''Monty Python's Tiny Black Round Thing'' was a 33 rpm

flexidisc The flexi disc (also known as a phonosheet, Sonosheet or Soundsheet, a trademark) is a phonograph record made of a thin, flexible vinyl sheet with a molded-in spiral stylus groove, and is designed to be playable on a normal phonograph turntabl ...

Monty Python Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four ...

, released to promote the original release of ''

Monty Python Live at Drury Lane ''Monty Python Live at Drury Lane'' is a live album released by Monty Python in 1974. It was recorded on the final night of their four-week run at the Drury Lane Theatre in London earlier that year and edited onto disc with new studio linking ...

''. 400,000 copies were given away free with the British music weekly paper ''NME'' (''

New Musical Express ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...

'') during May 1974.Palin, M., Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years, p.163-4 The release contained two live tracks which would appear on the team's forthcoming ''Drury Lane'' LP, although "

Election Night Special "Election Night Special" is a Monty Python sketch parodying the coverage of United Kingdom general elections, specifically the 1970 general election, on the BBC by including hectic (and downright silly) actions by the media and a range of ridi ...

" is a longer edit than which would feature on the album.

Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries. Palin w ...

provided new linking material, with his performance as the Head of ''NME'' sounding a very close relation to Mr Gumby. In 2014 the record was reissued on heavyweight 45 rpm vinyl as part of '' Monty Python's Total Rubbish''.

Track listing

Side One

# Introduction from Head of New Musical Express (0:55) # Election Night Special Part 1(6:38) # Hair Spray Ad (0:51)

Side Two

# Reviews (0:59) # Election Night Special Part 2/

The Lumberjack Song "The Lumberjack Song" is a comedy song by the comedy troupe Monty Python. The song was written and composed by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Fred Tomlinson. It first appeared in the ninth episode of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', "The An ...

(5:03)

References

{{Monty Python Monty Python 1974 singles Flexi discs Charisma Records singles