Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Still Barking (20 Disc Boxset)

Dear reader, I’m Bonzoed out. When I took the reins in reviewing this mammoth twenty-disc boxset, I fully intended to explore every facet just as I did with Keith Emerson’s similarly-sized Variations. But after stumbling through five bizarre LPs and half a CD of singles, I realised my time was too valuable to listen to too much music that I didn’t enjoy, especially when a large chunk of that was slightly different versions of the same song. And since your time is valuable too, I will try to clamp down on my propensity to pontificate and give you a more concise yet still detailed look at the gargantuan retrospective offering of this 60s comedy outfit.

Vivian Stanshall is someone I learned about when I first heard Tubular Bells many years ago; announcing the instruments in the latter half of the first side, he had an unmistakable refined English accent. That was all I knew about him for the longest time. More parts of the puzzle started to come into view when I reviewed Roger Ruskin Spear’s pair of albums from the early 70s, after the original demise of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. I quite enjoyed those, so I believed I was ready for the full Bonzo experience.

I put on the band’s first album, Gorilla and was immediately greeted with Cool Britannia, the band’s send-up of the popular British anthem. I then started to get a sense of the band’s humour with the following songs, and I have to say, I was nonplussed. I consider myself to be a great fan of Monty Python and associated works – the Bonzos appeared in the broadcast of Do Not Adjust Your Set, which featured several future Pythons – but something about this absurd style of humour doesn’t translate well to music for me. I can appreciate that there are objectively humorous aspects to songs such as Jollity Farm and Mickey’s Son and Daughter, but it doesn’t make me laugh or even tickle me in the slightest. One theory I have is that I prefer the visual presentation, but I think the more pressing matter was that I didn’t find the music very interesting at all. The songs are mostly pastiches of hall music or other contemporary songs, with little attempt to push the envelope musically. Without that foundation, I became bored rather quickly. Perhaps my favourite track on the first album was Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming, which featured some interesting effects and contrasts and told something of a compelling story.

I was quite astonished, then, by the opening track of their second album: We Are Normal features a heavy intro with blasts on the organ followed by a heavy, chugging riff. There are minimal lyrics as the song becomes rather psychedelic, repeating the same pattern with odd sound effects. I really dug the vibe to this song and presumed that this album is where the music started to get good.

I turned out to be wrong about that too. This was really the only stand-out song of the album, and perhaps the entire set. Album number three contained catchier hits such as their cover of Monster Mash, the Paul McCartney-produced I’m the Urban Spaceman and the anthemic Mr. Apollo. Album number four, Keynsham, had fewer hits and was less interesting to me.

Surprisingly, the last album, Let’s Make Up and Be Friendly, recorded to fulfil a contractual obligation after the band’s split, showed a little more promise. Two lengthy tracks take up the centre of the album, the discombobulating Rusty (Champion Thrust) and the more avant-garde Rawlinson End, which seems more like an audiobook played over music. The music itself (some light music played on the piano and synthesiser) is some of the most innovative in the band’s catalogue, featuring plenty of time signature changes, and would not feel out of place on a prog rock album. I only wish they had found a way to expand on this style of music and add more musicians to it. I was glad to find that Music from Rawlinson End could be found as a standalone track on the singles CD without Stanshall’s aristocratic accent to distract from it.

I appreciated the intentional nod to the Beatles on Don’t Get Me Wrong. The album ends rather ominously with the track Bad Blood before another artistic instrumental, Slush. I quite appreciated the musical theme and wasn’t too perturbed by the repeated recording of the laughter that felt decidedly rhythmic.

If you’re like me and didn’t find the music to be incredible, the remaining ten CDs – yes, ten of them – will not be of interest, but let’s go through them anyway. Rather like the Beatles’ Past Masters, this set has a collection of singles and non-album tracks all nicely available on one CD, including tracks such as the humorous My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies and I’m Gonna Bring a Watermelon to My Gal Tonight – the latter of these did actually elicit a chuckle from me.

