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On 21 May 2012 the album was released on CD and on vinyl, by Poppydisc Records, in a remastered edition sanctioned by Stanshall's estate and family.<ref>[http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/products/VivianStanshall-MenOpeningUmbrellasAhead-Poppydisc-82374.html "Vivian Stanshall: Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead" at piccadillyrecords.com]</ref> |
On 21 May 2012 the album was released on CD and on vinyl, by Poppydisc Records, in a remastered edition sanctioned by Stanshall's estate and family.<ref>[http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/products/VivianStanshall-MenOpeningUmbrellasAhead-Poppydisc-82374.html "Vivian Stanshall: Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead" at piccadillyrecords.com]</ref> |
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The album's title is a reference to a game played by members of [[The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]] when travelling between concerts, in which players made up ridiculous interpretations of road signs. ("Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead" was a Stanshall favourite as an alternative interpretation of the sign meaning "road works ahead".) |
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Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead is the 1974 debut solo album by British musician, writer and comedian Vivian Stanshall.
It remained unavailable until 2010, when it was reissued on CD and vinyl reissue by Harkit Records. The CD featured notes by Dutch dada-ist Freek Kinkelaar and featured two bonus tracks not on the original vinyl LP - "Babtunde" and "Lakonga".[1]
On 21 May 2012 the album was released on CD and on vinyl, by Poppydisc Records, in a remastered edition sanctioned by Stanshall's estate and family.[2]
Track listing
(All songs written and arranged by Vivian Stanshall except where noted)
Side 1
- Afoju Ti Ole Riran (Dead Eyes) (Vivian Stanshall/Gaspar Lawal)
- Truck-Track
- Yelp Bellow, Rasp Et Cetera
- Prong
- Redeye
Side 2
- How The Zebra Got His Spots
- Dwarf Succulents
- Bout Of Sobriety
- Prong & Toots Go Steady
- Strange Tongues
Bonus tracks on 2010 reissue
Lakonga (Single A-side)
Baba Tunde (single B-side)
Personnel
- Vivian Stanshall - vocals, recorder, euphonium, ukulele, Chelonian pipes
- Anthony "Bubs" White - electric guitar
- Steve Winwood - bass guitar, organ
- Gaspar Lawal - talking drums, congas, xylophone, drum kit ("How The Zebra Got His Spots")
- Neil Innes - piano, slide guitar, organ ("How The Zebra Got His Spots")
- Jim Capaldi - drum kit, lesser log
- Deryk Quinn - cabassa, Nigerian coffee tables, greater log
- Ric Grech - violin
- Reebop Kwaku Baah - congas ("Prong & Toots")
- Doris Troy, Madeline Bell, Barry St. John - backing vocals
- Ayus Ape, Gani, Gaspar Lawal - male Yoruba chorus
- unidentified West Indian taxi driver - bass guitar ("Lakonga" and "Baba Tunde")
- unidentified West Indian taxi driver's friend - drum kit ("Lakonga" and "Baba Tunde")
References
External links
- Men Opening Umbrellas page on Ginger Geezer website