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British composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, born 19 February 1949 in Crawley, West Sussex; died 10 December 1997 in Taunton, Somerset.
Founder of the Penguin Café Quartet, which became the Penguin Café Orchestra at a later stage. Raised in Canada and around Europe, Jeffes began playing the guitar at the age of 13 while attending boarding school in England and then studied classical guitar, piano, and music theory at Chiswick Polytechnic, but dropped out before graduating.

Artist's companies page may be found here.

ALBA

Penguin Cafe Orchestra, The Royal Ballet, Simon Jeffes

'Still Life' At The Penguin Café & The Penguin Café Orchestra-A Profile

Simon Jeffes, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth

'Still Life' At The Penguin Café

Simon Jeffes - Performed By Members Of The Penguin Café Orchestra*

Music From The Penguin Café

The Complete Obscure Records Collection 1975-1978

2023, Box Set, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD,

Post-Modern/Contemporary/Ambient/Experimental

Joe Strummer 001

2018, Box Set, 2x CD, 3x Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Cassette,

Pub Rock/Rock & Roll/Alternative Rock/Punk/Rockabilly/Folk Rock

2015, 2x Vinyl 180g,

Contemporary Jazz/Ambient/Spoken Word/Dubstep/Downtempo/Modern Classical

Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 1976

Folk Rock/Dub/Punk/Funk/Disco

The 101ers* Featuring Joe Strummer

Elgin Avenue Breakdown - Revisited

It's All Gone Pete Tong: Original Soundtrack Recording

House/Downtempo

Charlie May & Junkie XL

2002, CD, P/Mixed, Ministry Of Sound,

Ambient/Techno/Electro

Real World Notes E-CD #6

1998, CD, Comp, Enh, Real World Records

Ambient/African/Hindustani/Chinese Classical/Celtic

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Preludes, Airs & Yodels

Acoustic/Modern Classical

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Concert Program

Avantgarde/Folk

A Week Or Two In The Real World

Latin/African/Acid Jazz

Café Del Mar (Ibiza)

1994, 2x Vinyl,

Downtempo/Ambient

A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 2: Imaginary Landscapes

The 101ers* Featuring Joe Strummer

Five Star Rock'N'Roll

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

1989, 4x CD, Box Set,

Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental/Ambient

The 20th Anniversary Album

Prog Rock/New Wave/Glam

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

When In Rome...

Acoustic/Modern Classical

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Angels In The Architecture (A Compilation Of Artists Who Record For Editions EG)

Minimal/Experimental/Ambient

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Modern Classical

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Music For A Found Harmonium

Abstract/Experimental/Soundtrack

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Broadcasting From Home

Neo-Classical/Contemporary

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The View From Her Room Plus Leaves Of Spring

Lounge/New Wave/Bossa Nova

Elgin Avenue Breakdown

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Keys To Your Heart

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Music From The Penguin Cafe / Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Modern Classical/Minimal/Art Rock

Thomas Wilbrandt

The Electric V.

Thomas Wilbrandt

The Electric V.

1984, 12", Maxi, Mercury

Thomas Wilbrandt

The Electric V.

Modern Classical/Experimental/Ambient

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra / Still Life At The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

A Brief History

2001, CD IMS Pressing,

Leftfield/Modern Classical/Art Rock

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Oskar Und Leni (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1999, CD, Comp, Peregrina Music,

Neo-Classical/Contemporary

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Preludes, Airs & Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Yodel 2 / Telephone And Rubber Band

1984, 7", Polydor, EG,

Modern/Minimal/Classical

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Music From The Penguin Cafe / Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Neo-Classical/Modern

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

KOMPILACE +

Melon (25), Hardstyle Fruits Music

Fade Into Darkness

2023, 3xFile, FLAC, Single, Fruits Music

High In The Morning (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1973)

2022, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Grapefruit Records,

Classical Music To Lift Your Spirits

2020, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics,

California Guitar Trio, Montreal Guitar Trio

2019, CD, Album, Not On Label (California Guitar Trio Self-released), Not On Label (Montreal Guitar Trio Self-released)

Handfuls Of Night

Ultimate Party Anthems

Funk/Soul/Minneapolis Sound/Contemporary R&B/Reggae-Pop/Soca/House/Synth-pop/Dance-pop/Vocal/Pop Rap/Drum n Bass/Cool Jazz/Neo Soul/Pop Rock/Latin/Europop/Tech House/Indie Rock/Ballad/Holiday/Alternative Rock/Deep House/Tropical House/Euro House/Music Hall/Progressive House/Dubstep

