In the UK this single was credited to the Sean Head Showband; in the USA it's just credited to Viv Stanshall. It's an utterly charming pair of tunes by Viv, who was on the rebound from the recently-defunct Bonzo Dog Band, but this eclectic group of collaborators (Viv, Eric Clapton, bassist Dennis Cowan, and percussionist Remi "Mr. Magic" Kabaka) never produced any other material. The A-side of this 1970 single survives on CD in many Bonzo collections, but "Paper-Round" has never been officially reissued.
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OK, by now I'm making the connections between Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes, the Pythons, the genre (Firesign Theater), etc.
ReplyDeleteAfter the realization of all those bulbs going off at once, these records suggest wry, esoteric delights for the daring, intrepid listener!
Thank you for broadening my comedic horizons!!
I went sniffing around for a really good dub of Paper Round, which I traded away so many years ago, and here it is. Many thanks.
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