Band: Simon Dupree And The Big Sound
Album: Part Of Their Past: The Simon Dupree and the Big Sound Anthology
Release: 1966-69 (2004)
Genre: Rythm'n'Blues, Psychedelic Rock
Country: UK
Quality: FLAC | lossless

This is an amazing reissue, three times over -- for psychedelic music buffs, British R&B and soul enthusiasts, and fans of the progressive rock band Gentle Giant (which evolved out of Simon Dupree & the Big Sound). And it's also incredibly long overdue. Best-known for their Oriental ersatz pop-psychedelic classic "Kites," Simon Dupree & the Big Sound actually started out as a blues and R&B-based outfit, not too different from the Spencer Davis Group. This double-CD set covers their complete EMI output, most of which has never been reissued, and almost all of which is very impressive (and even manages to intersect obliquely with Apple Records' orbit).

Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. I See The Light (John Durrill, Michael Rabon, Norman Ezell) - 2:16
2. It Is Finished (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 3:01
3. Reservations (Albert Hammond) - 2:24
4. You Need A Man (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 2:30
5. Day Time, Night Time (Mike Hugg) - 2:15
6. I've Seen It All Before (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 2:47
7. Medley: 60 Minutes Of Your Love / A Lot Of Love (David Porter, Isaac Haye, Homer Banks) - 4:35
8. Love (Jackie Edwards) - 3:04
9. Get Off My Back (Evelyn King, Ray Shulman) - 2:01
10.There's A Little Picture Playhouse (Eric Hine) - 2:13
11.What Is Soul (Ben E. King, Bob Gallo) - 2:35
12.Teacher, Teacher (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:04
13.Amen (Sam Cooke) - 2:25
14.Who Cares (Evelyn King, Ray Shulman) - 2:34
15.Kites (Hal Hackaday, Lee Pockriss) - 3:44
16.Like The Sun Like The Fire (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 2:26
17.For Whom The Bell Tolls (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 3:06
18.Sleep (Derek Shulman, Eric Hine) - 3:01
19.Part Of My Past (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 3:17
20.This Story Never Ends (Eric Hine, Ray Shulman) - 2:08
21.Thinking About My Life (Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:34
22.Velvet And Lace (Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:11
23.We Are The Moles (Part 1) (Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 4:30
24.We Are The Moles (Part 2) (Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:43
25.Broken Hearted Pirates (Michael Anthony) - 2:39
26.She Gave Me The Sun (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:36
27.The Eagle Flies Tonight (Tony Hazard) - 2:22
28.Give It All Back (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:41
Disc 2
1. Stained Glass Window (Don Grady, Gary Zekley) - 2:05
2. Please Come Back (Yaniv Shulman) - 2:41
3. Light On Dark Water (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 1:52
4. What In This World (Unknown) - 3:11
5. What Cha Gonna Do (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 2:46
6. Don't Make It So Hard (On Me Baby) (Willia Parker, Eddie Floyd) - 3:01
7. Kindness (Unknown) - 2:30
8. Castle In The Sky (Evelyn King, Paul Smith) - 2:44
9. Loneliness Is Just A State Of Mind (Evelyn King, John King, Paul Smith) - 2:55
10.Laughing Boy From Nowhere (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:48
11.You (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:11
12.Can't You See (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:49
13.Now (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:27
14.Rain (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 3:18
15.Something In The Way She Moves (James Taylor) - 2:35
16.I'm Going Home (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:42
Without Reservations LP (Mono) 1967
17.Medley: 60 Minutes Of Your Love / A Lot Of Love (David Porter, Isaac Hayes, Homer Banks) - 4:35
18.Love (Jackie Edwards) - 3:04
19.Get Off My Bach (Evelyn King, Ray Shulman) - 2:00
20.There's A Little Picture Playhouse (Eric Hine) - 2:13
21.Day Time, Night Time (Mike Hugg) - 2:31
22.I See The Light (John Durrill, Michael Rabon, Norman Ezell) - 2:21
23.What Is Soul (Ben E. King, Bob Gallo) - 2:34
24.Teacher, Teacher (Derek Shulman, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman) - 2:11
25.Amen (Sam Cooke) - 2:24
26.Who Cares (Evelyn King, Ray Shulman) - 2:31
27.Reservations (Albert Hammond) - 2:30

Personnel:
Phil Shulman - Alto, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Mellophone, Piano, Percussion, Vocals
Eric Eric Hine - Keyboards, Mellotron
Derek Shulman - Vocals
Tony Ransley - Drums
Ray Shulman - Bass
Peter O'Flaherty - Bass