Monty Python’s Previous Record is the third album by Monty Python. Released in 1972, it marked the group’s first collaborations with regular sound engineer Andre Jacquemin as well as musician Neil Innes, who had previously appeared with future members of the Python team on Do Not Adjust Your Set. The album contains many sketches from the third series of Flying Circus, one (Fish Licence) from the second as well as an abridged version of The Tale of Happy Valley from the second German show. The album was released midway through the broadcast of Series 3, whose sketches featured on the album were all from its first half, with the exception of Dennis Moore which aired a month later and therefore made its debut here. The oldest sketch on the album, Eric Idle’s Radio Quiz Game, dates back to I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again where it was performed by Graeme Garden – Idle having subsequently performed the sketch himself on two editions of Do Not Adjust Your Set. The rest of the material was specially written for the album.
The cover design, by Terry Gilliam, pictured an elongated arm which wrapped around both sides of the sleeve. Its hand can be seen trying to catch a six-breasted woman with butterfly wings.
The album reached No.39 in the UK album chart.
Track Listing
Side One
- Introduction
- Are You Embarrassed Easily?
- A Book at Bedtime
- Dennis Moore
- Money Programme
- Money Song
- Dennis Moore (Part 2)
- Dennis Moore Song
- Australian Table Wine
- Dennis Moore Song (Part 2)
- Argument
- How to Do It
- Dennis Moore Song (Part 3)
- Pepperpots
- Personal Freedom
- Dennis Moore Song (Part 4)
- Fish Licence
- Eric the Half-a-Bee
- Radio Quiz Game
- Travel Agent
Side Two
- Massage from the Swedish Prime Minister
- Silly Noises
- Anne Elk
- Yangtse Sketch
- Yangtse Song
- Massage from the Swedish Prime Minister (Part 2)
- A Minute Passed
- Eclipse of the Sun
- Alistair Cooke
- Wonderful World of Sound
- Funerals at Prestatyn
- Massage from the Swedish Prime Minister (Part 3)
- Happy Valley
Performer: Monty Python
Format: Vinyl / 12” Album
Label: Virgin EMI Records
Catalogue No: 806113
Barcode: 602508061134
Release Date: 30 Aug 2019