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"Kites" is a ballad written by Hal Hackady and Lee Pockriss. It was first recorded by American country folk-singing trio the Rooftop Singers as their last single in 1967. [1] The song then became a hit for British psychedelic band Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, a group of the Shulman brothers, who went on to form the progressive rock band ...
Their first few singles, including "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 broke through at the end of 1967 with the psychedelic "Kites", a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart. [2]
With Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. Without Reservations (1967 Parlophone PMC 7029 or PCS 7029) – UK #39; Amen (compilation album: 1982, See for Miles/Charly CM 109) Part of My Past (compilation album: 2004) [4] With Gentle Giant. Gentle Giant (1970) Acquiring the Taste (1971) Three Friends (1972) (#197 US) Octopus (1972) (#170 US) In a ...
The 12" version of the single features a cover version of the Simon Dupree and the Big Sound song "Kites" as its B-side. The band had previously released a version of "Kites" as a single under the name of 39 Lyon Street in 1981, but this is a re-recorded version exclusive to the single. [1]
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played Baby Can It Be True The Graham Bond Organisation: There's A Bond Between Us: 1965 Graham Bond: MkI Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 1967 George Martin [4] MkII Bittersweet Me: R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi: 1996 Mike Mills? Blackberry Way: The Move ...
"Dupree's Paradise" is Frank Zappa's song "Mitzi Dupree", a song by British rock band Deep Purple from their album The House of Blue Light; Simon Dupree and the Big Sound English band of the 1960s best known for their psychedelic single Kites. "Cousin Dupree", a song on Steely Dan's 2000 album Two Against Nature
J.A.L.N. Band – "Disco Music" Elton John – "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Jimmy James and the Vagabonds – "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me", "Now Is The Time" The Kursaal Flyers – "Little Does She Know" Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks – "Convoy GB" Liverpool Express – "You Are My Love", "Every Man Must Have a Dream"
Signing to the EMI record label, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound produced several non-charting singles before being pushed by their management and label in the direction of psychedelia. This resulted in the UK Top 10 hit "Kites" in the autumn of 1967 (and the release of the Without Reservation album later in the year).