Following that are three CDs of demos, rehearsals and outtakes. What I would give to have three CDs of demos, rehearsals and outtakes from a group that I actually liked. I’m reminded of the Beatles’ Anthology series here. Bonzo fans will absolutely love it. The next CD is a series of twenty backing tracks, in case you feel like some karaoke. Three more CDs incorporate the BBC sessions, including some interview clips. The remaining two CDs (if you haven’t yet had your fill) are live recordings from Amsterdam and New York.

And that’s not all! Divided into Starters, Main Course, and Dessert, there are three DVDs to take you through the band’s chronology, beginning with an art school film by Neil Innes (which is surprisingly accompanied by his Rawlinson End music, even though that was composed several years later) and finishing with an interview with Roger Ruskin Spear for Dutch television where he shows off his bizarre and slightly disturbing gadgets. There are a plethora of TV appearances and live performances too, some in colour but mostly in monochrome. The DVDs are a valuable part of the set as you really begin to understand more of the band’s personality as they were a very visual sort. Impressively, the Colour Me Pop segment that was originally broadcast 21st December 1968 has been restored using AI as Michael Livesley explains below.

The second DVD – Main Course – features the band’s spots from their time on Do Not Adjust Your Set, and you can even recognise Michael Palin, Eric Idle and a young David Jason amongst the line-up for The Intro and the Outro before Terry Jones comes in “on toast!” as he munches a hardened piece of bread. The ten spots add up to less than half an hour, and it seems silly that they would need their own DVD when they could easily fit on one of the others. I get sceptical of ploys that arbitrarily add more discs so that you get a nice round number (in this case, twenty discs).

Two pages? Am I really about to wrap up a twenty-disc box set in just two pages of A4? I thought I’d never see the day. I don’t want to give the impression that the Bonzos weren’t a very talented and creative sort who deserved all of the notoriety they did back in the day; they absolutely made their mark on the comedic landscape in the late 60s, and in Stephen Fry’s intro to the set he says “I am who I am because of them.” I believe it. But as a fan of good music rather than good lyrics – I have Yes to thank for desensitising me against paying too much attention to lyrics – I cannot say I endorse the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

Of course, if you’re already a fan of the band and don’t really care about my musical opinion, then you will be very satisfied by this set, which seems exhaustive in its collection of every little scrap of information and recording, audio or video, by the group. The 148-page hardback coffee-table book is absolutely packed with photos, press cuttings, essays and anecdotes about the group; far too much for me to even attempt to read, really. An invaluable resource is the “Cornology” section, which attempts to chart every single live performance by the group between 1966 and 1971 over several pages, with notes for many of the shows, as well as a separate section for their TV appearances. With this, you could effectively track the band’s movements over the years. I’m not even a fan of the group and I was mesmerised by how meticulously detailed this information was. The amount of care and passion that has been poured into the presentation of this box set is palpable, and I just wish more of my favourite bands could afford this kind of decadent treatment.

TRACK LISTING
DISC 1
Gorilla (mono)
01. Cool Britannia (0:59)
02. The Equestrian Statue (2:53)
03. Jollity Farm (2:31)
04. I Left My Heart in San Francisco (1:10)
05. Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming (2:58)
06. Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold (3:11)
07. Death Cab for Cutie (2:57)
08. Narcissus (0:26)
09. The Intro and the Outro (3:07)
10. Mickey’s Son and Daughter (2:44)
11. Big Shot (3:32)
12. Music for the Head Ballet (1:47)
13. Piggy Bank Love (3:05)
14. I’m Bored (3:05)
15. The Sound of Music (1:23)

Time – 35:49

DISC 2
Gorilla (stereo)
01. Cool Britannia (1:01)
02. The Equestrian Statue (2:50)
03. Jollity Farm (2:30)
04. I Left My Heart in San Francisco (1:05)
05. Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming (2:57)
06. Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold (3:11)
07. Death Cab for Cutie (2:57)
08. Narcissus (0:27)
09. The Intro and the Outro (3:06)
10. Mickey’s Son and Daughter (2:44)
11. Big Shot (3:31)
12. Music for the Head Ballet (1:47)
13. Piggy Bank Love (3:05)
14. I’m Bored (3:08)
15. The Sound of Music (1:21)

