks; one could unfold all the foldouts and tile a decent-sized room. Beyond a few extended versions and remixes, and what amounts to a double live album, there's nothing here for anyone who owns the Simple Minds albums from Life in a Day through Real Life, unless he or she is overly fascinated with something so extravagant being placed into circulation in 2008. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Themes, Vols. 1-5 Track Listing
Credits of Themes, Vols. 1-5
- Mick MacNeil
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Effects
- C.J. Mackintosh
- Remixing
- Brian McGee
- Drums
- Julian Mendelsohn
- Editing, Mixing
- Heff Moraes
- Engineer, Editing
- Chris Porter
- Engineer, Mixing
- Mike Robinson
- Engineer
- Steve Thompson
- Remixing
- John Williams
- Producer
- Moira Marquis
- Assistant
- Gregg Jackman
- Remixing
- Jason Day
- Project Manager
- Peter Walsh
- Producer, Engineer, Remixing
- Callum Malcolm
- Mixing
- Kate Gaughran
- Artwork, Design
- Lisa Germano
- Violin
- Keith Forsey
- Producer
- Charlie Burchill
- Guitar, Effects
- Jay Burnett
- Mixing
- Ian Caple
- Remixing
- Bob Clearmountain
- Producer, Mixing
- Andy Duncan
- Percussion
- Frank Filipetti
- Remixing
- Derek Forbes
- Bass
- Malcolm Foster
- Guitar (Bass)
- Mel Gaynor
- Drums, Vocals
- John Giblin
- Guitar (Bass)
- Howard Gray
- Engineer
- Martin Hanlin
- Project Manager
- Zeus B Held
- Remixing
- Trevor Horn
- Producer, Remixing
- Kenny Hyslop
- Drums
- Jimmy Iovine
- Producer
- Hugh Jones
- Engineer
- Jim Kerr
- Vocals
- Bruce Lampcov
- Producer, Mixing
- John Leckie
- Producer
- Steve Lillywhite
- Producer, Mixing
- Steve Lipson
- Producer, Remixing, Editing, Engineer
- Steve Hillage
- Producer
- Kirsty MacColl
- Vocals, Guest Appearance














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