Story Of Simon Simopath [Import]

Nirvana (U.K. Group) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Edsel Records UK
• ASIN: B0000011VX
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #446,706 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wings Of Love

2. Lonely Boy

3. We Can Help You

4. Satelite Jockey

5. In The Courtyard Of The Stars

6. You're Just The One

7. Pentecost Hotel

8. I Never Found A Love Like This

9. Take This Hand

10. 1999

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nirvana's first masterpiece, September 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Story Of Simon Simopath (Audio CD)

This album, originally released in 1967, is Nirvana's first album, and also the first "concept album". Simon Simopath is a loner who agrees to take part in an experimental space project, and ultimately finds the End Of The Universe. Although there's no Milliways Restaurant there, this is still top-quality music, and a highly recommended CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music Hall Psychedelia, February 6, 2002

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This review is from: Story Of Simon Simopath (Audio CD)

This band was from the United Kingdom. The recording is very enjoyable- the vocals dominate, however- it's not any kind of a jam music disc. It seems to have its antecedent in the British music hall tradition, with a bit of 1967 mysticism thrown in. Very pleasant and catchy tunes with appealing vocals and some interesting instrumentation.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ground-breaking album by the original Nirvana, December 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Story Of Simon Simopath (Audio CD)

Whenb one thinks of "Nirvana", images of Seattle and grease often come to mind. However, the orginal Nirvana were a wonderful mix of pop, rock, psychedelia, jazz, and classical, all rolled into a thoroughly enjoyable whole. "Simon Simopath", was their 1967 debut, and tld the musical story of a bizarre futuristic young man, who travels through space, and ultimately falls in love. Along the way, there are some timeless gems, such as "We Can Help You", "Satellite Jockey", and the immortal "Pentecost Hotel". Messrs Campbell-Lyons and Spyropoulos, had in fact, inevented the concept album. Thirty years on, and this album still retains its "cult" status, which is a lot more than you'll be able to say about a ceratin greasy-haired band from the Northwest in a score's time.