The Imperfect Sea

2016, CD, Album, Varèse Sarabande,

Score/Soundtrack

Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre

Live In Concert

2016, CD, Album, Not On Label

Somewhere In The Middle

2015, CDr, Album, Frogtown Music

Waters So Deep…

2014, CD, Album, Not On Label

2014, 11xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Dying Songs,

Danny Knicely, Wyatt Rice, Mark Schatz

Waltz For Aimee

2014, CD, Album, Not On Label,

Chilled House Classics

2013, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Ministry Of Sound,

Deep House/Progressive House/House

Deliberate Distractions

2013, CD, Album, Roving Crows

Ten Strings & A Goat Skin*

2013, CD, Album, Not On Label

2013, CD, Comp, Sunburst (4),

Blanco Y Negro 83:13 (30 Años De Música Dance)

2013, Box Set, 15x CD,

Eurodance/Italo-Disco/House/Euro House/Synth-pop

Groove Station 2012

2012, CD, Comp, Mixed, Exp, Sony Music,

Tech House/Electro House/Dance-pop

Essential R&B - The Clubmix

2012, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Sony Music,

RnB/Swing/Euro House/House

The Annual 2012

2011, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Ministry Of Sound,

House/Electro/Drum n Bass/Dubstep/Trance

Hits Mix 02·11

2011, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Blanco Y Negro (2),

Electro/Euro House/Trance

Essential R&B 2012

2011, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music, Rhino Records (2),

The Dome Vol. 59

2011, 2xCD, Comp, Polystar (3)

Arlo Bigazzi, Vittorio Catalano, Marzio Del Testa & Quartetto Euphoria

Alabastro Euforico

2011, CD, Album, Materiali Sonori, Materiali Sonori,

Contemporary/Folk

U sool u nèss tutt i déi

2011, CD, Album, Not On Label (Vent Negru Self-released),

Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/House/Pop Rap/Vocal/Soft Rock/Euro House/Trance/Hip-House/Synth-pop/Contemporary R&B

Fade Into Darkness

Progressive House

Leona Lewis / Avicii

The World Is Yours - An Anthology 1968-1976

2010, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Decca,

Prog Rock/Symphonic Rock

Rainbow's End (An Anthology 1973-1985)

2010, Box, Comp, RM + 4xCD, Decca, Universal UMC,

Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock

Liederjan & Iontach

2010, CD, Album, Westpark Music,

Celtic/Volksmusik

2009, File, MP3, 320, Webbed Hand Records,

Acoustic/Avantgarde/Experimental

2009, CD, Comp, Music For Dreams,

Deep House/Easy Listening

Music From The Penguin Cafe (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)

2009, CD + DVD, VDC Group

538 Dance Smash 2008 Vol. 4

2008, CD, Comp, Universal Music,

Trance/Electro/Euro House/House

CD Pool Tech-Mixes 164

2008, CDr, Comp, Promo, DJ Promotion,

Breakbeat/Electro House/UK Garage

Paddy's Revenge

Wild Summer '09

House/Synth-pop/Breakbeat/Pop Rap/Electro/Hip-House/Disco/Trance/Progressive Trance/Hard House/Hard Trance/Euro House/Jumpstyle

Now That's What I Call Music! 71

Alternative Rock/House/Electro/Ballad/Contemporary R&B

The Art Of Chill 5

Modern Classical/Downtempo/Experimental

The Art Of Chill 4

2007, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Platipus,

Downtempo/Ambient

25 Ans De Musique D'avant Nova

2007, 25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Nova Records, Wagram Music,

Folk Rock/Chanson/Tango/P.Funk/Big Band/Ska/Hard Bop/Easy Listening/Country Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Cha-Cha/Art Rock/Fusion/Salsa/Dub/Funk/Rock & Roll/Calypso/Bossanova/Jazz-Funk/Garage Rock/Bop/Punk/Soul/Mento/Disco/New Wave/Rhythm & Blues/Swing/Post Bop/Hard Rock/MPB/Blues Rock/Rocksteady/Free Jazz/Roots Reggae/Doo Wop/Psychedelic Rock/Mambo/Samba/Bayou Funk/Modern Electric Blues/Reggae/Bollywood/Chicago Blues/Soundtrack/Vocal/Skiffle/Krautrock/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Son/Jump Blues/Country/Modal/Avantgarde/African/Post-Punk/No Wave

