NIRVANA UK STORY OF SIMON SIMOPATH LP EX PSYCH/POP 1968

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126

NIRVANA : THE STORY OF SIMON SIMOPATH (Presented By Nirvana)

U.S. Debut ~ First Issue Stereo on Bell ~ LP & Cover are in Excellent (VG++) condition

BELL 6015-S ~ Dark blue labels ~ 1968 ~ Stereo ~ LP sight grades EX

Colorful original, thick stock white cardboard cover grades EX (close to NM-) with slight ring wear. Back cover looks great w/ a couple slight creases. There is a very small hole punched in the top left corner/front cover just below the Bell logo. The spine is intact, sharp & legible. There is slight corner wear, but not much. Top seam is intact & fairly sharp. Bottom seam is also intact w/ slight flaking. Back cover features a cool color photo of the group (circa 1967) & also offers in print "The Story of Simon Simopath", (a Science Fiction Pantomime.)

The classic dark blue/silver Bell labels are sharp with faint spindle marks but no stamps, writing etc.
The matrix numbers are factory-stamped in the trail-off grooves (6015SA/6015SB) as is the tiny logo "Bell Sound".

The record has has been played & has a few faint surface marks/paper scuffs but nothing serious. Even the most visible mark (near the end of Act One) is strictly cosmetic. The vinyl itself is thick & inflexible, black & shiny. The LP & cover have been stored properly over the decades & remain in Excellent condition overall.

Here is a brief review of this somewhat obscure British group's U.S. debut THE STORY OF SIMON SIMOPATH :

"One of the most entertaining things to do on websites that allow customer reviews of CDs is read the apoplectic fury Kurt Cobain's fans have for the original Nirvana, the cultily-adored British psych-pop group from the late '60s. Much of that misguided and ill-informed venom seems to be directed toward this album, Nirvana's 1967 debut. An unashamedly twee early concept album, The Story of Simon Simopath (subtitled "A Science Fiction Pantomime,") sounds, like most rock concept albums, like a collection of unconnected songs forced together by the story written in the liner notes. Ignoring the rather silly story (something about a boy who wishes he could fly), what's left is a regrettably brief but uniformly solid set of well-constructed psych-pop tunes with attractive melodies and rich, semi-orchestrated arrangements. Although the core of Nirvana was the duo of singer-guitarist Patrick Campbell-Lyons and keyboardist Alex Spyropoulos, the group is here expanded to a sextet including full-time French horn and cello players, and the semi-Baroque arrangements are particularly memorable on the singles "Pentecost Hotel" and "Wings of Love." ~ AMG

Here are the song titles & times found on ...SIMON SIMOPATH (1968) :

ACT ONE :

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 

ACT TWO :

1. You're Just the One 2:07 2. Pentecost Hotel 3:06
3. I Never Found a Love Like This 2:50 4. Take This Hand 2:17 5. 1999 2:12

The Bear Says : "Here is a very nice first issue Stereo copy of THE STORY OF SIMON SIMOPATH, the U.S. debut LP by the 60's British group called NIRVANA, released on BELL in 1968. (The title came out in the UK in 1967 on ISLAND.) The group only released one more LP in the U.S. (1969.) This legendary concept LP, with its strange childlike front cover, is a true Sixties' period piece in excellent condition. SIMON SIMOPATH sold poorly in the States thus there are not many copies floating around in 2006. Find a spot for this seldom-seen vinyl gem in your priceless Psych Pop collection. Experience the 60's with NIRVANA !!"

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