September 12 sees the release of the new and already highly praised SIMPLE MINDS album 'EMPIRES AND DANCE (SPART 1140)'. With lyrics penned soley by vocalist Jim Kerr and music by Simple Minds, they are again joined by producer John Leckie who has proved on the last two albums to have total empathy with the band.

It is a year now since the release of The Minds second album 'Real To Real Cacophony' and during this time they have now let the grass grow under their feet. As well as gaining many more new fans in Europe by touring there, they have also guested at the Hurrah club in New York, which was later screened on BBC2's 'Old Grey Whistle Test'. During the last year they have also been highly praised by Gary Numan and David Bowie, no slouches when it comes to talent. Another artist who has also picked up on The Minds is Peter Gabriel who they are currently touring with in Europe as Peter's request.

Everything is going in the right direction for Simple Minds. After finishing with Gabriel in Europe they return to the UK to headline their own tour throughout Britain. A single will be relesed to coincide with the UK tour.

September 1980