The Simon Dupree and The Big Sound - Part Of My Past Anthology (1966-1969 uk rhythm and blues / psychedelic with 55 tracks - MP3 320K and FLAC)

The band was formed in early 1966 from the remnants of two bands, The Road Runners from Portsmouth and The Classics from Gosport. They also recorded as the The Moles with the record We Are The Moles.

They were one of the first bands to use the Mellotron for recording at Abbey Road and on stage after The Beatles and The Moody Blues,

After rehearsing for a few weeks in early 1966 they started doing gigs in Portsmouth and around the South Coast of England.

They had very little gear and a dodgy van for transport, soon gained a good following and had queues of people waiting to get into such places as the Indigo Vat and Birdcage in Portsmouth.

The Shulmans brother-in-law John King, who was a television producer for BBC Bristol went to see them one evening and agreed to be their manager.

John didn't know too much about the pop music scene, but he did have some good contacts and knew some of the right people.

John took a demo disk of I See The Light ( a Five Americans cover ) to EMI, who gave them an audition.

This resulted in a five year recording contract, which was pretty amazing at the time. In October 1966 they went to studio two at Abbey Road and re-recorded I See The Light.

Shortly after signing with EMI the band turned professional. One of the first gigs was with The Walker Brothers at theABC Theatre - Blackpool. Next came The Beach Boys and Gene Pitney tours.Simon Dupree toured Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Holland and the UK, they played over 300 gigs a year traveling thousands of miles.

Simon Dupree and The Big Sound appeared frequently on British and German television, and were also a favourite of the BBC's for live radio shows.

The band eventually broke up in late 1969.

In 1970 Derek, Ray and Phil Shulman together with Kerry Minnear, Gary Green and Martin Smith formed the UK progressive rock band Gentle Giant.

Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Live 1966:


Disc: 1
01.I See the Light [Stereo]
02.It Is Finished
03.Reservations [Stereo]
04.You Need a Man [Mono Version]
05.Day Time, Night Time [Stereo]
06.I've Seen It All Before [Mono Version]
07.Medley: 60 Minutes of Your Love/A Lot of Love
08.Love [Stereo]
09.Get Off My Bach [Stereo]
10.There's a Little Picture Playhouse [Stereo]
11.What Is Soul [Stereo]
12.Teacher, Teacher [Stereo]
13.Amen [Stereo]
14.Who Cares [Stereo]
15.Kites [Stereo]
16.Like the Sun Like the Fire [Stereo]
17.For Whom the Bell Tolls [Stereo]
18.Sleep [Stereo]
19.Part of My Past [Stereo]
20.This Story Never Ends [Stereo]
21.Thinking About My Life [Mono Version]
22.Velvet and Lace [Mono Version]
23.We Are the Moles, Pt. 1 [Stereo] - The Moles
24.We Are the Moles, Pt. 2 [Mono Version] - The Moles
25.Broken Hearted Pirates [Mono Version]
26.She Gave Me the Sun [Mono Version]
27.Eagle Flies Tonight [Mono Version]
28.Give It All Back [Stereo]

Disc: 2
01.Stained Glass Window [Stereo]
02.Please Come Back [Mono Version]
03.Light on Dark Water [Mono Version]
04.What in This World [Mono Version]
05.What Cha Gonna Do [Mono Version]
06.Don't Make It So Hard (On Me Baby) [Mono Version]
07.Kindness [Mono Version]
08.Castle in the Sky [Mono Version]
09.Loneliness Is Just a State of Mind [Stereo]
10.Laughing Boy From Nowhere [Mono Version]
11.You [Mono Version]
12.Can't You See [Stereo]
13.Now [Stereo]
14.Rain [Stereo]
15.Something in the Way She Moves [Stereo]
16.I'm Going Home [Mono Version]
17.Medley: 60 Minutes of Your Love/A Lot of Love [Mono Version]
18.Love [Mono Version]
19.Get Off My Bach
20.There's a Little Picture Playhouse [Mono Version]
21.Day Time, Night Time
22.I See the Light [Mono Version]
23.What Is Soul [Mono Version]
24.Teacher, Teacher [Mono Version]
25.Amen [Mono Version]
26.Who Cares [Mono Version]
27.Reservations [Mono Version]

The Simon Dupree & The Big Sound:
*Phil Shulman,
*Eric Hine,
*Derek Shulman,
*Tony Ransley,
*Ray Shulman
*Peter O'Flaherty.


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