The Goodies on record

The Goodies on record is about The Goodies' releases on LP and CD

For The Goodies releases on DVD and VHS, see World of the Goodies.

Contents

LP albums

The Goodies released four albums and a number of singles during the 1970s, as well as a various greatest hits compilations on both vinyl and CD. None of their original albums has ever been released on CD.

The Goodies Sing Songs From The Goodies (January 1974)

Decca SKL 5175 (reissue Decca SPA 416)

The Goodies' first LP, composed mostly of re-recordings of songs that Bill Oddie had originally composed as incidental music for the TV series. It was reissued one year later in May 1975, retitled "The World of the Goodies", as part of Decca's extensive World Of... series, complete with alternative cover art.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "All Things Bright and Beautiful" (Originally Bill Oddie intended there to be a version of "Land of Hope and Glory" (from "The Stolen Musicians") but ran into licensing problems. A-side to "Winter Sportsman") 3:00
2. "Ride My Pony" (From "Hunting Pink" Pretty much the same to the episode yet at a lower pitch.) 3:45
3. "Stuff That Gibbon" (From "That Old Black Magic", Greame sings instead of Bill. B-side to "Goodies Theme", ISIRTA 7/6) 2:33
4. "Mummy I Don't Like My Meat" (From "Superstar", at a much lower pitch and an overdubbed choir.) 3:01
5. "Show Me the Way" (From "Snooze", this one sounds more like the original just with heavily reverbed overdubs added and a faded-in opening.) 4:43
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Goodies Theme" (The arrangement is more like the version from the third and fourth season title sequences. A-side to "Stuff That Gibbon") 3:20
2. "Sparrow Song" (From "Superstar") 0:44
3. "Taking You Back" (From "Camelot", this on seems to be the only one that sounds exactly the same to the on the episode except the middle guitar solo, the fourth verse and a small bit of vamp from the ending solo have been edited out.) 4:00
4. "Sunny Morning"   3:25
5. "Winter Sportsman" (From "Winter Olympics", Tim sings instead of Bill. B-side to "All Things Bright and Beautiful") 2:42
6. "Spacehopper" (From "Charity Bounce", this one sounds surprisingly nothing like the version on the episode.) 5:01

The New Goodies LP (October 1975)

Bradley's BRADL 1010 The Goodies' most commercially successful record, this LP includes their top 10 single “The Funky Gibbon”. Also known as "Goodies Almost Live".

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The Goodies Theme" (Listed as "The New Goodies Theme" on the record, used in seasons 6-8 and "The Goodies Rule -OK".) 1:59
2. "Please Let Us Play" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live") 2:55
3. "Custard Pie"   3:25
4. "Cricklewood"   2:56
5. "Good Ole Country Music" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Bounce") 3:47
6. "Baby Samba"   4:23
7. "Rock With A Policeman" (ISIRTA 5/2) 3:09
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "The Cricklewood Shakedown"   4:33
2. "Nappy Love" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Wild Thing", ISIRTA 8/6) 3:39
3. "I'm A Teapot"   3:12
4. "Working The Line" (From "Bunfight at The O.K. Tearooms") 3:19
5. "Funky Gibbon" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Sick Man Blues") 3:25
6. "Wild Thing" (From "The Goodies Rule -OK" and "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Nappy Love") 3:57

The Goodies Greatest (November 1976)

Bradley's BRADL 1012

A greatest hits compilation which featured a few previously unreleased songs alongside tracks taken from various singles.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The Goodies Theme" (Listed as "Goodies Theme" on the record, used in seasons 6-8 and "The Goodies Rule -OK".) 1:59
2. "Funky Gibbon" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Sick Man Blues") 3:25
3. "The Inbetweenies" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me") 3:16
4. "Nappy Love" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Wild Thing", ISIRTA 8/6) 3:39
5. "The Last Chance Dance" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Make A Daft Noise For Christmas") 4:11
6. "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me" (A-side to "The Inbetweenies") 3:18
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Black Pudding Bertha" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Panic") 2:54
2. "Bounce" (A-side to "Good Ole Country Music", ISIRTA 5/10) 3:10
3. "Panic" (B-side to "Black Pudding Bertha") 2:47
4. "Make A Daft Noise For Christmas" (A-side to "The Last Chance Dance") 4:07
5. "Charles Aznovoice"   3:21
6. "Wild Thing" (From "The Goodies Rule -OK" and "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Nappy Love") 3:57

