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

1▼CD: The Phantom Head Shaver (Of Brighton) / The Lost Emperor
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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

Credits

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]