The Story Of Simon Simopath
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The Story Of Simon Simopath is Nirvana's
Nirvana (UK band)
Nirvana were a United Kingdom-based progressive rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Though the band only achieved limited commercial success, they were acclaimed both by music industry professionals and critics...

 debut album released by Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

 in 1967. It traces the story from life to death of the titular hero via a series of short songs. The story deals with a boy named Simon Simopath who dreams of having wings. He is unpopular at school, and after reaching adulthood (in 1999) goes to work in an office in front of a computer. He suffers a nervous breakdown and is unable to find help in a mental institution, but gets aboard a rocket and meets a centaur
Centaur
In Greek mythology, a centaur or hippocentaur is a member of a composite race of creatures, part human and part horse...

 who will be his friend and a tiny goddess named Magdalena, who works at Pentecost Hotel. Simon and Magdalena fall in love and get married, followed by a jazzy party.

"Pentecost Hotel" was released as a single with the non-album B-side, "Feelin' Shattered'." "Wings of Love" was the next single, also with a non-album B-side, "Requiem to John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...

." "Girl in the Park," from the second album All of Us featured the B-side, "C Side In Ocho Rios," which is an instrumental version of "In the Courtyard of the Stars."

The album was critically well received, including a four-and-a-half (out of five) star rating from AllMusic.

Track listing

  • All Songs Written By Patrick Campbell-Lyons & Alex Spyropolous.
  1. "Wings of Love" – 3:20
  2. "Lonely Boy" – 2:31
  3. "We Can Help You" – 1:57
  4. "Satellite Jockey" – 2:35
  5. "In the Courtyard of the Stars" – 2:36
  6. "You Are Just the One" – 2:07
  7. "Pentecost Hotel" – 3:06
  8. "I Never Found a Love Like This" – 2:50
  9. "Take This Hand" – 2:17
  10. "1999" – 2:09


The 2003 Universal Island Remasters collection includes both stereo and mono versions of the album on one disc. This release contains several bonus tracks:
  • 11. "I Believe in Magic" (B-side to "Tiny Goddess")
  • 12. "Life Ain't Easy" (previously unreleased version)
  • 13. "Feelin' Shattered" (B-side to "Pentecost Hotel")
  • 14. "Requiem to John Coltrane" (B-side to "Wings of Love")


All songs composed by Patrick Campbell-Lyons and Alex Spyropoulos

Personnel

  • Patrick Campbell-Lyons
    Patrick Campbell-Lyons
    Patrick Campbell-Lyons , is a composer and musician who is one half of the cult symphonic-rock band, Nirvana - formed in London in 1967 and still sporadically active in 2006....

     – Guitar & Vocals
  • Ray Singer – Guitar & Vocals
  • Alex Spyropoulos – Piano & Keyboards
  • Michael Coe - French Horn & Viola
  • Brian Henderson - Bass
  • Peter Kester – Drums
  • David Preston – Drums
  • Patrick Shanahan – Drums
  • Sylvia A. Schuster – Cello

Production notes

  • Chris Blackwell
    Chris Blackwell
    Christopher Percy Gordon "Chris" Blackwell is a British record producer and businessman, who was the founder of Island Records, acknowledged as the most successful and groundbreaking independent record company in history. Blackwell has been a music industry mogul for over fifty years...

    – executive producer
  • Brian Humphries – engineer
  • Syd Dale – conductor
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