Time – 35:43

DISC 3
The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse (mono)
01. We Are Normal (4:49)
02. Postcard (4:24)
03. Beautiful Zelda (2:25)
04. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (2:47)
05. Hello Mabel (2:44)
06. Kama Sutra (0:43)
07. Humanoid Boogie (3:02)
08. Trouser Press (2:17)
09. My Pink Half of the Drainpipe (3:32)
10. Rockaliser Baby (3:29)
11. Rhinocratic Oaths (3:23)
12. Eleven Mustachioed Daughters (3:53)
~ Bonus track
13. Launching of a Piano (1:02)

Time – 38:29

DISC 4
The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse (stereo)
01. We Are Normal (4:52)
02. Postcard (4:26)
03. Beautiful Zelda (2:27)
04. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (2:51)
05. Hello Mabel (2:48)
06. Kama Sutra (0:44)
07. Humanoid Boogie (3:05)
08. Trouser Press (2:19)
09. My Pink Half of the Drainpipe (3:36)
10. Rockaliser Baby (3:34)
11. Rhinocratic Oaths (3:24)
12. Eleven Mustachioed Daughters (3:55)
~ Bonus track
13. Launching of a Piano (1:04)

Time – 39:05

DISC 5
Tadpoles
01. Hunting Tigers Out in “Indiah” (3:11)
02. Shirt (4:31)
03. Tubas in the Moonlight (2:26)
04. Dr. Jazz (2:42)
05. Monster Mash (3:05)
06. I’m the Urban Spaceman (2:29)
07. Ali Baba’s Camel (3:33)
08. Laughing Blues (3:49)
09. By a Waterfall (3:15)
10. Mr. Apollo (4:24)
11. Canyons of Your Mind (3:03)
~ Bonus track
12. Tadpoles US Radio Spot (1:08)

Time – 37:35

DISC 6
Keynsham
01. You Done My Brain In (1:41)
02. Keynsham (2:22)
03. Quiet Talks & Summer Walks (3:38)
04. Tent (3:10)
05. We Were Wrong (2:32)
06. Joke Shop Man (1:23)
07. Bride Stripped Bare by “Bachelors” (2:38)
08. Look at Me, I’m Wonderful (1:51)
09. What Do You Do? (3:16)
10. Mr. Slater’s Parrot (2:29)
11. Sport (the Odd Boy) (3:33)
12. I Want to Be With You (2:19)
13. Noises for the Leg (1:54)
14. “Busted” (5:47)

Time – 38:34

DISC 7
Let’s Make Up and Be Friendly
01. The Strain (3:23)
02. Turkeys (2:14)
03. King of Scurf (5:01)
04. Waiting for the Wardrobe (2:49)
05. Straight From My Heart (3:07)
06. Rusty (Champion Thrust) (7:23)
07. Rawlinson End (9:06)
08. Don’t Get Me Wrong (4:54)
09. Fresh Wound (4:26)
10. Bad Blood (5:34)
11. Slush (2:22)
~ Bonus tracks
12. Let’s Make Up and Be Friendly US Radio Spot (1:02)
13. Neil Innes & Vivian Stanshall May 1972 Interview (22:13)

Time – 73:34

DISC 8
Singles
01. My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies (mono) (2:59)
02. I’m Gonna Bring a Watermelon to My Girl Tonight (mono) (2:02)
03. Alley Oop (mono) (2:39)
04. Button Up Your Overcoat (mono) (2:57)
05. The Equestrian Statue (45 Mix) (2:53)
06. The Intro and The Outro (3:03)
07. I’m the Urban Spaceman (2:21)
08. Canyons of Your Mind (First 45 Mix) (3:01)
09. Mr. Apollo (4:20)
10. Ready-Mades (mono) (3:11)
11. I Want to Be With You (2:17)
12. We Were Wrong (2:33)
13. You Done My Brain In (Extended Single Mix) (2:21)
14. Mr. Slater’s Parrot (2:29)
15. Slush (2:18)
16. Music from Rawlinson End (3:04)
17. No Matter Who You Vote For, the Government Always Gets In (Heigh Ho!) (3:17)
18. Canyons of Your Mind (Second 45 Mix) (3:04)
19. Mr. Apollo (German Version) (4:15)
20. My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies (stereo) (3:08)
21. I’m Gonna Bring a Watermelon to My Gal Tonight (stereo) (2:02)
22. Alley Oop (stereo) (2:29)
23. Button Up Your Overcoat (stereo) (2:53)
24. I’m the Urban Spaceman (US Album Mix) (2:24)
25. Canyons of Your Mind (US Album Mix) (3:02)
26. Ready-Mades (stereo) (3:19)
27. Mr. Apollo (Alternate German Version) (4:19)

