Pubblicato originariamente nell’ottobre del 1985, Once Upon A Time è diventato l’album di maggior successo dei Simple Minds fino ad oggi, vendendo due milioni di copie in due mesi, raggiungendo il primo posto nel Regno Unito e la top ten in America. Ha prodotto quattro singoli, ‘Alive and Kicking,’ ‘All the Things She Said,’ ‘Sanctify Yourself,’ and ‘Ghostdancing’, arrivati nella top 20 e ha dato il via a un tour mondiale durato quindici mesi.Questa edizione da 5 CD è composta dall’album originale, bonus track, tra cui, per la prima volta, le versioni originale ed extended di “Don’t You (Forget About Me), single edit, mix 12”, B-side, tracce rare e il concerto “Live in The City of Light”, oltre a un libretto di 36 pagine con foto rare, interviste con Jim Kerr e Charlie Burchill e una guida all’album traccia per traccia.
Disco 11. Once Upon a Time2. All The Things She Said3. Ghost Dancing4. Alive And Kicking5. Oh Jungleland6. I Wish You Were Here7. Sanctify Yourself8. Come A Long WayDisco 21. 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 at Barrowlands, 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)Disco 31. Street Hassle (Live at Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985)2. Love Song (Live at 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 at Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985)9. Ghost Dancing (12″ Remix)10. Ghost Dancing (Instrumental)11. Oh Jungleland (12″ Remix)12. Oh Jungleland (Instrumental)Disco 41. Ghost Dancing2. Big Sleep3. Waterfront4. Promised You a Miracle5. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)6. Oh Jungleland7. Alive And KickingDisco 51. Don’t You (Forget About Me)2. Once Upon a Time3. Book Of Brilliant Things4. East At Easter5. Sanctify Yourself6. Love Song / Sun City / Dance to The Music7. New Gold Dream