2007, CD, Album, Car, Parkweg Records,

As Heard On TV: 42 Classic Themes From The Small Screen

2007, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music Classics & Jazz,

Theme/Baroque/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern/Contemporary

Ricochet (Pioneering In 1972-73)

2007, CD, Album, Comp, Él

Masquerade - The Dawn Years Anthology

Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Tribute

2007, 3x CD, Box Set,

Folk Rock/Big Band/Euro House/Neo Soul/Hip-House/Electro/Cool Jazz/Reggae/Indie Rock/Hip Hop/Breakbeat/Downtempo/Funk/Alternative Rock/Hi NRG/Country Rock/Broken Beat/Soul/Vocal/Soft Rock/Gospel/Leftfield/Jazzdance/Deep House/Ambient/Acid Jazz/Drum n Bass

Christophe Beck

Year Of The Dog: Music From The Motion Picture

Score/Soundtrack

Live At Queen's Hall

2006, CD, Album, Music Net, Menart

Silver Screen Hits

2006, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Somerset Entertainment Ltd.,

Soundtrack/Theme

Kuricorder Quartet

Ukulele Kuricorder (ウクレレ栗コーダー)

2006, CD, Album, Geneon,

Acoustic/Light Music/Theme/Score

Sharon Shannon And Big Band*

Terrafolk & Simfonični Orkester RTV Slovenija Dirigent / Conductor David De Villiers

Terrafolk And The Symphony Orchestra Of RTV Slovenia

2005, DVD-V, Promo, PAL, ZKP RTVS

Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought Of You (The Island Records Years)

2004, 2xCD, Comp, Edsel Records,

Art Rock/Classic Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental/Prog Rock

Ultimate Chillout

2004, Box, Comp + 8xCD, Comp, Copy Prot., EMI Gold,

Trance/Celtic/African/Ambient/Tribal/Folk/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Vocal/New Age/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Downtempo/Experimental/Abstract/Deep House/Modern Classical/Score/Soundtrack/Leftfield/New Wave/Synth-pop/Drum n Bass/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Medieval/Tribal House/House/Techno/Folk Rock/Acoustic/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Acid Jazz/Flamenco/African/New Age/Electric Blues/Neo-Classical/Folk/Soft Rock/Hindustani/Modern Classical/Lo-Fi/Post Rock/Ethereal/Roots Reggae/Big Beat/Future Jazz/Contemporary/Breakbeat/Progressive House/IDM/Prog Rock/Baroque/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern Classical

The Music Of What Happened

2004, CD, Album, Old Bridge Music

Cosmic Wheels + Essence To Essence

Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock

Café Del Mar - The Best Of - Compiled By José Padilla

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Works II - TV/Inst.

2002, CD, Comp, Midi Inc.

Melodika Feat DJ Jamie

Music For A Harmonium

Classical Chillout 2

Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty Part 2 / The Orb Remix Project

Dub/Techno/Downtempo/Ambient

2002, 2x CD Digipak,

Abstract/Art Rock/Ambient

Reel In The Flickering Light

2001, CD, Album, Guernsey Cove Parlour,

Classical Chillout

Baroque/Classical/Contemporary/Soundtrack/Romantic

2001, Box Set, 8x CD,

New Age/Trip Hop/Downtempo

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra*

Leftfield/Modern Classical/Contemporary/Minimal

Geoff Richardson* & Jim Leverton

Poor Man's Rich Man

2000, CD, Album, Voiceprint,

Blues Rock/Folk Rock

Celtic Heart (New Songs From The Soul Of Ireland)

2000, CD, Comp, Metro, Union Square Music,

Fits Of Passion (High-spirited Celtic Captured By Starbucks)

2000, CD, Album, Comp, Starbucks Coffee, BMG Special Products,

Where But For Caravan Would I?: An Anthology

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Eterea (La Musica Dell'Anima Più Bella Del Mondo)

Café Del Mar Dreams

Future Jazz/Downtempo/Ambient

Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Dub/Avantgarde/Ambient/Experimental

