SIMON DUPREE THE BIG SOUND WITHOUT RESERVATIONS LP UK ORIG MONO RARE BEAT PSYCH

	£		46
	$		61

Item :

SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND ~ WITHOUT RESERVATIONS LP

Original 1967 U.K. first issue mono pressing released on the yellow & black Parlophone label PMC 7029.

Description :

Very rare and hard to find beat psych classic that has become increasingly collectable over the last few years.

The group were signed to EMI's Parlophone label, under producer Dave Paramor. Their first few singles, notably "I See The Light" (1966), failed to chart, then in October 1967, the group's management and their record label decided to try moving Simon Dupree and the Big Sound in the direction of psychedelia.

They only broke through at the end of 1967 with the psychedelic "Kites", a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart. Regarding themselves as blue-eyed soul brothers, they hated it as it was so unrepresentative of their usual style. The follow-up, "For Whom The Bell Tolls", was only a minor hit, and a subsequent single "Broken Hearted Pirates", featuring an uncredited Dudley Moore on piano, made no headway at all.

A then unknown keyboard player by the name of Reginald Dwight was hired to fill in for an ill Eric Hine and he joined them on a 1967 tour in Scotland. They were asked to allow him to stay on, and he was almost recruited as a permanent member. They politely rejected the chance to record any of his compositions (although they did ultimately record "I'm Going Home" as the B-side of their final (contractually obligated) single,) and laughed when he told them he was adopting the stage name of Elton John. On 5 April 1968, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound appeared alongside Amen Corner, Gene Pitney, Don Partridge and Status Quo at The Odeon Theatre, Lewisham, London, on the first night as part of a twice nightly UK tour. In early 1969 they were booked to appear at the Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry, but did not turn up. Their support act Raymond Froggatt played the entire evening.

The group released one studio album; Without Reservation, on Parlophone Records (1967), and a compilation Amen (1980). A more recent set, Part Of My Past (2004), includes all their singles, album tracks and previously unreleased material prepared for their second album, release of which was cancelled at the time.

In late 1968, they released a single "We Are The Moles (Part 1)/(Part 2)" under the moniker The Moles. Released on the Parlophone label, the single did not give any hint towards the identity of the artists, claiming that both songs were written, performed and produced by The Moles. Rumours began to spread that it was an obscure output by The Beatles, who also were under contract at Parlophone, with Ringo Starr on lead vocals. When interest began to rise concerning the release, Syd Barrett stated that Simon Dupree & The Big Sound were the faces behind The Moles. Confronted with this, the band admitted.

Frustrated as being seen as one-hit wonders being pushed by their record label as a pop group rather than the soul band they had always intended to be, they disbanded in 1969 and the Shulman brothers went on to form the successful progressive rock group Gentle Giant.

Condition ~ Vinyl :

Side one of the vinyl is in EXCELLENT condition with just faint signs of use.

Side two has one light non-audible surface hairline across the first two tracks. VG++ condition.

Audio Quality :

The sound quality is absolutely superb with virtually no background noise at all, hardly even a click or a pop.

Condition ~ Sleeve :

The classic striking laminated flip-back sleeve is in overall decent shape with just a couple of light creases in the laminate, a little corner wear and a small light brown stain on the rear. No splits, tears or writing. VG++ condition.

Condition ~ Labels :

Both labels are nice and clean. No writing. Just a few light spindle marks.

Matrix Numbers :

Earliest possible !!!

Side one : XEX 639-1

Side two : XEX 640-1

Miscellaneous :

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