The History of the Bonzos (Deluxe BF Edition) Part 4: 1981-2007

Finally, the series is complete. This was the most difficult to put together, and maybe the tracklist doesn't look all that interesting, but IMO, this is the best of the bunch. What surprises me is how good the flow of this set is, and the quality of work throughout. "Sir Henry At Ndidi's Kraal" is edited to music portions only. All in all, it's pretty good and I hope you agree. As with the other parts, each track is tagged with its original cover or single label. The last two tracks are not errors: they end the collection by pulling it around full circle.

139 Vivian Stanshall Calypso To Colapso (Single) [6-81] 3:09
140 Vivian Stanshall Smoke Signals At Night (Single) [6-81] 3:16
141 Vivian Stanshall Slave Valse (Teddy Boys Don't Knit LP) [1981] 4:48
142 Vivian Stanshall The Cracks Are Showing (Teddy Boys Don't Knit LP)  [1981] 0:54
143 Vivian Stanshall Ginger Geezer (Teddy Boys Don't Knit LP)  [1981] 3:18
144 Vivian Stanshall The Tube (Teddy Boys Don't Knit LP)  [1981] 3:28
145 Vivian Stanshall Flung A Dummy (Teddy Boys Don't Knit LP) [1981] 3:19
146 Neil Innes Them (Single) [1982] 2:50
147 Neil Innes Rock Of Ages (Single) [1982] 3:26
148 The Damned with Vivian Stanshall Lovely Money (Single) [7-82] 5:21
149 Neil Innes Time To Kill (Off The Record LP) [1982] 2:52
150 Neil Innes Fortune Teller (Off The Record LP) [1982] 3:01
151 Neil Innes Burlesque (Off The Record LP) [1982] 2:52
152 Neil Innes Mr. Eurovision (Single) [1983] 2:00
153 Neil Innes Ungawa (Single) [1983] 3:56
154 Neil Innes Humanoid Boogie (Single) [1-84] 3:39
155 Neil Innes Libido (Single) [1-84] 3:32
156 Vivian Stanshall Sir Henry At Ndidi's Kraal (BF Music-Only Edit) [1984] 26:31:00
157 Neil Innes Dear Father Christmas (Single) [12-85] 3:08
158 Neil Innes City Of The Angels (Single) [12-85] 3:21
159 Vivian Stanshall Holiday Home (The Roughler Presents The Warwick Sessions LP) [1987] 1:09
160 Vivian Stanshall & The Big Boys (There's) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car (The Last Temptation Of Elvis CD) [1990] 2:43
161 The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band No Matter Who You Vote For the Government Always Gets In (Single) [3-92] 3:17
162 Vivian Stanshall Eulogy (The Charisma Poser CD) [1993] 2:49
163 The Rutles Shangri-La (Shangri-La CD Single) [1996] 7:45
164 The Rutles Joe Public (Shangri-La CD Single) [1996] 4:03
165 The Rutles Baby S'il Vous Plait (Shangri-La CD Single) [1996] 1:54
166 The Rutles It's Looking Good (Shangri-La CD Single) [1996] 2:01
167 The Rutles Rendezvous (Archaeology LP) [1996] 2:09
168 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Pour L'Amour Des Chiens (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 1:02
169 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Let's All Go To Mary's House (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 2:42
170 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Hawkeye The Gnu (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 3:16
171 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Making Faces At The Man In The Moon (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 2:20
172 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Fiasco (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 0:20
173 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I Predict A Riot (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 4:41
174 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Paws (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 0:29
175 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band And We're Back (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 0:06
176 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Mornington Crescent (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 2:41
177 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band L'Essence D'Hooligan (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 0:27
178 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band For The Benefit Of Mankind (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 2:31
179 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Beautiful People (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 2:44
180 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Cockadoodle Tato (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 0:15
181 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Tiptoe Through The Tulips (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 3:54
182 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Jean Baudrillard (Pour L'Amour Des Chiens LP) [2007] 0:51
183 The Rutles Lullaby (Archaeology LP) [1996] 0:30
184 Bonzo Dog Band 11 Mustachioed Daughters (The Doughnut In Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68] 3:50
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The History Of The Bonzos (Deluxe BF Edition) Part 3: 1976-80

 Coming up is the 3rd in the series and here are some important notes: Most of us have plenty of and are well acquainted with their LP, so here I included only their singles/EPs - all original mixes taken from original needle drops. I created a new "Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End" including all of the music only. I gotta say that I'm pleased with the way it turned out. I hope you agree!