Time – 78:40

DISC 9
Demos, Rehearsals & Outtakes Volume 1
01. My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies (Acetate – mono) (3:10)
02. On Her Doorstep Last Night (With Slate – mono) (2:31)
03. Alley Oop (Acetate – mono) (2:34)
04. Ali Baba’s Camel (1966 Version – mono) (2:40)
05. Bang Bang (2:49)
06. I’m Bored (Acetate, Alternate Take – mono) (3:17)
07. Mickey’s Son and Daughter (Acetate, Alternate Mix – mono) (2:44)
08. Blue Suede Shoes (1:49)
09. Falling in Love Again (2:26)
10. Burnt Onions on the Road (2:03)
11. Kama Sutra (Alternate Vocal – stereo) (1:01)
12. Humanoid Boogie (Alternate Mono Mix) (3:02)
13. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (Acetate – Alternate Mono Mix) (2:44)
14. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (Dialogue Track – stereo) (2:57)
15. The Bride Stripped Bare by “Bachelors” (Version One – stereo) (6:47)
16. Rhinocratic Oaths (Uncut Version – stereo) (7:40)

Time – 50:10

DISC 10
Demos, Rehearsals & Outtakes Volume 2
01. We Are Normal (Dialogue Track – stereo) (1:04)
02. We Are Normal (Intro Alternate Mix – stereo) (2:20)
03. I’ve Found The Answer (Acetate – mono) (1:06)
04. I’m the Urban Spaceman (Alternate Mix – stereo) (2:34)
05. Beautiful Zelda (Alternate Mix – stereo) (2:36)
06. Boo (Demo Version – stereo) (3:19)
07. Boo (Remix – stereo) (3:21)
08. Tubas in the Moonlight (Session, Unnumbered Takes – stereo) (11:21)
09. Mr. Apollo (Session, Take 17 – stereo) (4:52)
10. Mr. Apollo (Alternate Mix – stereo) (4:27)
11. Ready-Mades (Alternate Mix – stereo) (3:30)
12. The Boiled Ham Rhumba (2:45)
13. The Mr. Hyde in Me (2:00)
14. You Done My Brain In (Takes 1 & 2 – stereo) (3:24)
15. Sport (the Odd Boy) (Ending Instrumental Complete – stereo) (1:22)
16. Tent (Uncut Version – stereo) (4:59)
17. We Were Wrong (Alternate Mix – stereo) (2:44)

Time – 57:43

DISC 11
Demos, Rehearsals & Outtakes Volume 3
01. Goodbye, Dolly Gray (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (0:44)
02. The Sheik of Araby (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (0:59)
03. Sack of Potatoes (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (0:53)
04. Your Drink is Down The Sink (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (0:34)
05. Sylvia (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (1:01)
06. Singin’ in the Rain (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (1:14)
07. Winter Wonderland (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (1:00)
08. You Don’t Need No Cans With the Man (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (0:52)
09. I Need a Drink (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (0:41)
10. Spanish Speaking Peoples of The World (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (0:33)
11. Is It Normal to Be Normal? (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (2:20)
12. It Was the Way He Was Calling Your Name (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (1:11)
13. Have You Seen Professor Mobottom? (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (1:30)
14. Professor Bouncewallace (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (1:17)
15. End of Record Freedom (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (1:15)
16. Sniff Sniff (Rehearsal: Madness at the Manor – mono) (4:37)
17. It Was a Great Party Until Somebody Found a Hammer (Live: Marquee Club, 1967 – Intro & Rehearsal) (5:14)
18. It Was a Great Party Until Somebody Found a Hammer (Live: Marquee Club, 1967) (4:17)

