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.
Tracklist:
DISC ONE: Once Upon a Time
1. Once Upon a Time
2. All The Things She Said
3. Ghost Dancing
4. Alive And Kicking
5. Oh Jungleland
6. I Wish You Were Here
7. Sanctify Yourself
8. Come A Long Way
DISC TWO: B-Sides / Mixes
1. Don't You (Forget About Me) - 7" Single
2. A Brass Band in African Chimes - 7" Single
3. Don't You (Forget About Me) - 12" Single
4. A Brass Band in African Chimes – - Extended Version
5. Alive And Kicking - Edit
6. Alive And Kicking - Instrumental
7. Up On the Catwalk - Live (Barrowlands, Ballroom, Glasgow: 5th January 1985
8. Alive And Kicking - 7" Remix / Edit
9. Alive And Kicking - 12" Remix
10. Alive And Kicking - Kevorkian 12" Remix
11. Sanctify Yourself - Edit
12. Sanctify Yourself - Instrumental
13. Sanctify Yourself - Alternative Edit
DISC THREE: B-Sides / Extended Mixes
1. Street Hassle - Live - Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
2. Love Song -Live - Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
3. Sanctify Yourself - Extended Mix
4. Sanctify Yourself - Dub Version
5. All The Things She Said - Edit
6. Promised You a Miracle - US Remix
7. All The Things She Said - Extended Version
8. Don't You (Forget About Me) – Live- Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
9. Ghost Dancing - 12" Remix
10. Ghost Dancing - Instrumental
11. Oh Jungleland - 12" Remix
12. Oh Jungleland - Instrumental
DISC FOUR: Live In the City of Light - Live From Le Zenith, Paris 1986
1. Ghost Dancing
2. Big Sleep
3. Waterfront
4. Promised You a Miracle
5. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
6. Oh Jungleland
7. Alive And Kicking
DISC FIVE: Live In the City of Light - Live From Le Zenith, Paris 1986
1. Don't You (Forget About Me)
2. Once Upon a Time
3. Book Of Brilliant Things
4. East At Easter
5. Sanctify Yourself
6. Love Song / Sun City / Dance to The Music
7. New Gold Dream
Label: Virgin
Released: 1985/2025