98 Grimms House Of The Rising Sun (Sleepers LP) [5-76] 3:54

99 Grimms Plenty Of Time (Sleepers LP) [5-76] 4:28

100 Neil Innes L'Amour Perdu (Rutland Weekend Songbook LP) [1976] 0:39

101 Neil Innes Say Sorry Again (Rutland Weekend Songbook LP) [1976] 2:24

102 Neil Innes Concrete Jungle Boy (From the Musical Pommy) (Rutland Weekend Songbook LP) [1976] 3:30

103 Neil Innes I Give Myself To You (Rutland Weekend Songbook LP) [1976] 2:19

104 Eric Idle & Neil Innes Communist Cookbook (Rutland Weekend Songbook LP) [1976] 1:16

105 Neil Innes Boring (Rutland Weekend Songbook LP) [1976] 2:41

106 Grimms Womble Bashers Of Walthamstow (Single) [6-76] 2:50

107 Grimms The Worst Is Yet To Come (Single) [6-76] 2:50

108 Grimms Wiggle Waggle (Single) [6-76] 0:48

109 Vivian Stanshall & Kilgaron The Young Ones (Single) [11-76] 3:16

110 Vivian Stanshall & Kilgaron Are You Having Any Fun (Single) [11-76] 2:35

111 Vivian Stanshall The Question (Single) [11-76] 4:01

112 Neil Innes Lady Mine (Single) [5-77] 3:20

113 Neil Innes Crystal Balls (Single) [5-77] 2:50

114 Neil Innes Silver Jubilee (A Tribute) (BBC Version) [6-77] 2:36

115 Neil Innes Drama on a Saturday Night (Single) [6-77] 4:52

116 Neil Innes Catch Phrase (Taking Off LP) [1977] 2:45

117 Neil Innes Shangri-La (Taking Off LP) [1977] 3:44

118 The Rutles I Must Be In Love (EP) [3-78] 2:06

119 The Rutles Cheese And Onions (EP) [3-78] 2:43

120 The Rutles With A Girl Like You (EP) [3-78] 1:53

121 The Rutles Doubleback Alley (Single) [4-78] 2:59

122 The Rutles Let's Be Natural (Single) [6-78] 3:27

123 The Rutles Piggy In The Middle (Single) [6-78] 4:15

124 Vivain Stanshall Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End (BF Music Only Edit) [1978] 22:57

125 Neil Innes Protest Song (Single) [6-78] 3:35

126 Neil Innes The Hard To Get (Single) [6-78] 3:09

127 Legs Larry Smith Springtime For Hitler (Single) [8-78] 3:59

128 Legs Larry Smith I've Got a Braun New Girl (In God Wet Rust) (Single) [8-78] 3:08

129 Neil Innes Montana Cafe (The Innes Book Of Records LP) [1979] 3:31

130 Neil Innes Etcetera (The Innes Book Of Records LP) [1979] 3:47

131 Tatty Ollity Punktuation (Single) [1979] 3:12

132 Neil Innes Amoeba Boogie (Single) [2-80] 4:26

133 Neil Innes Theme (Single) [2-80] 2:49

134 Neil Innes Kenny And Liza (Single) [6-80] 3:37

135 Neil Innes Human Race (Single) [6-80] 4:29

136 Vivian Stanshall Terry Keeps His Clips On (Single) [9-80] 3:43

137 Vivian Stanshall King Cripple (Single) [9-80] 2:59

138 Neil Innes Spontaneous (The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Music LP) [1980] 4:08

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The History Of The Bonzos (Deluxe BF Edition) Part 2: 1971-75

For Sam Spoons and Dennis Cowan (thanks Furrball!)

Here's part two of the planned career-spanning Bonzo family set. Each part is about the length of  2-CDs.  Each includes virtually all of their band and solo singles/EPs, with key album tracks and quite a few rarities sprinkled in. I changed it to (mostly) chronological order and tagged each track with its original cover/label.  When completed, I hope that these collections will play as if the Bonzos had never disbanded, just continued on their mad, merry way.