Time – 30:12

DISC 12
In the Studio: Bonzo Backings
01. Postcard (4:34)
02. Beautiful Zelda (2:26)
03. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (3:09)
04. Kama Sutra (0:55)
05. Humanoid Boogie (3:02)
06. Rockaliser Baby (3:35)
07. Eleven Mustachioed Daughters (4:11)
08. Hunting Tigers Out in “Indiah” (3:07)
09. Shirt (2:02)
10. Tubas in the Moonlight (2:17)
11. Monster Mash (3:11)
12. I’m the Urban Spaceman (2:24)
13. Canyons of Your Mind (2:55)
14. Mr. Apollo (4:27)
15. Ready-Mades (3:33)
16. You Done My Brain In (1:45)
17. Tent (4:38)
18. We Were Wrong (2:46)
19. Mr. Slater’s Parrot (2:28)
20. Rhinocratic Oaths (7:41)

Time – 64:48

DISC 13
BBC Sessions Volume 1
01. Mickey’s Son and Daughter (Top Gear, November 8, 1967) (2:29)
02. The Craig Torso Show (Top Gear, November 8, 1967) (5:25)
03. Rockaliser Baby (Top Gear, December 5, 1967) (3:01)
04. Monster Mash (Top Gear, December 5, 1967) (3:01)
05. Mickey’s Son and Daughter (Top Gear, December 5, 1967) (3:05)
06. The Equestrian Statue (Top Gear, December 17, 1967) (2:41)
07. Rockaliser Baby (Top Gear, December 17, 1967) (2:59)
08. The Craig Torso Christmas Show (Saturday Club, December 23, 1967) (6:55)
09. Trouser Press (Top Gear, April 29, 1968) (2:36)
10. Canyons of Your Mind (Top Gear, April 29, 1968) (3:20)
11. The John Peel March (Top Gear, April 29, 1968) (0:31)
12. I’ve Found the Answer (Top Gear, April 29, 1968) (1:04)
13. I’m the Urban Spaceman (Top Gear, April 29, 1968) (2:47)
14. Young Girl (Top Gear, July 8, 1968) (0:14)
15. Beautiful Zelda (Top Gear, July 8, 1968) (2:31)
16. Captain Cool AKA Postcard (Top Gear, July 8, 1968) (3:39)
17. My Pink Half of the Drainpipe (Top Gear, July 8, 1968) (3:27)
18. Eleven Mustachioed Daughters (Top Gear, July 8, 1968) (3:02)
19. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (Top Gear, July 8, 1968) (3:36)
20. Shirt (Top Gear, October 8, 1968) (2:28)
21. The Bride Stripped Bare by “Bachelors” (Top Gear, October 8, 1968) (2:55)
22. Excerpt from The Brain Opera 1 (Top Gear, October 8, 1968) (5:00)
23. Ready-Mades (Top Gear, October 8, 1968) (2:40)
24. Hello Mabel (Saturday Club, October 29, 1968) (2:55)
25. I’m the Urban Spaceman (Saturday Club, October 29, 1968) (2:24)
26. Canyons of Your Mind (Radio 1, Club November 13, 1968) (3:17)

Time – 74:19

DISC 14
BBC Sessions Volume 2
01. Trouser Press (Radio 1, Club February 19, 1969) (2:33)
02. Humanoid Boogie (Radio 1 Club February 19, 1969) (2:58)
03. Canyons of Your Mind (Radio 1, Club February 19, 1969) (3:04)
04. Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming (Symonds On Sunday, March 3, 1969) (3:42)
05. Humanoid Boogie (Symonds On Sunday, March 3, 1969) (3:02)
06. Mr. Apollo (Top Gear, March 31, 1969) (4:20)
07. Look at Me, I’m Wonderful (Top Gear, March 31, 1969) (2:56)
08. Quiet Talks & Summer Walks (Top Gear, March 31, 1969) (3:40)
9. Excerpts from the Brain Opera 2 (Top Gear, March 31, 1969) (7:35)
10. Ready-Mades (Radio 1, Club April 11, 1969) (2:57)
11. Hello Mabel (Radio 1, Club April 11, 1969) (2:20)
12. Interlude (Radio 1, Club April 11, 1969) (1:00)
13. Quiet Talks & Summer Walks (Radio 1, Club April 11, 1969) (3:39)
14. Canyons of Your Mind (Radio 1 Club, April 11, 1969, incomplete) (3:06)
15. Mr. Apollo (Radio 1 Club, April 11, 1969) (4:12)