Best of The Goodies (1976) [Australia]

M7 MLX-150

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Funky Gibbon" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Sick Man Blues") 3:25
2. "Black Pudding Bertha" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Panic") 2:54
3. "Charles Aznavoice"   3:21
4. "The Inbetweenies" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me") 3:16
5. "Sick Man Blues" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Funky Gibbon", ISIRTA 8/3) 1:57
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Good Ole Country Music" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Bounce") 3:47
2. "Panic" (B-side to "Black Pudding Bertha") 2:47
3. "Nappy Love" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Wild Thing", ISIRTA 8/6) 3:39
4. "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me" (A-side to "The Inbetweenies") 3:18
5. "The Goodies Theme" (Listed as "Goodies Theme" on the record, used in seasons 6-8 and "The Goodies Rule -OK".) 1:59

Nothing To Do With Us (November 1976)

Island ILPS 9452

Bill Oddie described this as “musically, the best record we ever made”. The album opens with an ambitious 12-minute rock opera in the style of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. The lyrical content is much less family-friendly than their previous albums, with frequent references to sex and drugs.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The Policeman's Opera"   11:36
2. "Cactus In My Y-fronts" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", ISIRTA 8/2) 2:59
3. "Elizabeth Rules - UK!" (A-side to "Blowing Off") 5:53
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Blowing Off" (B-side to "Elizabeth Rules - UK!") 3:26
2. "I Wish I Could Get High"   4:06
3. "Synthesizer Man"   4:08
4. "She Wouldn't Understand"   5:40
5. "I Wish I Had Something To Say"   3:24

The Goodies Beastly Record (1978)

Columbia SCX 6596

This was the Goodies' last full album. It featured several songs originally written by Bill Oddie for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, as well as some new material.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Melody Farm" (ISIRTA 5/9) 2:44
2. "Taking My Oyster For Walkies" (B-side to "A Man's Best Friend Is His Duck", ISIRTA 5/2) 3:45
3. "Spring Spring Spring" (ISIRTA 25th Anniversary) 2:57
4. "Terrapins" (ISIRTA 8/1) 2:48
5. "A Man's Best Friend Is His Duck" (A-side to "Taking My Oyster For Walkies / Rastashany", ISIRTA 3/11) 2:47
6. "Spank That Hamster"   3:06
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Rastashany" (B-side to "A Man's Best Friend Is His Duck") 3:02
2. "Ironing My Goldfish" (ISIRTA 7/4) 2:40
3. "Funky Farm"   2:43
4. "There's A Walrus In My Soup" (ISIRTA 4/1) 2:49
5. "Why Doesn't An Elephant Go Tweet Tweet?"   2:13
6. "I Am A Carnivore"   3:37
7. "Elephant Joke Song"   4:17

The Goodies Greatest Hits (October 1981)

E.M.I./Note NTS 233

A greatest hits record with tracks taken from The New Goodies LP, The Goodies Beastly Record and The Goodies Greatest, as well as their single M.I.C.K.E.Y M.O.U.S.E (a version of the Mickey Mouse Club theme tune).

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Funky Gibbon" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Sick Man Blues") 3:25
2. "Black Pudding Bertha" (A-side to "Panic") 2:54
3. "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me" (A-side to "The Inbetweenies") 3:18
4. "Nappy Love" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", A-side to "Wild Thing", ISIRTA 8/6) 3:39
5. "Rock With a Policeman" (ISIRTA 5/2) 3:09
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "I'm a Teapot"   3:12
2. "Spring Spring Spring" (ISIRTA 25th Anniversary) 2:57
3. "Good Ole Country Music" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Bounce") 3:47
4. "Wild Thing" (From "The Goodies Rule -OK" and "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Nappy Love") 3:57
5. "The Inbetweenies" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me") 3:16
Side three
No. Title Length
1. "Cricklewood"   2:56
2. "M.I.C.K.E.Y M.O.U.S.E"   3:09
3. "A Man's Best Friend is His Duck" (A-side to "Taking My Oyster For Walkies / Rastashany", ISIRTA 3/11) 2:47
4. "Melody Farm" (ISIRTA 5/9) 2:44
5. "Last Chance Dance" (From "The Goodies - Almost Live", B-side to "Make A Daft Noise For Christmas") 4:11
Side four
No. Title Length
1. "Charles Aznovoice"   3:21
2. "Taking My Oyster For Walkies" (B-side to "A Man's Best Friend Is His Duck", ISIRTA 5/2) 3:45
3. "Make a Daft Noise For Christmas" (A-side to "The Last Chance Dance") 4:07
4. "Baby Samba"   4:23
5. "Rastashanty" (B-side to "A Man's Best Friend Is His Duck") 3:02

