Learn more - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in new window or tab. Seller information oldstan0 Contact seller. Visit store. See other items More See all. Item information Condition:. Sign in to check out Check out as a guest. The item you've selected wasn't added to your cart. Add to Watchlist Unwatch. Watch list is full. Longtime member. As well as featuring a pared down track list, the original UK vinyl enjoyed two subtly different releases.

Initial pressings were issued on the pink "famous Charisma label" erroneously listing the release year as with subsequent pressings replacing this with the "Mad Hatter" label design correcting the year to Both editions featured a trick continuous runout groove at the end of Side 1 where the sound of a record scratch is followed by Michael Palin's exclamation of "Sorry squire! I scratched the record" repeated ad infinitum, at least until the listener chooses to lift the stylus off the vinyl.

The album marked the group's first chart success, reaching No. The original UK vinyl pressing also contained an unintentionally out-of-sync mix on the song "I'm So Worried", which was subsequently corrected. The original cassette version had an additional track due to Side 1 being several minutes shorter than side 2. At the end of Side 1 about after "I'm So Worried" , Michael Palin states that there will be a "tiresome gap" before the tape ends.

Several minutes about of silence ensue, followed at the very end by Eric Idle stating that the gap was over and the tape may be turned to Side 2. Two tracks on the album were later released in expanded versions. When Graham Chapman guested on NBC's variety show The Big Show in , the 18 March edition featured a performance of the sketch, this time with Chapman switching roles as the bookseller playing against Joe Baker as the customer.

Releases: Year. Captain Wayne. Stavro Arrgolus. As the name implies, this album was indeed made to fulfill a contract with Charisma Records It's also the final Monty Python album of original material made for a record.

It is far and away the most musical record of their careers- excluding soundtrack albums and compilations like "Monty Python Sings" The album's art if you want to call it that screams "lets get this over with" but aficionados know that this record was their best effort. Denver somehow objected to Python using 'Annie's Song', changing the lyrics to 'You came on my pillow' and then comedically strangling him after announcing at the beginning of the bit, 'And now the sound of John Denver being strangled'.

Who knew? In the censored versions of the album, the 'John Denver' track is omitted entirely and its 18 seconds are replaced by an announcement by Terry Jones. He says, "The item which follows has been omitted on legal advice.

It's just the plain, inner sleeve with the familiar Mad Hatter logo of Charisma Records showing through the hole in the middle.

Even the tracks listed are a comment on the possible legal consequences of the Pythons not making the record. For something none of them really wanted to do, we all put a great deal of effort into it. Thankfully, over the years lots of these discarded tracks have been released. Moreover, most of the bonus material featured on the first three Charisma Records in this collection also come from the 'Contractual Obligation' sessions.

And what fun it is. Stream or buy on:. Recording Location Redwood Recording Studios. Imagination Mischief Playful. Track Listing. Sit on My Face.

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