The History of the Bonzos

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The History of the Bonzos
The History of the Bonzos cover
Greatest hits by The Bonzo Dog Band
Released 1974
Recorded 1967-1972
Genre Rock
Length 102m 26s
Label United Artists Records
Producer Various

The History of the Bonzos is a 2-disk vinyl album with 35 tracks recorded between 1967 and 1972 by The Bonzo Dog Band, compiled by Andrew Lauder (who was head of Liberty/UA's A&R[1]). It was released in 1974.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Track listing as given on the original vinyl album cover, U.K. issue: [1]:

[edit] Side 1

  1. "The Intro And The Outro" (Viv Stanshall) 3.06
  2. "Rockaliser Baby" (Viv Stanshall/Neil Innes) 3.27
  3. "Sport" (The Odd Boy)" (Viv Stanshall) 3.32
  4. "Noises For The Leg" (Viv Stanshall) 2.15
  5. "King of Scurf" (Neil Innes) 4.56
  6. "Labio Dental Fricative" (Viv Stanshall) 3.07
    • Performed by Vivian Stanshall & The Sean Head Showband
  7. "Hello Mabel" (Neil Innes) 2.45
  8. "Look At Me, I'm Wonderful" (Viv Stanshall) 1.45
  • TOTAL TIME: 24.53

[edit] Side 2

  1. "Canyons of Your Mind" (Viv Stanshall) 2.45
  2. "Jollity Farm" (Sarony) 2.23
  3. "You Done My Brain In" (Neil Innes) 1.40
  4. "My Pink Half of The Drainpipe" (Viv Stanshall/Neil Innes) 3.30
  5. "Mr. Apollo" (Viv Stanshall/Neil Innes) 4.18
  6. "Hunting Tigers Out In Indiah" (Hargreaves/Damerell/Evans) 3.05
  7. "Suspicion" (Pomus/Shuman) 3.30
    • Performed by Vivian Stanshall & His Gargantuan Chums
  8. "Mr. Slater's Parrot" (Viv Stanshall) 2.18
  9. "Laughing Blues" (Bradley) 3.35
  10. "Narcissus" (Nevin) 0.20
  • TOTAL TIME: 27.34

[edit] Side 3

  1. "I'm The Urban Spaceman" (Neil Innes) 2.23
  2. "Bad Blood" (Viv Stanshall) 5.10
  3. "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" (Cory/Criss) 1.02
  4. "Tent" (Viv Stanshall) 3.20
  5. "Can Blue Men Sing The Whites?" (Viv Stanshall) 2.48
  6. "9 - 5 Pollution Blues" (Neil Innes) 4.20
    • Performed by The World
  7. "Big Shot" (Viv Stanshall) 3.22
  8. "Release Me" (Miller/Williams/Yount/Harris) 2.50
    • Performed by Roger Ruskin Spear & His Giant Kinetic Wardrobe
  • TOTAL TIME: 25.15

[edit] Side 4

  1. "We Are Normal" (Viv Stanshall/Neil Innes) 4.50
  2. "The Sound of Music" (Rodgers/Hammerstein) 1.02
  3. "Kama-Sutra" (Viv Stanshall/Neil Innes) 0.39
  4. "Rhinocratic Oaths" (Viv Stanshall/Neil Innes) 3.23
  5. "Shirt" (Roger Spear) 4.29
  6. "Mickey's Son And Daughter" (Lisbona/Conner) 2.39
  7. "Blind Date" (Viv Stanshall) 3.05
    • Vivian Stanshall & biG Grunt
  8. "Trouser Press" (Roger Spear) 2.17
  9. "Slush" (Neil Innes) 2.20
  • TOTAL TIME: 24.44

[edit] References

  1. ^ Original vinyl album cover