The History of the Bonzos Deluxe Edition Part 2: 1971-75

50 The World 9-5 Pollution Blues (Lucky Planet LP) [1970]
51 Vivian Stanshall & The Sean Head Showband Labio-Dental Fricative (Single) [2-70]
52 Vivian Stanshall & The Sean Head Showband Paper Round (Single) [2-70]
53 The World Angelina (Single) [9-70]
54 The World Come Out Into the Open (Single) [9-70]
55 Vivian Stanshall & His Gargantuan Chums Suspicion (Single) [12-70]
56 Vivian Stanshall & biG GRunt Blind Date (Single) [12-70]
57 Roger Ruskin Spear Trouser Freak (Rebel Trouser EP) [5-71]
58 Roger Ruskin Spear Trouser Press (Rebel Trouser EP) [5-71]
59 Roger Ruskin Spear Release Me (Rebel Trouser EP) [5-71]
60 Roger Ruskin Spear Drop Out (Rebel Trouser EP) [5-71]
61 The Scaffold with Vivian Stanshall Do The Albert (Single) [10-71]
62 Bonzo Dog Band Bad Blood (Let's Make Up & Be Friendly LP) [1972]
63 Bonzo Dog Band King Of Scurf (Let's Make Up & Be Friendly LP) [1972]
64 Bonzo Dog Band The Strain (Let's Make Up & Be Friendly LP) [1972]
65 Neil Innes Slush (Single) [3-72]
66 Neil Innes Music From Rawlinson's End (Mono Single Version) [3-72]
67 Monty Python With Niel Innes Eric the Half a Bee (Single) [11-72]
68 Monty Python With Niel Innes Yangtse Kiang Song (Single) [11-72]
69 Neil Innes How Sweet To Be An Idiot (Single Version) [2-73]
70 Neil Innes Age of Desperation (Single) [2-73]
71 Mike Oldfield & Vivian Stanshall Sailor's Hornpipe (Original Version) [1973]
72 Neil Innes Prologue (How Sweet to be an Idiot LP) [1973]
73 Neil Innes Immortal Invisible (How Sweet to be an Idiot LP) [1973]
74 Neil Innes Dream On (How Sweet to be an Idiot LP) [1973]
75 Neil Innes L'Amour Perdu (How Sweet to be an Idiot LP) [1973]
76 Grimms Blab Blab Blab- EEC (Grimms LP) [11-73]
77 Grimms Rockin' Duck (Grimms LP) [11-73]
78 Grimms OO-Chuck-A-Mao-Mao (Grimms LP) [11-73]
79 Vivian Stanshall Dwarf Succulents (Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead LP) [1974]
80 Vivian Stanshall Bout Of Sobriety (Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead LP) [1974]
81 Vivian Stanshall Strange Tongues (Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead LP) [1974]
82 Neil Innes Momma B (Single) [2-74]
83 Neil Innes Immortal Invisible (Single)  [2-74]
84 Vivian Stanshall Lakonga (Single) [3-74]
85 Vivian Stanshall Baba Tunde (Single) [3-74]
86 Neil Innes Re-Cycled Vinyl Blues (Single) [4-74]
87 Neil Innes Fluff On The Needle (Single) [4-74]
88 Roger Ruskin Spear On Her Doorstep, Last Night (Full Intro Stereo Mix) [5-74]
89 Neil Innes with Monty Python Idiot Song (Live at Drury Lane LP) [6-74]
90 Neil Innes Lie Down and Be Counted (Single) [10-74]
91 Captain Lockheed & The Starfighters with Vivian Stanshall Ground Control To Pilot (Captain Lockheed & The Starfighters LP) [1974]
92 Roger Ruskin Spear I Love To Bumpity Bump (Single) [8-74]
93 Roger Ruskin Spear When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba (Single) [8-74]
94 Neil Innes What Noise Annoys A Noisy Oyster (Single) [2-75]
95 Grimms Backbreaker (Single) [7-75]
96 Monty Python With Neil Innes Brave Sir Robin (BF Edit) [7-75]
97 Vivian Stanshall Peter & The Wolf (Narration Only) [1975]

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The History Of The Bonzos (Deluxe BF Edition) Part 1: 1966-70

For Neil Innes, RIP

For me, The History of the Bonzos is one of the greatest compilations ever made.  To honor Neil Innes and to remember Vivian Stanshall, I decided to create a complete career-spanning set.  This is the first part, of five that are planned. Each part is about the length of  2-CDs.  It includes virtually all of their band and solo singles/EPs, with key album tracks and quite a few rarities sprinkled in. I changed it to (mostly) chronological order and tagged each track with its original cover/label.  When completed, I hope that these collections will play as if the Bonzos had never disbanded, just continued on their mad, merry way.

