The last download came with all the stanshall 45s i know of, and im intrigued at what might be in your companion labiodental posts. Vivian stanshalls radio flashes bbc radio 1 1971 former bonzo dog band frontman and entertainer extraordinaire in a show of his own. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl tu like the the pretty things live at the bbc at musicians friend. The best of the emi years the scaffold, the songs 1992 flac. Peter and the wolf narrated by vivian stanshall limited.
The seafront will still be here when this is all over. I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy the music and buy the vinyls, cds and or download from itunes and spotify or other platforms. Radio clash 175 is a special show which commemorates two great songwriters and performers that original ginger geezah vivian stanshall and the seventh python i bet he hates that term neil innes, the former who sadly died in 1995, and their legacy of arty chaotic jazzpoppsychedelic silliness and melancholy that probably only the english really getas much rooted in. I think he originally did 4 and a christmas special which was rawlinsons.
Vivian stanshalls radio f lashes, a mix of sketches and music, ran for four episodes and a christmas special. Some radio programme in the summer of 1971 similar to feedback on radio 4. Vivian stanshall rip 1995 vocals, banjo, mandolin, percussion, recorder, rhythm guitar, talking drums. Mad music, maniac mixes, tonal terrorism, bootiful bootlegs, cringeworthy covers and radical rants, presented by tim from the uk. Live at the bbc by the pretty things on amazon music. Viv stanshall made some obscure solo recordings he was also the. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Wvbr was contemporary hits radio format at that point, so i used to volunteer for the 2 6 am shift with the understanding that i could play whatever i wanted. The vivian stanshall appreciation society public group. David recently appeared in the melomedia films production c.
The bonzo dog doodah band the bonzos the bonzos were formed in 1962 when vivian stanshall 1943 1995 and rodney slater became friends. You will need to obtain the relevant third party permissions for any use, including. During those shifts, wvbr became a progressive station as i played this album, yes. Vivian stanshall harold hare cd the bonzo dog doodah. Recorded 16 october 1975, broadcast 27 october 1975 on john peel. Patches the clown seemed to be able to browse my files ok so hopefully the port opening will help, since theres a couple of members using soulseek now i might start the chat room again, its easy to do you just right click on the rooms list click create room and type the bonzo dog band exactly like that but without the speech marks and youll find it. Vivian stanshall born 21 march 1943, shillingford, oxfordshire, england died 5 march 1995, london, england was an english singersongwriter, musician, author, poet and wit. Rawlinson end was a series of thirteen 1520 minute radio broadcasts, created and performed by vivian stanshall formerly of the bonzo dog doodah band for bbc radio 1 between 1975 and 1991. The soulseek thread where to download things the bonzo. Bonzo dog doo dah band complete bbc recordings amazon. I am vivian stanshall, and these are my radio flashes. One of the first uk podcasts, radio clash is a regular music podcast from your host, tim in london, uk and includes original tracks, mashups, mixing, weird covers and more. Bonzo bootlegs the bonzo dog doodah band fans board.
Viv stanshalls radio flashes radio clash music podcast. Freeway madness is the sixth album by the english rock band pretty things. A series of fascinating links the illustrated vivian stanshall. Sir henry at rawlinson end, released in 1978, is a largely spokenword, solo comedy recording by vivian stanshall, a british musician with the bonzo dog doodah band. Live at the bbc radio flashes with vivian stanshall, 14081971 remastered cold stone mono version live at the bbc radio flashes with vivian stanshall. Its the second album without founding member dick taylor and the first without bassist wally waller as a full member, who had been with the band since the bands 1967 album emotions. The sessions recorded between 1977 and 1978 formed the template for stanshall s lp record album, sir henry at rawlinson end in 1978.
Vivian stanshall is, to his fans, the loveliest, warmest secret in the world of comedy. Vivian stanshall was an english singersongwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known. Vivian took over the top gear slot while john peel enjoyed a. A mix of music and comedy sketches from the singersongwriter and poet. I hope, as its an old bootleg, that you didnt pay for it. Somethings supposed to be happening at the vivian stanshall appreciation society and archive, but that page seems empty, too. Vivian stanshalls radio flashes 1971 past daily pop hronicles. Vivian stanshall english as tuppence radio clash music. Stanshall reemerged a year later, filling in for a few weeks on john peels radio show.
