Patrick Campbell-Lyons

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Patrick Campbell-Lyons (born on 13 July 1943; died April 2026) was an Irish composer and musician remembered for co-founding the cult symphonic-rock band, Nirvana, formed in London in 1967.[ Vocalist and guitarist Campbell-Lyons created seminal work with guitarist Alex Spyropoulos in the British duo Nirvana, which was formed in the summer of 1967 and signed by Chris Blackwell as one of Island Records' earliest rock acts. Recorded with the help of session musicians, Nirvana's The Story of Simon Simopath, All of Us, and subsequent releases are today recognized as highlights of late 60s-early 70s chamber-psychedelic rock. Since Nirvana languished in 1973, Campbell-Lyons released several solo efforts - that year's Me and My Friend, The Electric Plough (1981), and The Hero I Might Have Been (1983). In 1976, he reunited with Spyropoulos to cut a single, and in 1978 the two reclaimed the Nirvana moniker for another collaboration and have periodically toured and recorded under that name since. (They are not to be confused with the Seattle grunge band; Campbell-Lyons and Spyropoulos sued Cobain, et al. in 1992, in fact, and the matter was settled amicably.) In 2017 he released the album "You're a Cloud, I'm a Comet" on the Market Square Records Label. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Me And My Friend

The 13 Dali's

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Now Hear This! The Word Magazine March 2011

The Hero I Might Have Been

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Now Hear This! - The Word March 2011

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Now Hear This! March 2011

One Way Glass: Dancefloor Prog, Brit Jazz & Funky Folk 1968-1975

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High In The Morning: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1973

Ireland

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Bruton BRR5: Ireland

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Separate Paths Together: An Anthology Of British Male Singer / Songwriters 1965-1975

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The Hero I Might Have Been&Ele

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