NIRVANA-The Story of Simon..1967y.1-st UK(Island"eye")EX-. to EX+.)AMAZING,RARE.
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Apr 10, 2017
Sold Date
Mar 14, 2017
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Nirvana
Profile:
1960s band with the name Nirvana. They came to an out of court settlement with Kurt Cobain in the 1990s for $2000 to allow use of the name.
They covered song "Lithium" as a tribute.
/ original Nirvana, the cultily-adored British psych-pop group from the late '60s. Much of that misguided and ill-informed venom seems to be directed toward this album, Nirvana's 1967 debut. An unashamedly twee early concept album, The Story of Simon Simopath (subtitled "A Science Fiction Pantomime," suitably expressing the deliberately childlike tone of the album) sounds, like most rock concept albums, like a collection of unconnected songs forced together by the story written in the liner notes. Ignoring the rather silly story (something about a boy who wishes he could fly), what's left is a regrettably brief but uniformly solid set of well-constructed psych-pop tunes with attractive melodies and rich, semi-orchestrated arrangements. Although the core of Nirvana was the duo of singer-guitarist Patrick Campbell-Lyons and keyboardist Alex Spyropoulos, the group is here expanded to a sextet including full-time French horn and cello players, and the semi-Baroque arrangements are particularly memorable on the singles "Pentecost Hotel" and "Wings of Love." Although The Story of Simon Simopath has no individual songs as instantly delightful as "Rainbow Chaser," the hit single and key track from their next album All of Us, it's a much more consistent record than that somewhat patchy follow-up.
Nirvana ?– The Story Of Simon Simopath
Label:
Island Records ?– ILPS + 9059+A, Island Records ?– ILPS + 9059 + B ,
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
UK
Released:
1967
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
Act I A1 Wings Of Love A2 Lonely Boy A3 We Can Help You A4 Satellite Jockey A5 In The Courtyard Of The Stars Act II B1 You Are Just The One B2 Pentecost Hotel B3 I Never Had A Love Like This Before B4 Take This Hand B5 1999Credits
- Conductor, Arranged By – Syd Dale
- Design [Cover] – David Browning (4)
- Engineer – Brian Humphries
- Producer – Chris Blackwell
- Written-By – Alex Spyropoulos, Patrick Campbell-Lyons
Notes
Released in a gatefold cover, laminated on the outside.
First cat.nr. on cover, second on label.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (A-Side Runout, Stamped): ILPS+9059+A
- Barcode (B-Side Runout, Stamped): ILPS+9059+B
I'll still sell two albums Nirvana: 1. All of Us ( ISLAND "EYE" ) 2. Local Anestetic ( UK Vertigo "SWIRL" )
( MULTIPLE PURCHASES...25%- postage cost FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP )I offer to buy vinyl records from his own collection, which collected 35 years. Plans to sell about 2,000 of the original, rare and interesting records. Vinyl before selling tapped. Thank you for your interest . Sincerely . Oleg
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