The History of the Bonzos Deluxe Edition Part 1: 1966-70
1 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band My Brother Makes The Noises For The Talkies (1971 Stereo Mix - Single A-Side) [4-66]
2 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I'm Gonna Bring A Watermelon To My Girl Tonight (1971 Stereo Mix - Single B-Side) [4-66]
3 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Alley Oop (1971 Stereo Mix - Single A-Side) [8-66]
4 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Button Up Your Overcoat (1971 Stereo Mix - Single B-Side) [8-66]
5 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Equestrian Statue [11-67]
6 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band The Intro. And The Outro [11-67]
7 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Mickey's Son And Daughter (Gorilla LP) [10-67]
8 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Death Cab For Cutie (Gorilla LP) [10-67]
9 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold (Gorilla LP) [10-67]
10 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Jollity Farm (Gorilla LP) [10-67]
11 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Look Out, There's A Monster Coming (Gorilla LP) [10-67]
12 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Big Shot (Gorilla LP) [10-67]
13 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Sound Of Music (Gorilla LP) [10-67]
14 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band The Craig Torso Show [BBC Top Gear 8 November 1967]
15 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I'm The Urban Spaceman (US Single Version) [10-68]
16 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Canyons Of  Your Mind (Single Version) [10-68]
17 The Bonzo Dog Band Hello Mabel (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
18 The Bonzo Dog Band Rhinocratic Oaths (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
19 The Bonzo Dog Band Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
20 The Bonzo Dog Band Humanoid Boogie (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
21 The Bonzo Dog Band Trouser Press (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
22 The Bonzo Dog Band We Are Normal (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
23 The Bonzo Dog Band Rockaliser Baby (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
24 The Bonzo Dog Band My Pink Half of the Drainpipe (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
25 The Bonzo Dog Band Beautiful Zelda (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
26 The Bonzo Dog Band Kama Sutra (The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse LP) [11-68]
27 The Bonzo Dog Band We've Found The Answer (BBC Top Gear 29-04-68)
28 The Bonzo Dog Band Mr. Apollo (German Single Version) [3-69]
29 The Bonzo Dog Band Ready Mades (Single Version) [3-69]
30 Bonzo Dog Band Tubas In The Moonlight (Tadpoles LP) [6-69]
31 Bonzo Dog Band Hunting Tigers Out In 'Indiah' (Tadpoles LP) [6-69]
32 Bonzo Dog Band By A Waterfall (Tadpoles LP) [6-69]
33 Bonzo Dog Band Ali Baba's Camel (Tadpoles LP) [6-69]
34 Bonzo Dog Band Laughing Blues (Tadpoles LP) [6-69]
35 Bonzo Dog Band Shirt (Tadpoles LP) [6-69]
36 The Bonzo Dog Band Give Booze A Chance [BBC Top Gear 2 October 1968]
37 The Bonzo Dog Band Sofa Head [BBC Top Gear 29 July 1969]
38 The Bonzo Dog Band I Want To Be With You (Single) [11-69]
39 The Bonzo Dog Band We Were Wrong (Single) [11-69]
40 Bonzo Dog Band Sport (The Odd Boy) (Keynsham LP) [11-69]
41 Bonzo Dog Band Tent (Keynsham LP) [11-69]
42 Bonzo Dog Band Look At Me I'm Wonderful (Keynsham LP) [11-69]
43 Bonzo Dog Band The Bride Stripped Bare By 'Bachelors' (Keynsham LP) [11-69]
44 Bonzo Dog Band Noises For The Leg (Keynsham LP) [11-69]
45 The Bonzo Dog Band You Done My Brain In (Single) [2-70]
46 The Bonzo Dog Band Mr. Slater's Parrot (Single) [2-70]
47 Topo D. Bill Witchi-Tai-To (Single) (Legs Larry Smith, Keith Moon, Yes)  [1-70]
48 Topo D. Bill Jam (Single) (Legs Larry Smith, Keith Moon, Yes)  [1-70]
49 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Narcissus (Gorilla LP) [10-67]

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Part two is coming soon!