During the same period he was devising radio flashes, stanshall was also creating a. The radio flashes show was devised after vivian stanshall had successfully depped for john peel when the latter was on holiday in august 1971. The bonzos famously rewrote and improvised lyrics on the spot, so it. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.
Prince charles proposed vivian stanshall, the eccentric leader of the sixties cult pop group the bonzo dog doodah band, as a possible poet laureate, says the singers widow ki longfellow. Ooh look what just popped up on my computer thank you get iplayer and pvr, yes stanshall and radiophonic search terms are always on scan, the bbc are replaying 3 episodes of what i presume the only highquality versions they have of viv stanshalls radio flashes, which was when he stood in for john peel on top gear. It was enormously popular and the bbc asked for more. However, while it may arguably be the case that elements of radio flashes inspired and encouraged stanshall to expand upon rawlinson end, thats where the connection ends, im afraid. Vivian stanshall s radio flashes melody and mirth on the high wireless producer john walters this weeks sounds. By the way, a friend and i used to listen to the bonzos at ohio state, way back in the day. Vivian stanshalls radio flashes 1971 past daily pop chronicles. Biography vivian stanshall born victor anthony stanshall. The resulting short series, entitled vivian stanshalls radio flashes, was recorded under. Genome is a digitised version of the radio times from 1923 to 2009 and is made available for internal research purposes only. Produced by john walters for radio 1 while john peel was on holiday. The pretty things live at the bbc musicians friend. Including trail of the lonesome pine, the unbridled suite in the final analysis these three were songs, not dialogue, aunt florrie remembers from giant whelks at rawlinson end vivian stanshall guitar, euphonium, pipes, dum dum, talking drum, percussion, with pete moss bass, piano, accordion, violin, cello, mox. One of my favorite bits was stanshall s spoken plea, out of.
Viv blind date the bonzo dog doodah band fans board. It says the files i am trying to download have been temporarily removed, when i get them ill put them in our file widget to save people using mega upload. The pretty things, formed by the rolling stones original bass guitarist, dick taylor, and phil may born on sept. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Bbc radio 4 extra vivian stanshalls radio flashes, episode 1. Thankfully, i had archived a version should the site go down, so ive decided to put it up here. It originated in his rawlinson end sessions for the john peel show on bbc radio 1 beginning in 1975, and a similarlynamed track on the bonzo dog bands 1972 album lets make up and be friendly. Radio flashes was a comedy mixed with music radio series hosted by vivian stanshall, keith moon. The radio flashes show was devised after vivian stanshall had successfully depped for john peel when the latter was on holiday in august. All available on cd and all download sites including itunes. Viv stanshall, one of many artists featured in this online tribute to the late, great john peel a celebration of his life and career at radio 1. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the vivian stanshall article. Vivian stanshall lets himself go and is ably backed up by the band great stuff. From an old tape recording of the radio 1 show broadcast in the summer of 1971 in the saturday afternoon slot when john peel was away on an alcoholiday.
For 16 years we have been exposing washington lies and untangling media deceit. Sir henry at rawlinson end by vivian stanshall audio cd. Prince charles wanted vivian stanshall of bonzo dog doo. Has anybody recordeddownloaded vivian stanshall s radio flashes part 1 when they were rebroadcastput online by the bbc some time ago. They were all mentioned by the gene dudley group in their recent dwatw interview, first broadcast on shoreditch radio on 7 june 20 from 810pm. But with such luminaries as stephen fry and chris morris citing him as a major influence it is, perhaps, time to revere viv as one of the true comic visionaries of our times, even if. The most comprehensive collection of the pretty things bbc live recordings on the market,with several previously unreleased tracks,now all together for the first time on this newly remastered 4cd set,assembled with the assistance of the bbc. Viv stanshall died in 1995 in a house fire, and neil innes passed on. Vivian stanshall celebrity profile check out the latest vivian stanshall photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. We work 7 days a week, 16 hours a day for our labor of love, but with rising hosting and.