UK Release date : Monday, June 9, 1969
Tadpoles
By Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band • LP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 60s”
Last updated on December 4, 2024
UK Release date : Monday, June 9, 1969
By Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band • LP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 60s”
Last updated on December 4, 2024
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This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording "I'm The Urban Spaceman"
June or July 1968 ?
Hunting Tigers Out in 'Indiah'
3:06 • Studio version
Shirt
4:27 • Studio version
Tubas in the Moonlight
2:23 • Studio version
Dr. Jazz
2:40 • Studio version
Monster Mash
2:59 • Studio version
Written by Neil Innes
2:24 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : ProducerPerformed by : Neil Innes • Vivian Stanshall • Rodney Slater • Roger Ruskin Spear • Larry Smith Apollo C. Vermouth : Producer Gus Dudgeon : Engineer
Session Recording: June or July 1968 ? • Studio Chappell Recording Studios, London UK
Ali-Baba's Camel
3:31 • Studio version
Laughing Blues
3:44 • Studio version
By a Waterfall
3:09 • Studio version
Mr. Apollo
4:20 • Studio version
Canyons of Your Mind
3:04 • Studio version
In 1968, Paul McCartney, under the pseudonym Apollo C. Vermouth, produced the most successful single for The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, “I’m the Urban Spaceman.” The track was included on their 1969 album “Tadpoles.”
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, formed by British art-school students in the early 1960s, blended music hall, jazz, and pop with surreal humor and avant-garde art. In September 1967, they were invited by Paul McCartney to participate in the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour.”
From Wikipedia:
Tadpoles is the third album by the Bonzo Dog Band. It is largely a compilation of their work from the television show Do Not Adjust Your Set, on which they were the house band. The US version of the album had a track list slightly different from that of the UK version: the US version removed “I’m the Urban Spaceman” and added “Readymades” the B-side of their follow-up single “Mr. Apollo”.
The UK version was reissued on vinyl by Sunset Records in the early 1970s, re-titled “I’m the Urban Spaceman”.
In 2007 the album was reissued on CD with its original title and artwork, by EMI with five bonus tracks.
Sleeve notes
The original LP sleeve had seven holes cut out of the front cover, and multiple images printed on an insert card (or inner sleeve of the US version) helped listeners to visualize what band members were thinking by moving the card back and forth. […]
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