''Beastly Record'' is the fourth and final studio album released by comedy trio
The Goodies
The Goodies were a trio of British comedians: Tim Brooke-Taylor (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020), Graeme Garden (b. 18 February 1943) and Bill Oddie (b. 7 July 1941). The trio created, wrote for and performed in their The Goodies (TV series), ...
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Tim Brooke-Taylor
Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor (17 July 194012 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of The Goodies.
Brooke-Taylor became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and beca ...
,
Graeme Garden
David Graeme Garden (born 18 February 1943) is a Scottish comedian, actor, author, artist and television presenter. He is best known as a member of The Goodies and a regular panellist on '' I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''.
Early life and educati ...
and
Bill Oddie
William Edgar Oddie (born 7 July 1941) is an English actor, artist, birder, comedian, conservationist, musician, songwriter, television presenter and writer. He was a member of comedy trio The Goodies.
A birder since his childhood in Quinton ...
) on the
EMI records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a British multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company EMI in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succes ...
label in 1978 . It featured the “gentleman musicians of Le Hot Club de Cricklewood, the Cricklewood Rhythm Boys & The Finchley Funketeers with the Hendon Horns, all under the direction of Dave MacRae”.
[Original album sleeve notes]
Track listing
:All songs written by Bill Oddie. Timings are actual timings taken from an original LP.
:Side 1
#"Melody Farm" - 2:30
#"Taking My Oyster for Walkies" - 3:23
#"Spring Spring Spring" - 2:40
#"Terrapins" - 2:31
#"A Man’s Best Friend is His Duck" - 2:32
#"Spank That Hamster" - 2:52
:Side 2
#"Rastashanty" - 2:47
#"Ironing My Goldfish" - 2:24
#"Funky Farm" - 2:27
#"There’s a Walrus in My Soup" 3:39
#"Why Doesn’t an Elephant go Tweet Tweet" - 2:01
#"I Am a Carnivore" - 3:16
#"Elephant Joke Song" - 3:54
Production
*Producer: Miki Antony and Bill Oddie
*Recorded at: CBS Studios (London)
*Recording Engineer: Steve Levine
*2nd Engineer: Graham Dickson
*All Arrangements by: Dave MacRae
References
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1978 albums
EMI Records albums
The Goodies albums