Compilation 1977 - Vertigo
Started in the mid 60s as SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND from soul-beat till psychedelic Hit:  KITES in 1967.

One of the best Prog Bands in the 70s  only the last album "CIVILIAN" was total Mainstream Rock.
In the Shulman brothers the band owned some multi-instrumentalists, which no other group could offer.
Best Time : 1970 - 1975

Style-Genre : Prog-Rock ; Rock ;

see : 
Simon Dupree & the Big Sound (1966-69) ; Eric Hine ; Mojos ;
Graham Bond ; Eyes Of Blue ; Ancient Grease ; Pete Brown ; Man ;

Musicians :
Derek Shulman - vocals, bass, sax; Phil Shulman - sax, trumpet,
Ray Shulmann - guitars, bass, violin, keyboards, drums;
Kerry Minnear - keyboards, voc.; Gary Green - guitar, voc.;
Martin Smith (1970-1971, John Weathers - drums;
Malcolm Mortimer - drums  (1972 Three Friends);

Producer: Tony Visconti ;

Disc One
Side 1      written by : Shulman-Shulman-Shulman-Minnear
Nothing at all  9:08   - 1970
Why not?       5:29   - 1970
Edge of Twilight  3:48  - 1971

Side 2
Schooldays   7:33  - 1972
Pentagruel's Nativity      6:49  - 1971
The Advent of Panurge  4:40  - 1972

Record Two
Side 1
Raconteur Troubadour  4:05  - 1972
Knots                 4:10  - 1972
The Runaway    7:25  - 1973
An Inmates Lullaby   4:27  - 1973

Side 2
Proclamation   6:45   - 1974
So Sincere      3:45   - 1974
Cogs in Cogs  3:05   - 1974
Valedictory       3:17   - 1974

Zustandsbeschreibung / grading:

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COVER  =

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