Time – 50:58

DISC 15
BBC Sessions Volume 3
01. Vivian Stanshall Interview (July 1969) (2:01)
02. Monster Mash (Top Gear, July 29, 1969) (3:15)
03. We’re Gonna Bring it On Home (Top Gear, July 29, 1969) (4:28)
04. Sofa Head (Top Gear, July 29, 1969) (5:49)
05. Tent (Top Gear, July 29, 1969) (2:56)
06. You Done My Brain In (Symonds On Sunday, August 11, 1969) (2:52)
07. “Busted” (Symonds On Sunday, August 11, 1969) (4:34)
08. Keynsham (Symonds On Sunday, August 11, 1969) (1:58)
09. Quiet Talks & Summer Walks (Symonds On Sunday, August 11, 1969) (3:39)
10. Vivian Stanshall talks about the Outrage Revue (December 1969) (1:13)
11. Keynsham (DLT, December 15, 1969) (1:50)
12. I Want to Be With You (DLT, December 15, 1969) (2:23)
13. We Were Wrong (DLT, December 15, 1969) (2:35)
14. What Do You Do? (Tony Brandon Meets the Sunday People, December 15, 1969) (3:05)
15. Mr. Slater’s Parrot (Tony Brandon Meets the Sunday People, December 15, 1969) (2:05)
16. We Were Wrong (Tony Brandon Meets the Sunday People, December 15, 1969) (2:15)
17. Joke Shop Man (Tony Brandon Meets the Sunday People, December 15, 1969) (2:05)

Time – 48:57

DISC 16
Live, Volume 1
Amsterdam, November 1968
01. Introduction by Herman Stok (1:54)
02. We Are Normal (3:10)
03. Blue Suede Shoes (1:51)
04. I Left My Heart in San Francisco (1:02)
05. Kama Sutra (0:38)
06. Trouser Press (2:17)
07. Hello Mabel (2:55)
08. I’m the Urban Spaceman (2:31)
09. Rockaliser Baby (2:54)
10. Outro (0:31)
Amsterdam, August 25, 1969
11. Introduction by Wim Noordhoek (for VPRO Radio) (0:17)
12. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (2:55)
13. Look at Me I’m Wonderful (2:00)
14. Ready-Mades (1:53)
15. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (1:33)
16. Hello Mabel (3:21)
17. Vivian Stanshall interview (2:08)
18. I’m the Urban Spaceman (3:09)
19. Tent (2:58)
20. Dragnet/Viv talks about masks (2:49)
21. Rockaliser Baby (5:04)
22. Outro (0:39)

Time – 48:51

DISC 17
Live, Volume 2 – Fillmore East, October 17th, 1969
01. Introduction/Music for the Head Ballet (2:49)
02. We Are Normal (1:40)
03. Blue Suede Shoes (2:02)
04. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (2:36)
05. Look at Me I’m Wonderful (3:22)
06. Ready-Mades (3:46)
07. Noises for the Leg (2:00)
08. Quiet Talks & Summer Walks (3:56)
09. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (1:12)
10. Hello Mabel (3:14)
11. Joke Shop Man (2:07)
12. I’m the Urban Spaceman (2:28)
13. Canyons of Your Mind (3:24)
14. Trouser Press (2:08)
15. Pinball Wizard (0:43)
16. Dragnet/Interlude (2:32)
17. Rockaliser Baby (6:54)
18. Interlude (2:50)
19. “Busted” (7:24)
20. Jollity Farm (2:56)