Mystic Moods II

1999, CD, Comp, Disky

Richard Hartley, Various

All The Little Animals - Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack

1998, CD, Album, Milan

The Oliver Stone Connection

Alternative Rock/Industrial/Pop Rock/Contemporary/Post Rock/Classic Rock

Music For A Found Harmonium

1997, 12", Cyber Music

To Wake The Stone

1997, CD, Album, Triskell

The Gravel Walk

James Galway & Phil Coulter

New Age/Celtic/Folk

The Twentieth Anniversary Collection

1996, 2xCD, Comp, Green Linnet,

Racconti Invisibili

1996, CD, Album, Srazz Records

1995, CD, Album, Voiceprint

Ryuichi Sakamoto

1994, CD, Comp, Mesa (2),

Synth-pop/Experimental

Music For A Found Harmonium

1994, 12", Lethal Records (5)

1994, Cass, Album, PCS (2)

Firin' In Fouta

1993, CD, Comp, Rock Furore,

Alternative Rock/EBM/Death Metal/Indie Rock/Modern Classical/Contemporary Jazz

Canterbury Sound

1993, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,

1993, CD, Album, Lyricon, Sonifolk,

Bajo El Signo De Caín

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Vocal

Instrumental Teater

Öppna Landskap

1992, 7", Single, Mixton Music,

Folk Heritage II

Francesco Paladino

1991, CD, Album, Il Museo Immaginario,

One World One Voice

The Celts Rise Again

Ryuichi Sakamoto

音楽図鑑 Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia

Synth-pop/Pop Rock

Sense Of Beauty

Modern Classical/Ambient

Womad Talking Book Volume One: An Introduction To World Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Light Years From Love

1983, Vinyl Knockout Centre,

Synth-pop/Pop Rock/New Wave

Past Meets Present / Midnight Slows

1982, 7", Single, Rough Trade,

The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

The Finest Hours

Without Prejudice

1981, 7", Black Label (16)

Miniatures (A Sequence Of Fifty-One Tiny Masterpieces Edited By Morgan-Fisher)

1980, Vinyl Red label,

Abstract/Poetry/Experimental/Comedy/Minimal/Parody

Sid Vicious' Heritage

1979, 12", Single, Mono, Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols

The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

1979, 2x Vinyl,

Soundtrack/Punk/Parody/Rock & Roll

The Very Best Of Sex Pistols And We Don't Care

I Can See Your House From Here

Pop Rock/Synth-pop

Colin Blunstone

Late Nights In Soho

Ethereal/Fusion/Prog Rock/Jazz-Rock

Jack Lancaster And Robin Lumley

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock

Dave Greenslade

Fusion/Prog Rock

1974, LP, Comp, Promo, Phonogram, Philips,

12 Vedettes - 12 Succès

1974, Cassette,

Caravan & The New Symphonia

Caravan & The New Symphonia

The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories

1974, Vinyl Embossed Sleeve,

Art Rock/Avantgarde

Unfinished Picture

Soft Rock/Hard Rock/Art Rock

Essence To Essence

Folk Rock/Country Rock

Prog Rock/Folk Rock

Rupert Hine / David MacIver

Hard Rock/Art Rock/Folk Rock/Symphonic Rock/Prog Rock

The Complete Obscure Records Collection

Post-Modern/Contemporary/Ambient/Experimental

Classical Chillout 2009

2009, 2xCD, Comp, EMI,

Miniatures One+Two

2008, CD, CD, All Media,

Spoken Word/Abstract/Poetry/Experimental/Comedy/Minimal

1997, CD, Comp, La Repubblica,

Peaceful Planet / Rhythm Zone

1997, 2xCD, Advance, Comp, Promo, Mango,

Peaceful Planet

1997, CD, Comp, Smplr, Mango Records

Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music - March 1985

1985, Cass, Comp, Cover Productions, Ltd.,

Abstract/Ambient

John Cougar Mellencamp

The Belmont Mall Studio Session 1987

2015, CD, Album, Unofficial, Hobo (4),

Classic Rock/Interview

The Electric Asylum Volume Six (Rare British Freakrock 1971-1976)

Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock/Glam/Hard Rock/Pop Rock

Cosmic Wheels + Essence To Essence

Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock

Café Del Mar - The Best Of - Compiled By José Padilla

Abstract/Art Rock/Ambient

Rupert Hine / David MacIver

Acoustic/Symphonic Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock

Caravan & The New Symphonia

Caravan & The New Symphonia

1998, Cassette,

Downtempo/Ambient

The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

Punk/Rock & Roll/Parody/Soundtrack

Elgin Avenue Breakdown

Dave Greenslade

Art Rock/Prog Rock

I Can See Your House From Here