Goon Show Classics: “Shut Up, Eccles!”

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Annotation

19 October 1954 - The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)
4 October 1955 - The Lost Emperor
4 October 1955 - Drums Along the Mersey
22 September 1958 - The Mummified Priest

Annotation last modified on 2024-12-23 13:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Phantom Head Shaver (Of Brighton) / The Lost Emperor
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1The Phantom Head Shaver: This Is the BBC
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals [announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:06
2The Phantom Head Shaver: It Started in Brighton
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:45
3The Phantom Head Shaver: Poor Nugent Dirt
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons3:21
4The Phantom Head Shaver: Oh, Parcel
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons0:40
5The Phantom Head Shaver: The Case of Dirt Versus Dirt
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons0:41
6The Phantom Head Shaver: I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1954-10-17)
live cover recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1954-10-17)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Max Geldray2:45
7The Phantom Head Shaver: Silence in Court
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons0:36
8The Phantom Head Shaver: The Days of Waiting
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:03
9The Phantom Head Shaver: The Following Day
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons4:03
10The Phantom Head Shaver: Skokiaan
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
vocals:
Ray Ellington (on 1954-10-17)
orchestra:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1954-10-17)
live cover recording of:
Skokiaan (on 1954-10-17)
lyricist:
Tom Glazer
composer:
August Msarurgwa
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
The Ray Ellington Quartet3:07
11The Phantom Head Shaver: The Phantom Head Shaver of Brighton, Part Three
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:48
12The Phantom Head Shaver: To Haywards Heath They Rode
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons4:06
13The Phantom Head Shaver: Come Out, Phantom Head Shaver
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1954-10-17), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1954-10-17) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1954-10-17)
live partial recording of:
The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) (1954-10-19: Series 5, Episode 4) (on 1954-10-17)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons6:00
14The Lost Emperor: This Is the BBC
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals [announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:59
15The Lost Emperor: It Was 1927
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons3:22
16The Lost Emperor: They’ve Gone. I Must Phone the Police
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:57
17The Lost Emperor: The Peanut Vendor
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1955-10-04)
live cover recording of:
The Peanut Vendor (on 1955-10-04)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert and Marion Sunshine
composer:
Moisés Simons
translated version of:
El manisero
Max Geldray3:01
18The Lost Emperor: The Tomb of Genghis Khan, Part Two
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons3:22
19The Lost Emperor: Eccles, Keep These Two Covered
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons4:13
20The Lost Emperor: I Knew That in Order to Reach the Tomb...
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:56
21The Lost Emperor: Lover Come Back to Me
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
vocals:
Ray Ellington (on 1955-10-04)
orchestra:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1955-10-04)
live cover recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1955-10-04)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
The Ray Ellington Quartet2:38
22The Lost Emperor: You Hear That Sound
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons2:16
23The Lost Emperor: So We Trudged the Barren Landscape
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons0:42
24The Lost Emperor: Listeners Will No Doubt Think It Ludicrous
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1955-10-02), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1955-10-02) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1955-10-02)
live partial recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3) (on 1955-10-02)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons4:10
2▼CD: Drums Along the Mersey / The Mummified Priest
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1Drums Along the Mersey: This Is the BBC Light Programme
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals [announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:33
2Drums Along the Mersey: Drums Along the Mersey, Part Two
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:11
3Drums Along the Mersey: Did You Hear All That, Moriarty?
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons3:26
4Drums Along the Mersey: Mountain Greenery
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1956-10-11)
live cover recording of:
Mountain Greenery (on 1956-10-11)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1926)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1926)
Max Geldray2:39
5Drums Along the Mersey: Drums Along the Mersey, Part Three
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:57
6Drums Along the Mersey: Cast Adrift in an Open Boat
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons3:16
7Drums Along the Mersey: On February, Seagoon’s Attempt
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons2:26
8Drums Along the Mersey: Giddy Up a Ding Dong
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
vocals:
Ray Ellington (on 1956-10-11)
orchestra:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1956-10-11)
live cover recording of:
Giddy-Up a Ding Dong (1956 song) (on 1956-10-11)
writer:
Freddie Bell (of Freddie Bell and the Bellboys) and Pep Lattanzi (Songwriter)
The Ray Ellington Quartet2:50
9Drums Along the Mersey: With the Aid of a Rough Jungle Bier
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons0:59
10Drums Along the Mersey: We Were Led to a Rude Wooden Hut
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons1:59
11Drums Along the Mersey: Weary of Swimming
producer:
Peter Eton (BBC producer)
spoken vocals:
Valentine Dyall (actor) (on 1956-10-07), Spike Milligan (on 1956-10-07), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-10-07) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-10-07)
live partial recording of:
Drums Along the Mersey (1956-10-11: Series 7, Episode 2) (on 1956-10-07)
writer:
Spike Milligan
The Goons8:10
12The Mummified Priest: For the Benefit of Listeners
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals [announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons1:30
13The Mummified Priest: It Was 1889, a Very Bad Year for Me
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1957-10-06), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1957-10-06) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons2:29
14The Mummified Priest: Secombe. What What What Mr. Crun?
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1957-10-06), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1957-10-06) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons3:27
15The Mummified Priest: Ah, Mr. Crun, I See You Have the Parcel
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1957-10-06), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1957-10-06) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons1:15
16The Mummified Priest: It Had to Be You
producer:
Charles Chilton
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1956-10-11)
live cover recording of:
It Had to Be You (on 1954-01-22)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Max Geldray3:20
17The Mummified Priest: Ah Mr. Crun, Crun
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1957-10-06), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1957-10-06) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons5:02
18The Mummified Priest: The Great Expedition Was Made Ready
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1957-10-06), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1957-10-06) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons2:31
19The Mummified Priest: Little Darling
producer:
Charles Chilton (on 1957-10-06)
orchestra:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1957-10-06)
The Ray Ellington Quartet2:34
20The Mummified Priest: Now Before We Set Off
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1957-10-06), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1957-10-06) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1957-10-06)
vocals:
Ray Ellington (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons1:15
21The Mummified Priest: On and On
producer:
Charles Chilton
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1957-10-06), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1957-10-06) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1957-10-06)
live partial recording of:
The Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1) (on 1957-10-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
The Goons7:46

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Release

manufactured in:Great Britain
mastering:Ted Kendall (engineer)
rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1995)
glass mastered by:Ablex UK
part of:Goon Show Classics (The Goon Show) (order: 8)
BBC Radio Collection (order: 20)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/17568553 [info]

Release group

included in:The Goon Show, Volumes 11 - 15
part of:The Goon Show - Volume 1 to 36 (number: 12) (order: 12)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1062330 [info]