Time – 60:15

Total Audio Time – 14:23:34

DVD 1
Starters
01. The Artist… as a Young Man (Neil Innes’ art school film) (7:18)
02. (Won’t You Come Home) Bill Bailey (Blue Peter, February 28, 1966) (2:26)
03. End of the Show (New Faces, November 7, 1967) (1:18)
04. The Equestrian Statue (New Faces, November 7, 1967) (2:30)
05. Little Sir Echo (New Faces, November 7, 1967) (2:39)
06. The Equestrian Statue (Pathe Footage Newsreel) (2:35)
07. Music for the Head Ballet (Pathe Footage Newsreel) (1:20)
08. The Equestrian Statue (Pathe Footage Rushes) (7:39)
09. Music for the Head Ballet (Pathe Footage Rushes) (5:00)
10. The Equestrian Statue (Beat-Club, December 30 1967) (2:42)
11. Little Sir Echo (Beat-Club, December 30, 1967) (2:06)
12. I’m The Urban Spaceman (Beat-Club, December 31, 1968) (2:53)
13. Canyons of Your Mind (Beat-Club, February 22, 1969) (2:24)
14. Cool Britannia (Starparade, August 4 1968) (0:42)
15. Blue Suede Shoes (Starparade, August 4 1968) (1:06)
16. Canyons of Your Mind (Starparade, August 4 1968) (1:52)
17. Swanee (Starparade, August 4 1968) (2:24)
18. I’m the Urban Spaceman (US Promo Video) (2:14)

Time – 51:01

DVD 2
Main Course: Do Not Adjust Your Set – December 1967 to March 1968
01. Jollity Farm (2:57)
02. Monster Mash (3:09)
03. The Sound of Music (1:16)
04. Ali Baba’s Camel (1:51)
05. The Blue Danube (0:47)
06. The Equestrian Statue (2:44)
07. Hunting Tigers Out in “Indiah” (3:30)
08. Hello Mabel (3:04)
09. Death Cab for Cutie (2:52)
10. The Intro and the Outro (1:36)
11. Tubas in the Moonlight (2:56)
12. Metaphorically Speaking (3:09)

Time – 29:51

DISC 20
01. The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage (13:24)
Jazz Bilzen, August 22nd, 1969
02. Interview with Neil Innes (4:52)
03. Big Shot (2:50)
04. You Done My Brain In (2:24)
05. Hello Mabel (2:52)
06. I’m the Urban Spaceman (2:21)
07. Quiet Talks & Summer Walks (4:25)
08. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (1:21)
09. Canyons of Your Mind (3:41)
10. Trouser Press (2:26)
Colour Me Pop
11. We Are Normal (5:13)
12. My Pink Half of the Drainpipe (3:45)
13. Humanoid Boogie (3:12)
14. Rhinocratic Oaths (6:04)
15. A Lost Cause (1:34)
16. Hello Mabel (2:45)
17. Look At Me, I’m Wonderful (2:06)
18. Canyons of your Mind (3:00)
19. I’m the Urban Spaceman (2:21)
20. 4 Fables (1:57)
21. Mr. Apollo (3:30)
22. The Intro and the Outro (3:38)
Ten Years of What?, December 31, 1969
23. Noises for the Leg – Take 1 (2:24)
24. Noises for the Leg – Take 2 (2:14)
Pik-in ‘Tis Winter
25. Interview with Roger Spear (10:12)

Time – 66:07

Total Video Time – 2:26:59

Total Time – 16:50:33

MUSICIANS
Vivian Stanshall – Trumpet, Lead Vocals
Neil Innes – Piano, Guitar, Lead Vocals
Rodney Slater – Saxophone
Roger Ruskin Spear – Tenor Sax and Various Contraptions
“Legs” Larry Smith – Drums
Martin “Sam Spoons” Ash – Percussion (left in late 1967)
Vernon Dudley Bowhay-Nowell – Bass (left in late 1967)
Dennis Cowan – Bass (joined in mid 1968)

ADDITIONAL INFO
Record Label: Madfish
Country of Origin: U.K.
Catalogue#: SMABX1141
Date of Reissue: 13^th December 2024

LINKS
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