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John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
Previous Record
Genres: Special Interest, Rock

Track Listings (33) - Disc #1
1. Are You Embarrasssed Easily?
2. A Book at Bedtime
3. England 1747 Denis Moore
4. Money Program
5. Money Song
6. Denis Moore, Pt. 2
7. Australian Table Wine
8. Argument - Monty Python, Cleese, John
9. How to Do It
10. Pepperpots - Monty Python, Monty Python
11. Eric the Half a Bee Sketch
12. Eric the Half a Bee - Monty Python, Cleese, John
13. What Do You Do Quiz
14. Travel Agent
15. Silly Noises
16. An Elk Sketch
17. Yangtse Kiang Sketch
18. Yangtse Kiang Song
19. A Minute Past
20. 1972 Eclipse of the Sun
21. Wonderful World of Sound
22. Happy Valley
23. Baxters/Baxter's Song [*] - Monty Python, Eric Idle
24. Meteorology [*] - Monty Python, Monty Python
25. Blood Devastation War & Horror: Intro/Blood, Devastation, War & Horror/ - Monty Python, Howman, Dave
26. The Great Debate [*] - Monty Python, Monty Python
27. Mortuary Visit/Mortuary Hour Radio Announcer Music [*] - Monty Python, Howman, Dave
28. Flying Fox of the Yard [*] - Monty Python, Monty Python
29. Is There: Intro/Is There/Outro [*] - Monty Python, Howman, Dave
30. Teach Yourself Health [*]
31. The Book Ad [*]
32. Big Red Bowl [*] - Monty Python, Monty Python
33. Pellagra [*] - Monty Python, Monty Python

CD Details

All Artists: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Title: Previous Record
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Emig Old/Traditions Alive
Release Date: 7/27/2004
Genres: Special Interest, Rock
Style: Comedy & Spoken Word
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724383984923

Synopsis

Amazon.com

The Python troupe is in fine form on this disc, recorded in 1972, before the TV series ground them all down a bit and the movies really took hold of their attention. Every sketch on Previous Record is splendidly well-written, particularly Eric Idle's "Wine List" and "The 1972 Eclipse of the Sun"--but so much care is taken throughout, it's almost misleading to pick out just a few. A lot of the material on Previous Record consists of sound-only versions of sketches from the TV show. Some of these work better than others--the worst can be a bit static--but it's impossible to avoid "seeing" John Cleese and Graham Chapman dressed as the Pepperpots, or Cleese's Dennis Moore, the vacillating 18th-century bandit. Previous Record displays Python's characteristic brand of intellectual silliness and shows the influential comedy group in full flood. --Michael Gerber

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CD Reviews

Very Strong Python Outing

The Porridge Bird | Out in Arizona | 08/17/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I very much enjoyed this album. From the strange cover to the last bits of the fairy tale, it is a well-done comedy album.The best things about Monty Python's albums is that you can watch all the movies, see all the episodes of the Flying Circus, and even see the two German episodes of Fliegender Zirkus, and you'll still find new stuff on these records which the boys would write specifically for record. (How else can you do Alistair Cooke being attacked by ducks?) Granted, there are some rehashed bits (thankfully re-recorded so as to become laugh-track free) including Dennis Moore, the Money Programme, and the Argument Clinic, but the funniest bits are the ones that are new-all-new.Listen to "What Do You [Toot!]," a game show where the ["Beethoven's Fifth"] contestant competes against the contestant with the ["Clementine"] buzzer to win [cha-ching!] and [hurrah!]. Marvel at the sound of a tiger going down to the chemist's (or, in America, drugstore.) And, of course, the often raved rage of the opening statement, "Not This Record!!!!"In addition, the old sketches have some new bits as well. Dennis Moore is still a running gag, but in a different set of sketches. The section about old women killing budgies has a radio-appropriate ending. The Fish Liscense Sketch includes a new song, "Eric the Half-a-Bee". And, of course, Anne Elk gets shot.The only complaint I have [if you wanna complain and nothing happens... oh bugger] is that the CD (at least my copy) is in a different order from the original LP my friend owns. It annoys the heck out of me, but still, it doesn't interfere too much.I reccomend this to anyone who wants a good laugh and doesn't mind the f-word suddenly popping up at the very end (and in a fairy tale, no less)."