Condition: Used
Bonzo Dog Band - Urban Spaceman
Label: Imperial Records
Cat #: LP-12432
Country: US issue
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Released: 1968
Vinyl: VG++, a few light scuffs
Gatefold cover has light ring wear and minor wear to edges and corners
Tracklisting:
1. I'm the Urban Spaceman
2. We Are Normal
3. Postcard
4. Beautiful Zelda
5. Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?
6. Hello Mabel
7. Kama Sutra
8. Humanoid Boogie
9. Trouser Press
10. My Pink Half of the Drainpipe
11. Rockaliser Baby
12. Rhinocratic Oaths
13. 11 Moustachioed Daughters
The Bonzo Dog Band is probably best known for starting the career of Neil Innes, who wrote songs for Monty Python and co-created (in spite of what Eric Idle may say) the Rutles. But the other talent in the band was the unjustly ignored Vivian Stanshall, a comic genius of the first order. Together with the rest of the Bonzos, Stanshall and Innes created a band that was like no other. "Urban Spaceman" (known in England as "The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse,") is their second album. Their first album, "Gorilla," was devoted to recreating hot jazz of the 20s, a bit like a 60s version of Squirrel Nut Zippers. This album is where they branched out and began reinventing - and poking fun at - rock and roll. The title track, "Urban Spaceman," is the most well-known, but there are many satirical jewels here, and some very freaked-out stuff as well. Listen to their take on the British blues boom, the sardonic "Can Blue Men Sing The Whites," and marvel at their recreation/parody of early Pink Floyd in "We Are Normal." (Extra points if you know who Bert Weedon is.) "Humanoid Boogie" and "Beautiful Zelda," are great rock songs, as well as being sly parodies of several different genres of music. And "11 Mustachioed Daughters" is just plain spooky, really, ending the album on a very odd note. The Bonzo Dog Band was one of the most unfairly ignored groups of the 60s, and this is one of their best albums, if not the best. The Beatles were real fans, as were the members of Monty Python, who worked with the Bonzos before they became Monty Python. Paul McCartney produced the single, "Urban Spaceman," and he featured them in "Magical Mystery Tour," as well. This is a forgotten 60s rock classic, and a very funny album to boot. It has stood fantastically well against the ravages of time and has many delights to offer. Long live the Bonzos!
Bonzo Dog Band - Urban Spaceman
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