Street Fighting Years

4CD: 4CD box with bonus discs containing remixes and B-sides, plus 2 discs of the band live in Verona. See tracklists below.

Street Fighting Years, released in May 1989 and produced by Trevor Horn (and Stephen Lipson) was Simple Minds’ eighth studio album.

Recorded in Scotland between 1988 and 1989, during a period of personnel changes within the band, Street Fighting Years was a departure from the band’s previous sound. While still maintaining the Arena Rock sound the band were known for, they moved away from the Soul influences on the previous records and embraced a new Celtic/Folk sound. The lyrics built on the more political themes which the band had introduced with “Ghost Dancing”, covering topics such as the poll taxand the Irish ‘Troubles’, and political activists including Nelson Mandela and Steven Biko.

The album became the band’s fourth successive number one album in the UK. It was released on the back of the chart-topping single “Belfast Child”, which was released three months earlier and had reached number one in the singles chart.

4-CD BOX SET
DISC ONE: STREET FIGHTING YEARS
Street Fighting Years
Soul Crying Out
Wall of Love
This Is Your Land
Take A Step Back
Kick It In
Let It All Come Down
Mandela Day
Belfast Child
Biko
When Spirits Rise
DISC TWO: EDITS, B-SIDES AND REMIXES
Belfast Child - Edit
Mandela Day- Edit .
This Is Your Land - Edit
Saturday Girl – B-Side
Year of The Dragon – B-Side
This Is Your Land - DJ Version
Kick It In - Edit
Waterfront - '89 Remix
Big Sleep - Live
Kick It In - Unauthorised Mix
Sign O' The Times - Edit
Let It All Come Down - Edit
Sign O' The Times - B-Side
Jerusalem B-Side
Sign O' The Times - C. J. Mackintosh Remix
DISC THREE: LIVE IN VERONA
Theme for Great Cities '90
When Spirits Rise
Street Fighting Years
Mandela Day
This Is Your Land
Soul Crying Out
Waterfront
Ghost Dancing
Book of Brilliant Things
Don't You (Forget About Me)
DISC FOUR: LIVE IN VERONA
Gaelic Melody
Kick It In
Let It All Come Down
Belfast Child
Sun City
Biko
Sanctify Yourself
East at Easter
Alive and Kicking

2-CD DELUXE VERSION
DISC ONE: STREET FIGHTING YEARS
Street Fighting Years
Soul Crying Out
Wall of Love
This Is Your Land
Take A Step Back
Kick It In
Let It All Come Down
Mandela Day
Belfast Child
Biko
When Spirits Rise
DISC TWO: EDITS, B-SIDES AND REMIXES
Belfast Child - Edit
Mandela Day- Edit .
This Is Your Land - Edit
Saturday Girl – B-Side
Year of The Dragon – B-Side
This Is Your Land - DJ Version
Kick It In - Edit
Waterfront - '89 Remix
Big Sleep - Live
Kick It In - Unauthorised Mix
Sign O' The Times - Edit
Let It All Come Down - Edit
Sign O' The Times - B-Side
Jerusalem B-Side
Sign O' The Times - C. J. Mackintosh Remix

1-CD VERSION
CD
Street Fighting Years
Soul Crying Out
Wall of Love
This Is Your Land
Take A Step Back
Kick It In
Let It All Come Down
Mandela Day
Belfast Child
Biko
When Spirits Rise

2-LP
SIDE ONE
Street Fighting Years
Soul Crying Out
Wall of Love
SIDE TWO
This Is Your Land
Take A Step Back
Kick It In
SIDE THREE
Let It All Come Down
Mandela Day
Belfast Child
SIDE FOUR
Biko
When Spirits Rise