''Nothing to Do with Us'' was the third

LP record The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a ...

released by The Goodies. All songs were written by Bill Oddie. As with their previous albums, the music was performed mainly by

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s. For this album, The Goodies were signed to

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which had worldwide distribution rights except for the United States. "She Wouldn't Understand" was recorded at

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. Other rhythm tracks were recorded at Roundhouse and all other tracks recorded at

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. "Cactus In My Y-fronts" had originally been written for '' I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again'' and used in "

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". "Elizabeth Rules UK" was released as a single.

Track listing

Personnel

* Tim Brooke-Taylor – vocals * Graeme Garden – vocals * Bill Oddie – vocals, percussion, arranger, conductor *Jackie Sullivan – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Tony Burrows – backing vocals * Charlie Dore – backing vocals * Stevie Lang – backing vocals *Chas Mills – backing vocals *Russell Stone – backing vocals *

Ray Flacke Raymond James Flacke (born February 11, 1948) is a country guitar session player from Milford on Sea, England. He has graced countless recordings with his trademark ‘‘Tele-wielding Chicken pickin’’’ style for such artists as Emmylou Ha ...

– guitar *Bernie Holland – guitar * Alan Parker – guitar *Chris Rae – guitar *Billy Kristian – bass guitar, artificial

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*Brian Odges – bass guitar * Dave MacRae – keyboards, percussion *

Ron Aspery Back Door were a British jazz-rock trio, formed in 1971. Band members * Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) – bass guitar, vocals * Ron Aspery (born Ronald Aspery, 9 June 1946, Middlesbrough, Yor ...

– saxophone *Geoff Daley – saxophone *John Huckridge – trumpet *Paul Kosh – trumpet * Henry Lowther – trumpet * Derek Watkins – trumpet *

Chris Pyne Christopher Norman "Chris" Pyne (14 February 1939, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England – 12 April 1995, London) was an English jazz trombonist. Biography Pyne was the elder brother of Mick Pyne, and played piano as a child before ...

– trombone *Geoff Wright – trombone *

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– violin *Tony Carr –

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*The David Katz Strings

References

{{Authority control The Goodies albums 1976 albums Island Records albums

Track listing

Personnel

See also

References