CDs

Yum Yum! The Very Best of the Goodies (May 1997)

Music Club MCCD 294

The first CD release of Goodies songs, with tracks taken from The New Goodies LP and The Goodies Greatest.

  1. The Goodies Theme
  2. Funky Gibbon
  3. The Inbetweenies
  4. Please Let Us Play
  5. Custard Pie
  6. Black Pudding Bertha
  7. Cricklewood
  8. Good Ole Country Music
  9. Nappy Love
  10. Baby Samba
  11. Wild Thing
  12. Rock With A Policeman
  13. The Cricklewood Shakedown
  14. Panic
  15. I’m A Teapot
  16. Working The Line
  17. Sick Man Blues
  18. The Last Chance Dance
  19. Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me
  20. Make A Daft Noise For Christmas

Funky Gibbon – The Best of the Goodies (October 2000)

Castle Pie PIESD 243

A second CD compilation with an almost identical tracklist to Yum Yum!. Custard Pie, Baby Samba, The Cricklewood Shakedown and Working the Line are not included.

  1. The Goodies Theme
  2. Funky Gibbon
  3. The Inbetweenies
  4. Please Let Us Play
  5. Black Pudding Bertha
  6. Cricklewood
  7. Good Ole Country Music
  8. Nappy Love
  9. Wild Thing
  10. Rock With A Policeman
  11. Panic
  12. I'm A Teapot
  13. Sick Man Blues
  14. The Last Chance Dance
  15. Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me
  16. Make A Daft Noise For Christmas

See also

Notes
The Goodies episodes — (in alphabetical order)

"2001 & A Bit" · "Alternative Roots" · "Animals" · "Animals Are People Too" · "The Baddies" · "Big Foot" · "Black and White Beauty" · "Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms" · "Camelot" · "Caught in the Act" · "Cecily" · "Change of Life" · "Charity Bounce" · "Chubbie Chumps" · "Clown Virus" · "Come Dancing" · "Commonwealth Games" · "Culture for the Masses" · "Daylight Robbery on the Orient Express" · "Dodonuts" · "Earthanasia" · "The End" · "Farm Fresh Food" · "Fleet Street Goodies" · "Football Crazy" · "For Those in Peril on the Sea" · "Frankenfido" · "Gender Education" · "Give Police a Chance" · "The Goodies – Almost Live" · "Goodies and Politics" · "The Goodies and the Beanstalk" · "Goodies in the Nick" · "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?" · "The Greenies" · "Holiday" · "Hospital for Hire" · "Hunting Pink" · "Hype Pressure" · "Invasion of the Moon Creatures" · "It Might as Well Be String" · "A Kick in the Arts" · "Kitten Kong" · "Kung Fu Kapers" · "Lighthouse Keeping Loonies" · "Lips, or Almighty Cod" · "The Lost Tribe" · "The Movies" · "The Music Lovers" · "The New Office" · "Pollution" · "Punky Business" · "The Race" · "Radio Goodies" · "Robot" · "Rome Antics" · "Royal Command" · "Saturday Night Grease" · "Scatty Safari" · "Scotland" · "Scoutrageous" · "Snooze" · "Snow White 2" · "South Africa" · "The Stone Age" · "Superstar" · "That Old Black Magic" · "Tower of London" · "U-Friend or UFO?" · "Wacky Wales" · "War Babies" · "Way Outward Bound" · "Winter Olympics" · "Women's Lib"