Simon Dupree & The Big Sound was a 60s psychedelic pop-rock band formed by Derek, Phil, and Ray Shulman, later of the prog-rock band Gentle Giant. In 1968, Frustrated with the more pop-oriented direction their label was pushing them in, And with only being known for the hit single “Kites”, they released a single under the pseudonym The Moles, before breaking up the next year.